Salumi
Salumi's storefront in Pioneer Square is world-famous and duly mobbed (and rightfully so). It used to be owned by Armando Batali before his daughter Gina took …
404 Occidental Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-621-8772
Pioneer Square
206-621-8772
Spinasse
Note: "The Italian eatery's Easter dinner kit includes asparagus with a soft-boiled egg, rabbit ragu bianca lasagna with lacinato kale and marinara, braised la…
1531 14th Ave
Capitol Hill
206-251-7673
Capitol Hill
206-251-7673
Il Terrazzo Carmine
Founded by Carmine Smeraldo in 1984, Il Terrazzo is hidden through the lobby of a building, behind imposing wood doors, and it is as expensive as any restauran…
411 First Ave S
Pioneer Square
206-467-7797
Pioneer Square
206-467-7797
Artusi
For a bar that knows its way around Italian bitters, you can’t do better than Artusi, Spinasse’s next-door aperitivo bar that has grown into a separate Capitol…
1535 14th Ave
Seattle
206-251-7673
Seattle
206-251-7673
Kau Kau
Offering cheap Chinese food at its finest, Kau Kau’s atmosphere is the perfect balance of interesting/odd decor and unpretentious functionality. The counter up…
656 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-682-4006
Chinatown-International District
206-682-4006
Trophy Pizza
This pizza shop from chef and restaurateur Joshua Henderson's Huxley Wallace Collective restaurant group serves up classic cheesy pies, appetizers, and pasta d…
121 S King St
SoDo
206-420-3015
SoDo
206-420-3015
Jack's BBQ
Jack's BBQ, the barbecue joint owned by former Microsoft employee and barbecue nerd Jack Timmons (who's spent time at the BBQ Summer Camp at the Meat Sciences …
228 Ninth Ave N
South Lake Union
South Lake Union
HardWok Cafe
This International District café serves Taiwanese street food—inexpensive small dishes of meat, fish, rice, veggies, noodles, and fried things—and bubble tea. …
1207 S Jackson St
Chinatown-International District
206-568-1688
Chinatown-International District
206-568-1688
Cornelly
This pizzeria, which opened in the former Toscana space next to Top Pot Doughnuts and Sol Liquor Lounge, comes from the duo Brett Phillips (an alum of How to C…
601 Summit Ave E
Seattle
Seattle
Altura
In Italian, “Altura” means, roughly, a place on high. Dinner at Altura is expensive, but this is food of another order: Every plate is painstakingly composed, …
617 Broadway E
Capitol Hill
206-402-6749
Capitol Hill
206-402-6749
Humble Pie
Humble Pie feels like it was beamed via satellite from Portlandia—it's more of a pizza gathering space than a restaurant, with two attractively repurposed ship…
525 Rainier Ave S
Chinatown-International District
206-329-5133
Chinatown-International District
206-329-5133
Rione XIII
Look, this Capitol Hill restaurant is fine. It’s fine for Seattle. Italian food in Seattle is just not like Italian food on the East Coast (or Italy for that m…
401 15th Ave E
Capitol Hill
206-838-2878
Capitol Hill
206-838-2878
Wood Shop BBQ
Founded by a Kansan and a Texan, Woodshop BBQ is a Central District barbecue joint offering meat by the pound (all smoked with solid Hickory), tasty sides, and…
2513 S Jackson St
Central District
206-485-7381
Central District
206-485-7381
Haymaker East
Like Clevenger's other restaurants, Haymaker features a mix of handmade pasta and local seafood and vegetables, but it also adds some more typical American dis…
1823 Eastlake Avenue E
Eastlake
206-402-6106
Eastlake
206-402-6106
Bar Cantinetta
In the spot where La Cote Creperie used to be in Madison Valley, it’s a smaller, drinky version of the very good, Tuscan-style Cantinetta in Wallingford and Be…
2811 E Madison St
Madison Valley
Madison Valley