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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.