Lowell's Restaurant

"Going to Pike Place Market with a family is both an enriching experience and a gauntlet of horrors. When you need a break, head to this (relatively) chilled-out market mainstay, which has plenty of seating, water views, and family-pleasing options like fish and chips." - Harry Cheadle

"According to Seattle’s paper of record, “counter-serve” restaurants are the hot new trend, but Lowell’s has been doing the whole, “line up to order at the register, then hunt for a table” thing since the ‘50s and it’s working. During peak hours you probably won’t be able to score a windowside table, but you can still get classics like fish and chips or Lowell’s allegedly famous Dungeness crab omelette. The top and bottom floors are kid-friendly and the middle floor is a bar with a robust bloody mary menu." - Eater Staff, Jade Yamazaki Stewart, Harry Cheadle

"Pike Place Market is full of restaurants advertising views of Puget Sound, but Lowell’s gets bonus points because you get your pick of views — the first and third floors let you look out at the water, and the second floor is a bar overlooking the market that serves as an ideal people-watching outpost. Whether you’re splitting a fish and chips with your kids on a much-needed break from market-crawling or doing some pre-game drinking before you head over to the stadiums, Lowell’s is a welcome reprieve from the noise." - Meg van Huygen, Harry Cheadle, Gabe Guarente

"Others receiving $5 million or more in RRF money in the Seattle area include Lowell’s Restaurant." - Gabe Guarente