Heading to Seattle

I am heading to Seattle for a long weekend--first solo getaway since having kids and am eager to eat lots of great seafood, sushi, oysters, drink good coffee, etc. No fine dining--just good eats. Any recommendations would be
appreciated!

Two places I've eaten that I really enjoyed were Chinook and Cutter's. Both have outstanding food and great locations (Chinook, on the water near a marina, Cutter's, on a hillside overlooking the water, and just next door to Pike Place Market).

Loved the wild king salmon at Chinook, and I'd go back to Seattle just to have another bow of Cutter's smoked salmon chowder.

There are a few Seattle threads, take a gander at the search option above. I really liked Matt's at the Market and Elliott's, Salumi was good as well.

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Four Places I would recommend range from the dive to fine dining:

Zippy’s Giant Burgers
Great burgers in West Seattle and a very unique atmosphere.

Boom Noodle
Not your typical noodle shop. More of a unique take on Japanese small plates, soups and noodles.

Ray’s Boathouse
Excellent FRESH Pacific Northwest seafood and local produce. A pretty incredible view of the sound as well.

Pike Place Chowder
Their chowder won the national cook off in Rhode Island if that tells you anything. Very Tasty!

Zippy's Giant Burgers
1513 SW Holden St
Seattle, WA 98106
(206) 763-1347

Boom Noodle
capitol hill
1121 e pike street
seattle wa 98122

Pike Place Chowder
Address: 1530 Post Alley
Seattle, WA
Phone: 206.267.2537

Ray’s Boathouse
6049 Seaview Avenue NW
Seattle, WA 98107
Phone: (206) 789 3770

I can also recommend Flying Fish in the Belltown neighborhood. When I was there last, they were running a happy hour special of $.25 each freshly shucked oysters on the half shell and Red Hook ESB draft pints for $2 IIRC. For dinner, I had a marvelous seared ahi tuna (huge piece of fish) with steamed, seasoned bok choy and a risotto cake. I dug the funky vibe of the place and the food and service were solid.

http://www.flyingfishrestaurant.com
2234 1st Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 728-8595
Open Mon 12am-1am, 11:30am-2pm, 5pm-1am; Tue-Fri 11:30am-2pm, 5pm-1am; Sat 5pm-1am; Sun 5pm-12am

Davooda

Chiso Kappo (upstairs of the normal Chiso restaurant) is a splendid kaiseki experience, not quite rivaling Urasawa, but not too far removed.

thank you all so much for the tips. I welcome others but will report back on anything special I discover! Cheers friends, NZ