Dining On San Juan Island
Fine Dining: Friday Harbor Cuisine with Flair…
- Back Door Kitchen and Catering
400 A St, Friday Harbor
(360) 378-9540
$$$ Lunch and Dinner.
Truly gifted in Asian-inspired dishes, but featuring a fantastic & eclectic menu.
Tucked in the back of a local nursery garden.
Hours vary seasonally
- Vinny’s
165 West St, Friday Harbor
(360) 378-1934
$$$$ Dinner Only.
Steak, Seafood and Northwest Cuisine with Italian Specialties
Great view, reservations recommended. Full bar.
5pm – 10pm Daily
- Duck Soup Inn
3090 Roche Harbor Rd
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-4878
$$$$ Seasonal Dinners only.
Excellent and eclectic dishes set on a pond in the woods outside of Friday Harbor.
Open Friday/Sat/Sun 5:30pm – 9 pm from April through October and
Wed & Thurs in summer.
- Steps Wine Bar and Cafe
$$$ Lunch and Dinner.
One of Friday Harbor’s newest additions is also one of the coolest places in the Islands.
Featuring an ecclectic menu and a great wine list, Steps is a lot of fun and a great place to eat.
- Friday Harbor House
130 West St
Friday Harbor (360) 378-8455
$$$$ Dinner Only.
Northwest cuisine emphasizing fresh local ingredients.
Excellent harbor view. Reservations suggested. Full Bar.
- The Place Bar & Grill
1 Spring St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-8707
$$$$ Dinner Only.
Fresh seafood and Northwest Cuisine.
A very cozy atmosphere tucked between the ferry and port docks on Friday Harbor’s
waterfront. Occasional live music. Full bar.
5pm – 9pm
- McMillin’s Roche Harbor Restaurant
Roche Harbor, WA
(360) 378-5757
800-451-8910
$$$$ Dinner Only.
Traditional Steak and Seafood in a rustic lodge-like setting. Reservations suggested.
Full bar. Hours vary seasonally, so please call ahead at (360) 378-2155 for hours.
Deli: Convenient, Casual and Tasty…
- Market Chef
225 A Street
(360) 378-4546
$$$ Lunch and Dinners to go.
Excellent food to go or eat in, including fresh-made deli case items and sandwiches made to order.
Generally 11am – 3pm daily.
- Garden Path Cafè
135 2nd Ave
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-6255
$$ Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Baked goods, Salads, Sandwiches
Weekdays Only 8am-3pm & 5pm-9pm.
Ethnic: The Flavors of the World in Friday Harbor…
- Maloula’s
1 Front St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-8485
$$$ Lunch and Dinner Seasonally.
Truly wonderful Mediterranean Cuisine.
Seasonally open Wed-Sat
11am-3pm and 5:30pm-8:30pm
- Mi Casita
95 Nichols St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-6103
$$ Lunch and Dinner.
Casual Mexican extremely popular with locals.
11am – 2pm and 5pm to 8:30pm
Sat 5pm – 9pm.
- China Pearl
51 Spring St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-5254
(360) 378-5555
$$ Lunch and Dinner.
Chinese, Thai & Korean specialties.
Full bar with occasional live music.
11:30am – 10pm
Lounge open noon – 2am
- Golden Triangle
42 First St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-1917
$$$ Lunch and Dinner.
Excellent fresh Thai cuisine.
Mon 5pm-8:30pm
Tue-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm
and 5pm-9pm
Sat/Sun 5pm-9pm
Breakfast: Espresso, Eggs and Pastries in Paradise…
- Front Street Cafe
101 Spring St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-2245
$$ Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Soups, Salads and Steamed Eggs right next to the ferry lanes.
Weekdays 6:30am – 2pm
Fri/Sat 6:30am – 9pm
- Rocky Bay Cafe
209 Spring St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-5051
$ Breakfast and Lunch
Full breakfasts and lunches are offered, as well as Friday Harbor’s own…donuts!
All day breakfast & Lunch
Daily from 6:30am – 3pm.
