Lunch Spot in Seattle Near Bainbridge Ferry?

December 4, 2007 11:48 AM

I'm meeting my siblings in Seattle before heading to Bainbridge Island to visit our parents for Christmas. Where should the 3 of us have lunch before getting on the ferry?

This is the first time we've all gone to visit at the same time, and we're hoping to find a good spot between the airport and the ferry where we could grab lunch. Preferably it would be within walking distance of the ferry terminal.

posted by chriswarren to food & drink (17 comments total)

Zaina is my favorite place in the area. Best. Gyros. Ever.

Here are some pictures some random guy took.

If you get there and aren't interested, there are other things in the area. Go south-ish.
posted by jeffamaphone at 11:56 AM on December 4, 2007

Elliot's Oyster House is right on the waterfront near the terminal.
posted by Craig at 12:01 PM on December 4, 2007

Yes, but Elliot's is expensive and not fast. However it is very good.
posted by jeffamaphone at 12:05 PM on December 4, 2007

OhMyGod, have a crumpet and tea at The Crumpet Shop. It's on 1st and Pike, right next to the florist. I used to eat there every week when I lived up that way.

Tell them Kele says 'hi'.
posted by Pecinpah at 12:16 PM on December 4, 2007

For something simple and close, I'd go with Ivars Fish and Chips.
posted by batboy at 12:27 PM on December 4, 2007

Go to Bakeman's and get a turkey sandwich and a piece of pie.

Quick, very good and very cheap.
Close to the ferry too.
posted by jefftang at 12:33 PM on December 4, 2007

Nice, sit down, kind of lunch or quick and cheap? Also, will you have a car and will it need to be in line for the ferry or are you planning on parking it at the place you have lunch?

There are, of course, 100,000 decent restaurants of various types between SeaTac and the ferry terminal. Both of these are walking distance from the ferry:

Nice, sit down lunch near the ferry: Cutters

Quick and cheap: Ivars
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 1:27 PM on December 4, 2007

Oh yeah, Etta's is a bit of an institution, right near the market and across from Cutters.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 1:28 PM on December 4, 2007

"Nice, sit down, kind of lunch or quick and cheap? Also, will you have a car and will it need to be in line for the ferry or are you planning on parking it at the place you have lunch?"

A nicer lunch is great, but if there's a quick place that has to be tried, I'd love to hear about it.

No car, we're walking on to the ferry.

Thanks for all the suggestions!
posted by chriswarren at 2:10 PM on December 4, 2007

Second Elliott's. That place is absolutely fantastic.
posted by arimathea at 2:58 PM on December 4, 2007

All of these are good suggesions but your very best combo of excellent meal in a nice setting within easy walking distance from the ferry and on the airport side of town is...

Elysian Fields

(third party view with picture)

(restaurant website with menu)

1st Ave South between King and Railroad (on the east side of the street).

I live next door so I know. Really.
posted by susandennis at 3:19 PM on December 4, 2007

Trattoria Michelli, a bit south, on Yessler, I think, or Cilantro, for Thai, a block up the hill and on the same level at which the foot passengers disembark. Very good Thai.

Michelli is an Italian bistro, and very good also.
posted by Danf at 3:51 PM on December 4, 2007

I like Etta's as well.

Matt's in the Market at Pike Place is not cheap, but oh so delicious.

Also at Pike Place: Down and dirty fried seafood and various steamed bivalves of all stripes at Emmett Watson's Oyster Bar.

If you are willing to stand outside for a little while, you could hoof it on over to Salumi for some great sandwiches and bring your parents a salami. The wait is usually formidable, however.
posted by mzurer at 4:16 PM on December 4, 2007

Yes, Salumi is the best. They open at 11am, line forms at 10:30.
posted by jeffamaphone at 4:22 PM on December 4, 2007

If it was me, I was walking with family to the ferry, and I wanted something that was the right combination of good and easy, I would probably do Anthony's. There are lots of "gems" but most of the ones I could think of would involve hiking, waiting, and risking offending someone's personal taste. If I had my family in tow, it would be something simpler but predictably good, hence Anthony's. Have fun.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 6:15 PM on December 4, 2007

Every time I eat at Salumi, I think, "If God made sandwiches, this is how they would taste."

It is a bit of a walk from the terminal, though.
posted by molybdenum at 6:53 PM on December 4, 2007

Ivar's.
posted by Netzapper at 6:56 PM on December 4, 2007