Duck Soup Inn

Top choice in San Juan Islands


It ain’t cheap, but it’s really good. Situated 4 miles northwest of Friday Harbor amid woods and water, Duck Soup offers the best island fine dining using the fruits of its own herb garden to enhance menu items such as oysters, scallops and Ethiopian lentil stew. The extensive wine list includes island-produced chardonnay.


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