Where to Eat and Drink When Visiting Gorgeous Astoria, Oregon

"Located south of downtown in the Jeffers Garden district over Old Youngs Bay Bridge, Ship Out Fish & Chips is a successor of the Ship Inn, which served Astoria’s waterfront for more than 40 years. Like Bowpicker Fish & Chips on the other side of town, it’s an Astoria classic. Where Bowpicker exclusively fries up albacore tuna for its baskets, Ship Out serves golden-hued battered halibut, plump shrimp, and crispy calamari alongside fries and slaw. After ordering from the cart, diners should head inside to the dining room, housed in a gravel-lined warehouse space chock full of garden ornaments like ponds, statues, and even metallic creatures." - Alex Frane, Jennifer Burns Bright