- Downriggers
10 Front St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-2700
$$$ Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
San Juan Island’s versatile family restaurant serving Seafood, Steak, Poultry & Pasta
Breakfast Sat (9am-Noon) & Sun (9am-2pm)
Lunch Mon – Sat 11a – 5pm & Sun 11am-4pm
Dinner Mon-Sat 5pm-10pm & Sun 4pm-10pm
Family Dining: Casual Places Where Kids Can Relax…
- Downriggers
10 Front St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-2700
$$$ Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
San Juan Island’s versatile family restaurant serving Seafood, Steak, Poultry & Pasta
Breakfast Sat (9am-Noon) & Sun (9am-2pm)
Lunch Mon – Sat 11a – 5pm & Sun 11am-4pm
Dinner Mon-Sat 5pm-10pm & Sun 4pm-10pm
- Front St. Ale House
1 Front St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-BEER
$$ Lunch, Dinner and Handcrafted Beer
Genuine British pub menu.
Sunday11am-10pm
Mon-Thu 11am-11pm
Fri-Sat 11am-12pm
- Hungry Clam
Corner of A & First
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-3474
$$ Lunch and Dinner.
Huge burgers, great fish and chips and super shakes
11am – 7pm daily
- Friday’s Crabhouse
65 Front St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-8801
$$$ Lunch and Dinner
Friday Harbors only real seafood restaurant is a casual beer-garden kind of setting with
open deck and enclosed seating Closed in the winter, open weekends in May and
daily June thru Sept
- Vic’s Driftwood Drive-In
25 2nd St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-VICS
$ Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Diner fare including burgers, pizza and chicken.
Mon-Fri 7am-7pm
Sat 7am-2pm
- Roche Harbor’s Madrona Grill
Limekiln Cafe
Roche Harbor, WA
(360) 378-5757 or
800-451-8910
$$$ Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Seasonally.
Abbreviated menu from the more upscale McMillin?s (see Fine Dining).
Set on the water at Roche Harbor.
Hours vary seasonally, so call (360) 378-2155 to ask
for a current schedule.
Burgers & Pizza: A Friday Harbor Tradition…
- Haley’s Bait Shop & Grill
175 Spring St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-4434
$$ Lunch and Dinner.
Burgers and other bar food.
Sunday 11am – 5 pm
Mon – Sat 11am – 10:30pm
- Herbs Tavern
80 First St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-7076
$$ Lunch and Dinner.
Burgers, fish and chips, bar food
11am – 2am Daily with
food from 11am-9pm
- SJ Golf & Country Club
806 Golf Course Rd
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-2254
$$$ Lunch
Burgers, Snack Bar & Lounge
11am – 4pm Daily
Golf 7am to Sunset
- Cafè Zia
410 Spring Street
Friday Harbor
(360) 378- $ Fine espresso, ice cream bars, candy and low carb treats
On the comfortable poolside patio of The Friday Harbor Inn.
Hours vary seasonally: call 360-378-4000.
- Roy’s Drive-Thru Espresso
25 Nichols St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-8822
$ Excellent milkshakes, hot dogs, espresso
Mon – Fri 7am – 5pm
Sat 7am – 3pm
- The Big Store
420 Argyle Ave
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-3700
$$ Pizza, grocery deli, bakery
Daily 7am – 9:30pm
- Sweet Retreat
264 Spring St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-1957
$$ Breakfast, lunch, soups, Espresso
Ice Cream & Daily Specials
Mon – Fri 7:30am-5pm
Sat 8am-2pm
- F.H. Ice Cream Co.
On the waterfront next to the ferry dock
$ Espresso, ice cream, snacks
Open summers only.
- Friday Harbor Seafood
On the Port of Friday Harbor’s main dock
(360) 378-5779
$$ Take out seafood, excellent smoked salmon.
- Doctor’s Office
85 Front St
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-8865
$$ Espresso, ice cream, snacks
A local hang-out on the waterfront.
Open Daily 5am – 9pm
- SJ Coffee Roasting Co.
18 Cannery Landing
Friday Harbor
(360) 378-4443
$$ Candy, ice cream, espresso
San Juan Islands only locally roasted coffee beans
Right next to the ferry landing.
Hours vary seasonally.













