Seattle's Italian restaurants showcase Pacific Northwest ingredients—local seafood, wild mushrooms, and artisan cheeses—within classic Italian frameworks. The result is distinctly regional Italian-American.
Seattle Favorites
Spinasse
$$$$ • Capitol Hill
Piedmont-focused with handmade pasta. The tajarin is transcendent.
Altura
$$$$ • Capitol Hill
Northern Italian tasting menus. Michelin-level dining.
The Walrus and the Carpenter
$$$ • Ballard
Not strictly Italian but excellent small plates with Italian influences.
Modern Italian
TavolĂ ta
$$$ • Multiple Locations
Ethan Stowell's flagship. Outstanding seasonal pasta.
Bar Cotto
$$ • Capitol Hill
Spinasse's casual sibling. Excellent pizza and small plates.
Agrodolce
$$$ • Fremont
Sicilian-focused with house-made everything.
Neighborhood Gems
Il Corvo
$$ • Pioneer Square
Lunch only, three pasta choices, always exceptional.
Cafe Juanita
$$$$ • Kirkland
Worth the drive to the Eastside. Northern Italian excellence.
How to Cook a Wolf
$$$ • Queen Anne
European comfort food with Italian leanings.
Pro Tip: Il Corvo in Pioneer Square is cash only and lunch only—arrive by 11:30 to beat the line for some of Seattle's best pasta.