This well-loved restaurant is known for inventive, quality cuisine. The menu, which changes seasonally, always features local fish and meats: Dungeness crab cakes and the sea bar (an assortment of chilled, fresh seafood) top the list. Don't leave without ordering the doughnuts for dessert. The restaurant also has a bakery where you can sample soups, sandwiches and sweets, including a wonderful coconut-cream pie. Open Monday-Friday for lunch, daily for dinner. Reservations recommended on the weekend. $$$. Most major credit cards. 2001 Fourth Ave., Seattle. Phone 206-682-4142. http://www.tomdouglas.com/dahlia.
