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Nestled on the hill overlooking downtown La Conner, The Oyster & Thistle promises a dining experience unlike anything in the area.

Local proprietors Thomas and Danielle Palmer have been providing their guests with fine food and great service for over 20 years.

The Oyster & Thistle combines regional ingredients with a classical discipline while providing patrons with a friendly, attentive, and unpretentious dining experience. 

The Oyster & Thistle is Thomas and Danielle’s latest work of passion. With the years spent honing their oyster skills on Chuckanut Drive, they bring to La Conner an amazing from-scratch approach.

Thomas and Danielle met in Alaska during the ’80s and began their search for the perfect region to offer their brand of excellence. While living in Seattle they discovered Skagit Valley to be that place, where the resource of ingredients was plentiful and diverse. In ‘91 they opened their first restaurant and have spent every year since growing their repertoire and honing the quality of service. 

The Oyster & Thistle Restaurant and Pub, with its Old English country inn character, reflects the region’s unequaled supply of oyster and other fresh ingredients.

Consistency; Quality; Service; Atmosphere.