Healthy Restaurants in South Lake Union
Updated weekly · Last refresh: September 7, 2026
We track four restaurants in South Lake Union, and all four have nutrition data on file. 45th Stop N Shop & Poke Bar posts the highest protein number: its 3-Fish Poke Bowl lists 510 calories with 52g of protein. Sweetgreen's Hot Honey Chicken Plate is close behind at 490 calories with 49g of protein — 3g less protein for 20 fewer calories.
CAVA's Harissa Honey Chicken Bowl and Portage Bay Cafe's Crab Cake Benedict both list 38g of protein at 470 calories apiece, the same protein number and the same calorie count from two very different menus — a Mediterranean bowl and a breakfast benedict. Measured per 100 calories, the 3-Fish Poke Bowl and the Hot Honey Chicken Plate both work out to roughly 10g of protein, noticeably higher than the roughly 8g per 100 calories in the CAVA and Portage Bay dishes. That's a real gap, though not a dramatic one, across a lineup where every dish on file lists at least 38g of protein.
When two dishes list the same protein number, check the calorie total before deciding between them — fewer calories for the same protein is the better ratio, whichever restaurant you're ordering from. And when the protein numbers differ, run the per-100-calorie math yourself rather than trusting the bigger raw number.
Editor's Top Protein Pick
45th Stop N Shop & Poke Bar's 3-Fish Poke Bowl is the highest-protein item we track here: 52g protein, 510 calories.