Water Grill

Widely considered to be one of the best seafood houses in the city, Water Grill is popular with the suit-and-tie crowd at lunch, and with concertgoers en route to the Music Center at night. The dining room is a stylish and sophisticated fusion of wood, leather, and brass, but it gets a lighthearted lift from cavorting papier-mâché fish that play against an aquamarine ceiling. The restaurant is known for its shellfish; among the appetizers are a dozen different oysters, Nantucket Bay scallops, and Alaskan king crab "nuggets." Main courses are imaginative dishes influenced by coastal cuisines of Hawaii, the Pacific Northwest, New Orleans, and New England, among others. Selections from the menu may range from sautéed Columbia River sturgeon with roasted beet risotto to line-caught Pacific swordfish with peppadew hummus and pomegranate couscous. For dessert, try the Meyer lemon tart, or the chocolate cherry devil's food cake.

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