3 Best Restaurants in The San Juan Islands, Washington

Most of the tables in this warmly rustic dining room at Doe Bay Resort overlook the tranquil body of water for which the café is named. This is a popular stop for brunch or dinner before or after hiking or biking in nearby Moran State Park—starting your day off with breakfast tacos or shakshuka will provide you with plenty of fuel for recreation. The kitchen uses ingredients foraged from the lush resort garden in such artful, healthy dinner creations as crisp-skinned wild salmon with onion-port jam, dandelion greens, salsify-chevre-quinoa cakes, and walnuts; and Thai green curry with local spot prawns. Reservations are essential for dinner and if there are six or more in your party for weekend breakfast.

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.

The island's local brewery, just a few short blocks from the ferry landing, has a nice selection of suds brewed on-site, along with standard brewpub fare (pretzels, cheese curds, chicken wings), and some that is more elevated, including the portobello caprese sandwich, blackened wild salmon Caesar salad, and surprisingly good individual pizzas.