Coho Restaurant serves Island grown Pacific cuisine with a Mediterranean flair. Chefs Tim and Ryan create exciting menus developed around the seasonality of fresh ingredients from local producers from the surrounding islands. Each night, this “Best of the San Juans” restaurant menu showcases simple and artful fare that allows the flavors of the individual ingredients to resonate on the palate.
Coho Restaurant’s wine cellar has been recognized by Wine Spectator with an Award of Excellence. Coho Restaurant has a full bar offering cocktails with artisan spirits. We offer the use of our dining room for private dining. Our team also offers full service off-site catering. We are proud to support the San Juan Island local farm community by participating in the Island Grown Program.
Coho Restaurant is set in a historic Craftsman House – three blocks from the ferry landing in walkable downtown Friday Harbor. Coho Restaurant’s intimate setting provides the perfect atmosphere for a fine dining special celebration, relaxed night out with friends, or private dinner. Consider making a night of it at one of our nearby Inns, located a block from the restaurant.
Dine with us at our 5 or 5:30 p.m. seating and enjoy a soup, salad, pasta or vegetarian entrée, along with our housemade ice cream for dessert for $45. Nominal upgrades are available if you would like to enjoy one of our entrees from the land or sea.
Valid through May 23, 2024.
Valid: 05/01/2024 to 05/23/2024
Celebrate the holiday weekend and Coho Restaurant’s anniversary. Live music from Flipside. It’s goin’ be a smokin’ good time!
Chef Ryan is smokin’ up a fun afternoon filled with classic barbecue favorites and music from Flipside. Choose 1 – 2 mains (smoked brisket, pulled pork, pulled jack fruit, smoked chicken), a couple of sides (kickin’ baked beans, farmer’s coleslaw, pimento mac and cheese, southern collards with ham, potato salad with sweet honey vinaigrette) and classic corn or Hawaiian bread and you have the fixin’s for a great meal. Grab a glass of sweet tea or lemonade and a piece of rhubarb cobbler or a banana pudding. Combo meals start at $22/per person.
First come first served until sold out.
Combo meals from $22/person. Music until 7 p.m. and food until sold out, so come early!
Local band Flipside’s members are all from Friday Harbor and are local performers from other bands or entertainment groups. Members are; Stacey Smith-Brown (lead vocals), Dan Brown (bass guitar/vocals), Scott Sluis (drums/percussion/vocals), Christopher Maguire (lead & rhythm guitars/vocals), and Michelle Coleman (keyboards/vocals). The band has a very eclectic set list that will be sure to jog those memories. Artists they cover are; Linda Ronstadt, Michael Jackson, The Church, B-52s, Dolly Parton, Bill Withers, The Killers, Chaka Khan, The Pretenders, Roberta Flack, Fleetwood Mac, k.d. lang, Men at Work, and many more. The band is available for all types of occasions from private and public events to weddings and background music.
Valid: 05/26/2024 to 05/26/2024
We are so pleased to welcome back winemaker Chad Johnson from Dusted Valley for this special evening of food and wine.
Dinner is $85/pp with optional $30 wine pairing.
One seating at 6:00 pm. Click here to reserve your seats!
Why stop with just a fantastic dinner when you can enjoy a cozy guest room and a gourmet breakfast as well? When you dine at Coho Restaurant for one of our special event dinners, stay at the Tucker House Inn that night for only $169. Learn more…
May 17, 2024
Chef’s Whim
Grilled Prawn Panzanella Salad
sourdough croutons, radicchio, toasted pepitas, honey-orange vinaigrette
paired with Boomtown Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Carrot and Apple Bisque
lemon thyme creme fraiche, crispy shoestring carrot
paired with Dusted Valley Chardonnay 2022
Duck Confit with Mushroom Hazelnut Tortellini
whipped ricotta, cocoa dust
paired with Boomtown Merlot 2021
Wild Boar Osso Buco
red wine-blackberry braised cabbage and root vegetables
paired with Dusted Valley Petite Sirah 2021
Dark Chocolate Pot de Creme
cherry red wine caramel and a dark chocolate chip cookie
paired with Dusted Valley V.R. Special Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
We are so pleased to welcome back Gilles Nicault, Director of Winemaking and Viticulture at Long Shadow’s. We are honored that Gilles is celebrating his 30th anniversary of wine-making in Washington State and his 22nd year with Long Shadow’s with a dinner at Coho Restaurant.
Gilles grew up in southern France and graduated from the University of Avignon with a four-year degree in viticulture and enology. He honed his craft in wineries of Côte du Rhône, Provence, and Champagne. In 1994, Gilles traveled to Washington State to expand his winemaking skills. Here he worked for several top Washington wineries, including Woodward Canyon, before joining Long Shadows in 2003. Seattle magazine named him Washington State’s Winemaker of the Year in 2016.
Chef Lockhart will prepare a 5-course feast paired with six of Long Shadow’s extraordinary wines. They epitomize the best of the best of Washington winemaking.
– 2022 Cymbal, Sauvignon Blanc
– 2021 Dance, Chardonnay
– 2020 Feather, Cabernet Sauvignon
– 2019 Pirouette, Boudreaux Blend
– 2019 Chester-Kidder, Cabernet/Syrah Blend
– 2019 Sequel, Syrah
Dinner is $125 and the optional wine pairing $50.
Valid: 06/28/2024 to 06/28/2024
