Where to Eat in Belltown?

Go ahead. I dare you to ask that after you go on Michael Rogers’ Belltown Restaurant tour. Michael gets our “Total Foodie” award following the Seattle Food Tours walkabout in Belltown.

Unlike other “stand up” food tours, Seattle Food Tours is more like a progressive dinner through this wonderful Seattle neighborhood. All the restaurants are within a couple of blocks…it’s a great itinerary!

We started at “Local 360″. No, it’s not the Labor Hall. The name comes from the self-imposed 360-mile limit in the restaurant’s effort to source their foods from the northwest. Our course? Oysters! The perfect appetizer for a Seattle dinner party, eh?

Next, we went to Rob Roy, which reminds me of my father’s 1960s study. Rock wall, a stereo and reel-to-reel mounted in the bookshelf. Hey–they had a whole collection of National Geographic magazines! The bartender made us some custom cocktails. I think he called it a “Communist”. There was some gin, some herbs and a cherry on top (no–a REAL one, not Maraschino!). And it was RED! All of got a brief overview on the history of the cocktail, including “old fashioned” and “cosmopolitan”. Fun!

Next, we went for our sushi course at Shiro Sushi. Master chef Shiro Kashiba was there to greet us–and offered a selection of fresh troll-caught Alaskan King Salmon, complimented by fresh Ahi. This is one of the best sushi houses in Seattle. Check it out!

Several other select eateries serve up special dishes when Michael arrives with the group. We finished off the tour at Spur, with an out-of-this-world dessert of coconut ice cream and some frozen concoction. Still trying to figure it out–it was delicious!

Check Seattle Food Tours’ site for times and prices. And plan a walking dinner in some of Belltown’s best restaurants!