7 italian places in Seattle we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Seattle | Italian across every city.
Italian cooking in Seattle spans rustic Piedmontese pasta to handmade salumi, with a strong showing on Capitol Hill and around Pike Place Market. Spinasse on Capitol Hill is the city's reference point for tajarin and other northern Italian dishes, while The Pink Door near the market pairs pasta with a theatrical room. Salumi in Pioneer Square remains a beloved cured-meat counter.
Spinasse ★ 4.7
capitol-hill · 1531 14th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
Spinasse in Seattle's Capitol Hill cuts its tajarin a millimetre wide at the marble counter every morning, a Piedmontese pasta room 17 years old and still.
The Pink Door ★ 4.3
pike-place-market · 1919 Post Alley, Seattle, WA 98101
The Pink Door in Seattle's Pike Place Market is the unmarked Post Alley Italian room: a 1981 institution with Elliott Bay views, nightly cabaret and proper.
The Pink Door ★ 4.3
pike-place-market · 1919 Post Alley, Seattle, WA 98101
The Pink Door in Seattle's Pike Place is the unmarked Post Alley Italian since 1981: red-sauce kitchen, Elliott Bay deck, nightly cabaret on Thursday.
Salumi ★ 4.5
pioneer-square · 404 Occidental Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104
Salumi in Seattle's Pioneer Square is the Armandino Batali institution: house-cured charcuterie, porchetta sandwiches and the rotating seasonal menu.
Altura ★ 4.6
617 Broadway E, Seattle, WA 98102
Altura in Seattle's Capitol Hill is Nathan Lockwood's weekly-changing Italian tasting room: Acquerello DNA, Pacific Northwest ingredients, three James Beard.
Spinasse ★ 4.7
1531 14th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
Spinasse in Seattle's Capitol Hill is the Piedmontese pasta room: tajarin cut a millimetre wide every morning, a Menu Degustazione.
Cafe Juanita ★ 4.7
9702 NE 120th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98034
Cafe Juanita is a 30-minute drive from Seattle in Kirkland, the James Beard winning Holly Smith Northern Italian tasting room since 2000, omnivore.