A Whidbey Island institution in Coupeville since the 1930s, Toby’s Tavern is one of the oldest and most beloved bars in the Pacific Northwest, a warm, wood-paneled waterfront tavern on Penn Cove whose mussels are as famous as the bar itself. Penn Cove mussels are among the most celebrated shellfish in the Pacific Northwest; Toby’s has been serving them steamed with cold beer since before most of today’s craft breweries existed. Coupeville’s Victorian streetscape, the Whidbey Island ferry, and Toby’s cold pints are the essential Whidbey Island experience.
