Dining
Lighthouse Bar & Grill lights up Bellwether
BELLINGHAM - The Lighthouse Bar and Grill is the new place in the Hotel Bellwether's main dining room, setting up shop in the setting formerly occupied by Harborside Bistro.
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Mambo Italiano a good choice for lavish lunch or dinner
BELLINGHAM - Some restaurants settle into a comfortable groove-or even a rut-after years of success in the same location. Not Mambo Italiano.
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Cliff House food and bay vista still a winning combo
BELLINGHAM - Cliff House has been a popular choice for special occasion meals since it opened in 1969.
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AW Asian Bistro's ethnic blend works out fine
BELLINGHAM - When we last reviewed AW Asian Bistro's eclectic mix of east Asian cuisines more than three years ago, we praised the level of excellence that the kitchen displays in Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese dishes.
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El Agave spices up familiar Mexican formula
BELLINGHAM - El Agave has enlivened a former McDonald's outlet on Samish Way with some creative twists on the familiar Mexican bill of fare.
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Fairhaven eatery offers delicious twist on traditional crepes
BELLINGHAM - Human beings around the globe seem to be rather fond of serving their food in edible wrappers: enchiladas, blintzes, spring rolls, California rolls, moo shoo pork, gyoza, stuffed grape leaves and manicotti come to mind.
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DINING
Elegance with a view keeps diners coming back to Fino
BELLINGHAM - Fino Wine Bar, tucked into the waterfront Chrysalis Inn just north of the Fairhaven shopping district, is a dependable place for special-occasion dining, with a sweeping view of sailboat-studded Bellingham Bay and the deep green islands beyond.
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DINING
Bayside Café worth searching for on waterfront
BELLINGHAM - For more than 20 years, the Bayside Café has been dishing up first-rate chowder, fried fish and other solid meals from a hidden location on Squalicum Harbor, on the boardwalk behind the Port of Bellingham office on Roeder Avenue.
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DINING
Harborside Bistro shows some new lustre
BELLINGHAM - The Harborside Bistro, in the Hotel Bellwether overlooking Squalicum Harbor, has always been in the top tier of local restaurants thanks to the old-fashioned elegance of its dark-wood-paneled, carpeted interior and its splendid view of the harbor and bay beyond.
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Bayou on Bay feels right on a hot summer night
BELLINGHAM - The languid ceiling fan gave us a faint but welcome breeze as we waited for our food at Bayou on Bay on one of the hottest evenings in local history.
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Nona Rosa's offers Italian indulgence
BELLINGHAM - As I settled in for my first meal at Nona Rosa's downtown, I couldn't help but feel a moment of wistfulness for the many fine meals I had enjoyed in this same spot when it was The Calumet.







