Bellingham, Washington, is on the shores of Bellingham Bay near Mount Baker. It is close to the Canadian border and is about 52 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. The city is home to several parks, trails, businesses, neighborhoods, museums, restaurants and hotels. Several Bellingham restaurants serve seafood.
Anthony's at Squalicum Harbor is located on the bay and features views of the San Juan Islands from the restaurant. Anthony's menus change seasonally; sample offerings include chargrilled fresh Alaska halibut, a seafood chop salad, baked crab, shrimp and artichoke dip and Dungeness crab cakes. Desserts and a full bar are available as well. Four-course sunset dinner menus are available for a fixed price on weeknights. The restaurant is open for Sunday brunch, for dinner daily and for lunch Monday through Saturday.
Anthony's at Squalicum Harbor
25 Belwether Way
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-647-5588
anthony's.com
The Big Fat Fish Co. offers a large menu for both lunch and dinner. An appetizer menu, available at both meals, includes homemade ceviche with avocado and giant chips, shrimp taquitos, sushi rolls and coconut-style prawns. Specialties of the house include cioppino fish stew, halibut puttanesca, seafood tacos and fried halibut with chips. Three course dinners are available as well for a fixed price. The Big Fat Fish Co. is open for lunch and dinner daily; happy hour is also offered seven days a week. A full bar offers beer and spirits in addition to an extensive wine menu that includes ports, sparkling wines and wine flight samplers.
The Big Fat Fish Co.
1304 12th St.
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-733-2284
bigfatfishco.com
Open for dinner nightly, the Dirty Dan Harris Restaurant is on the south side of Bellingham in the Fairhaven District. The restaurant offers a happy hour daily in the upstairs lounge; specials include drink discounts and pub fare. Dirty Dan Harris offers a wide range of seafood entrees that include Dungeness crab-stuffed prawns, steamed Alaskan red king crab and charbroiled Northwest halibut Florentine. A large selection of other entrees including steak, prime rib and chicken dishes is available in addition to a full children's menu, desserts and appetizers.
Dirty Dan Harris Restaurant
1211 11th St.
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-676-1087
dirtydanharris.com
According to its website, the Cliff House Restaurant is famous for its homemade whiskey crab soup, which is available as an entree or as a side dish to accompany the menu's many entrees. The restaurant also serves several dishes made with locally produced ingredients including fresh pasta created by the Bellingham Pasta Company, locally roasted agri-bay coffee, Snoqualmie vanilla bean ice cream, Taylor United clams, Thomas Kemper sodas and oysters from Blau Oyster Company. House specialties include broiled Alaskan salmon, pan fried oysters, smoked salmon linguini and pesto prawn pasta. The Cliff House Restaurant is open daily for dinner and also offers a full dessert menu and bar serving wines, beer and other spirits.
The Cliff House Restaurant
331 N. State St.
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-734-8660
bellinghamcliffhouse.com
