Chuckanut Drive

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Hi there,

Planning on a cruise down the Drive soon, and wondered if anyone had any recommendations for a place to stop and nosh, preferably with seafood. Is the Oyster Creek Inn still the best bet?

Appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!

PS - I did a search and nothing came up, which surprised me, since this is apparently a popular area for fresh seafood. Maybe I did something wrong....?

[tighe]

Never been to the Oyster Creek Inn, but have had a couple good lunches at The Oyster Bar on Chuckanut Drive.

[Peter Green]

Never been to the Oyster Creek Inn, but have had a couple good lunches at The Oyster Bar on Chuckanut Drive.

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I'd second this. We'd normally loop off of I5 to take the Chuckanut (what a great name) so we could lunch here on the way to Seattle.

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Checked out the oyster bar menu, yum, that sounds great!

I'll let you know how it fared in person. Thanks so much for the tip!

[kistle]

You can stop at Taylor Shellfish and grab a number of great things, then drive into Edison. There's a small shop there called Slough Foods, run by John DeGloria that specializes in cheese, cured meats, eclectic wines, incredible chocolate, and a few other gourmet necessities. There's also a great bakery next door, The Bread Farm. You'll eat much better at these two places than you would at one of the more touristy restaurants.

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Hmmm. Sounds interesting, but I'd have to cook that stuff myself.

I did worry about the touristy aspect of the drive, which is why I was trying to juggle early warm weather and the onslaught of high season. Plus, the Canuck buck is such that I can finally afford a trip down there. Is the Oyster Bar really that tacky? The views look awfully nice....

[tighe]

The Oyster Bar maybe be a little dated, but I wouldn't say its tacky and its too expensive to be 'touristy' in the true sense of the word.