Cuoco
"'Cuoco' is the Italian word for 'cook,' and the inspiration for showing off our chefs in an open kitchen," says Tom Douglas. Cuoco is his 101st restaurant (ap…
310 Terry Ave N
South Lake Union
206-971-0710
South Lake Union
206-971-0710
Caffe Torino
Caffe Torino is a self-described “snippet of Northern Italian coffee and culinary traditions,” run by a real Italian person.
422 Yale Ave
South Lake Union
206-682-2099
South Lake Union
206-682-2099
Rigoletto
Rigoletto is in a huge, antique-industrial-posh space in Amazon’s new bedroom community, one block south of Mercer and two blocks west of I-5—closer to Fierabe…
420 Pontius Ave N
South Lake Union
206-494-9225
South Lake Union
206-494-9225
Flatstick Pub
The South Lake Union of Flatstick Pub (the chain's largest yet) features an exclusive menu of snacks, salads, plates, and brick-oven pizza developed by Ethan S…
615 Westlake Ave N
South Lake Union
206-682-0608
South Lake Union
206-682-0608
Siam on Eastlake
Same great Thai food as the original legendary Broadway location (and as the second, less-legendary and also-now-defunct Lake Union location), offered in a sna…
1629 Eastlake Ave E
South Lake Union
206-322-6175
South Lake Union
206-322-6175
Willmott's Ghost
Named after a plant christened in honor of English horticulturist Ellen Ann Willmott, this much-anticipated new Italian restaurant inside the Amazon Spheres fr…
2100 Sixth Ave
South Lake Union
206-900-9650
South Lake Union
206-900-9650
Buddha Ruksa
A West Seattle (and possibly citywide) obsession. People come just for the crispy garlic chicken (dubbed “crack chicken” by many)—fried chicken sautéed in plen…
3520 SW Genesee Street
West Seattle
206-937-7676
West Seattle
206-937-7676
West of Chicago Pizza Company
This pizzeria slings Chicago-style deep-dish pies.
3770 SW Alaska St
West Seattle
West Seattle
Moto Pizza
Chef Lee Kindell runs this pizzeria serving naturally fermented Detroit-style pies, made with a trusty 100-year-old sourdough starter. For dessert, there's hou…
4526 42nd Ave SW
West Seattle
206-420-8880
West Seattle
206-420-8880
Proletariat Pizza
White Center’s Proletariat—“By the people, for the people”—bakes pies topped with the usual suspects, as well as more bourgeoisie stuff (prosciutto, egg). They…
9622 16th Ave SW
White Center
206-432-9765
White Center
206-432-9765
Bizzarro Italian Cafe
The eccentric Italian cafe in Wallingford, beloved for its wacky decor and its handmade pasta, has opened a second location in the former space of Noble Barton…
9635 16th Ave SW
White Center
206-453-4441
White Center
206-453-4441
Southside Pizza
The crew behind the erstwhile CTO Chinese Takeout re-opened the restaurant as Southside Pizza, a family-friendly pizzeria with Jersey-style pizza with a sourdo…
9809 16th Ave SW
White Center
206-708-7355
White Center
206-708-7355
Tinello
Radici—formerly Tinello—is a smallish, sleekish Italian place with an open kitchen in Pioneer Square run by Rudy LaValle of the late Rialto Pasta Bar. Rob Mill…
314 Second Ave S
White Center
206-467-4541
White Center
206-467-4541