Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
EATING & DRINKING
San Juan Island
MARKET CHEF
DELI
$
(225 A St; 10am-6pm)
S
Several hundred locals can't be wrong, can they? The
'Chef's' specialty is deli sandwiches and very original ones at that. Join the queue and
watch staff prepare the goods with fresh, local ingredients.
DUCK SOUP INN
FUSION
$$$
( 360-378-4878;
www.ducksoupinn.com
; 50 Duck Soup Lane; mains $29-35; Apr-Oct)
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Duck Soup offers the best island fine dining using its own herb garden to enhance
menu items such as oysters, scallops and - best of all - blueberry habanero chicken.
FRONT STREET ALE HOUSE & SAN JUAN BREWING COMPANY
BREWPUB
(1 Front St; mains $10-19; 11am-11pm Mon-Thu, to midnight Fri & Sat)
San Juan Island's only
brewery serves up British-style beers, including Royal Marine IPA, in a real spit-and-
sawdust-style pub.
Orcas Island
MIJITA'S
MEXICAN
$$
(310 A St, Eastsound; mains $13-22; 4-9pm Wed-Sun)
Ooh and aah over the Mexican nat-
ive chef's family recipes like slow-braised short ribs with blackberry
mole
or the veget-
arian quinoa cakes with mushrooms, chevre, almonds and pipian.
ISLAND HOPPIN' BREWERY
BREWERY
(
www.islandhoppinbrewery.com
; 33 Hope Lane, Eastsound; 4-9pm Tue-Sun)
This is
the
place
to go to enjoy six changeable brews on tap while making friends with those islanders
who enjoy beer. There's often live music on weekends.
Lopez Island
BAY CAFE
SEAFOOD
$$$
