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American · South Lake Union · $$
Thick, butter-forward New England-style chowder loaded with clams; the dish that built the chain's reputation.
Downtown Seattle · $
Award-winning thick, creamy chowder with tender clams and a balanced potato-to-broth ratio
Downtown Seattle · $$$
The Seattle-canonical New England-style chowder, thick with potato and clam, served with oyster crackers
Oyster Bar · West Bellevue · $$$
Thick, cream-based chowder loaded with clams and potatoes — repeated chowder-cookoff winner and Duke's most-ordered dish
Wallingford · $
Thick New England-style chowder loaded with clams and potatoes, the same recipe since the 1960s
Wallingford · $$$
Ivar's signature New England-style chowder — thick, creamy, the standard against which Seattle chowder is measured by locals
Green Lake · $$
Thick, cream-based Pacific Northwest chowder loaded with clams — Duke's signature and the reason most regulars come back
Seattle · $$
Salty's signature New England chowder — thick, peppery, generous on clams
Oyster Bar · Downtown Seattle · $$$
Creamy New England style chowder with tender clams and bacon — Anthony's longtime crowd-pleaser
Fremont · $$
PNW-style chowder, creamy but not gluey, with a clear briny clam backbone.
Downtown Seattle · $$
Thick New England style with bacon and a generous clam count, served in a sourdough bowl on request
Oyster Bar · Junction · $
Thick, creamy New England-style chowder with tender clams and potato
Ballard · $$
Northwest-style with smoked bacon and chunky potatoes — a deck-seating must on a cool day
Thick New England-style chowder with generous clams, a reliable starter
Oyster Bar · Uptown · $$$
House-made New England-style chowder, briny and not over-thickened, with chunks of Taylor clams
Oyster Bar · Interbay · $$
Classic Pacific Northwest cream-based chowder, thick and well-seasoned
Classic New England-style chowder, a reliable starter
American · South Lake Union · $$$
Creamy classic with a clean clam flavor and no excessive thickener.
Poke & Raw Bar · Central District · $$
Pacific Northwest-style chowder with chunks of clam and potato
American · Downtown Seattle · $$
Classic Pacific NW chowder, thick and bacon-forward — the reliable opener
Hotel-restaurant rendition of New England chowder — creamy, peppery, full of clam
American · Downtown · $$
Classic Pacific Northwest cream-based chowder
Fish & Chips · West Seattle · $$
New England-style chowder, thick and creamy with diced potato and clam
South Juanita · $
Classic Pacific Northwest creamy chowder, a frequent add-on to the fish basket
Standard New England chowder, served in a sourdough bowl on request
