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We've compiled the best of the best in Lopez Island - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
One of the latest upscale farm-to-table restaurants to put the San Juan Islands on the culinary map, Ursa Minor is helmed by Nick Coffey, formerly of the now-closed Sitka & Spruce in Seattle. He celebrates the Islands' incredible bounty with a creative seasonal menu featuring seafood, foraged mushrooms, and produce from island farms.
You'll find something for everyone at this Lopez eatery, which offers solid versions of favorite dishes from various cuisines, sometimes with inventive twists (tater tots in a burrito, for example). They've got everything from miso ginger halibut to gamberoni linguine with fresh, locally made pasta. Seven pizzas are on the menu, including one with fresh truffles.
A favorite of Lopez locals, Isabel's sources its coffee from fair trade suppliers and its creamy dairy from the mainland's small Fresh Breeze Organic Dairy Farm. Housed in a charming rustic building in Lopez's tiny downtown, the café also serves light fare like pastries and sandwiches.
At this gourmet market and wineshop (open primarily during the daytime but until 8 pm on Wednesday and Friday), the proprietors create a daily-changing assortment of prepared foods and some made-to-order items, such as Reuben panini sandwiches. Other favorites include Dungeness crab cakes, hearty meat loaf, lobster mac and cheese, and an assortment of tempting desserts. Wood-fired pizza is available some evenings. You order at the counter and can then enjoy your meal either to go or on the colorful garden patio.
