# The best foods of the Pacific Northwest

Dungeness crab, cedar-plank salmon and marionberry pie: the seafood, berries and Seattle quirks that define Pacific Northwest eating, from Wikipedia and regional food guides.

- 21 votes · 16 items
- Aug 29, 2025 · Amber Watson
- https://even.best/en/l/2211/the-best-foods-of-the-pacific-northwest

## Top 16

1. **Cedar-plank salmon** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Salmon grilled on a cedar plank, a Native technique.
2. **Dungeness crab** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sweet crab served with butter and lemon.
3. **Cioppino** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Seafood stew with the local catch.
4. **Fish and chips** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Cod, halibut or salmon in beer batter.
5. **Seattle roll** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sushi roll with salmon and cream cheese.
6. **Smoked salmon** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Smoked wild salmon.
7. **Salmon candy** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Salmon cured in a molasses syrup and smoked.
8. **Oysters on the half shell** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Cold-water oysters eaten raw.
9. **Geoduck** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Giant clam of Puget Sound.
10. **Seattle-style teriyaki** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Grilled chicken in sweet teriyaki sauce over rice.
11. **Razor clams** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fried razor clams from the coast.
12. **Clam chowder** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Creamy clam soup of the coast.
13. **Rainier cherries** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sweet yellow-red cherries from Washington.
14. **Seattle sourdough** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tangy sourdough bread of the region.
15. **Marionberry pie** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Oregon's official pie.
16. **Seattle dog** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Hot dog with cream cheese.

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