Chef Nathan Lockwood's Capitol Hill tasting room builds a weekly-changing multi-course menu around Northwest produce through an Italian lens. Wine pairings run alongside each course. The menu never re...
94
2
Cafe Juanita
Italian · Kirkland · James Beard Best Chef Northwest (Holly Smith)
Holly Smith's Kirkland cottage is the Eastside's most quietly serious Italian room — wild boar ragù, seasonal game off the woods, a proper Italian cheese course, and a pasta program that treats Northe...
93
3
Cascina Spinasse
Italian · Capitol Hill · James Beard Semifinalist
A Piedmontese restaurant on 14th Ave that takes Northern Italy seriously — tajarin al ragù pulled by hand, agnolotti del plin, brasato al Barolo, and the Piemontese beef tasting if you came to commit....
92
4
Tavolàta Belltown
Italian / pasta · Belltown
Ethan Stowell's pasta flagship on 2nd Ave in Belltown — communal tables, handmade pasta, the kind of Italian that makes you slow down and order another glass. Tavolàta is where the group cuts loose a ...
92
5
How to Cook a Wolf
Mediterranean · Queen Anne
Ethan Stowell named this Queen Anne Ave room after MFK Fisher's wartime cookbook, and the menu reads like it agrees with the premise — small, considered, nothing wasted. Brussels sprouts, seasonal cru...
91
6
Delancey
Wood-Fired Pizza · Ballard
Brandon Pettit and Molly Wizenberg's Ballard pizzeria built its reputation on a long-fermented dough milled from Washington-grown wheat — wood-fired pies, seasonal toppings, and a pepperoni that is th...
91
7
Staple & Fancy
Italian · Ballard
Ethan Stowell's Ballard Avenue flagship since 2010. Chef's Tasting Menu changes daily — four courses family-style with small plates, pasta, applewood-grilled entrees, and dessert. Historic Kolstrand B...
91
8
San Fermo
Italian · Ballard
Fine dining Italian in Ballard, housed inside the Pioneer Houses — Seattle's oldest surviving residential structures. The setting is as much the draw as the pasta: historic bones, white tablecloths, a...
90
9
The Pink Door
Italian-American · Pike Place Market
Italian-American restaurant and cabaret lounge in Post Alley since 1981. Upscale space with live music, burlesque, and outstanding lasagna. Pike Place institution. Cabaret and burlesque schedule at th...
90
10
Windy City Pie
Chicago Pizza · Phinney Ridge
Phinney Ridge's dedicated Chicago-style deep-dish operation. They grind their own sausage, build the pies in seasoned pans, and don't apologize for the 45-minute bake time. If you grew up on Lou Malna...