Italian

Strega is a pizzeria and pasta spot in Ballard that you should frequent for smoked cheese-topped pies at the bar.

Bottega Gabriele is a great Italian deli from an ‘nduja importer.

Our 15 favorite places for Italian food include pasta specialists, bars perfect for apertivo hour, and more.

For an effortless impromptu pizza party, Tivoli in Fremont is the answer. But the real party doesn't involve pizza at all.

Rocco’s is a bar in Belltown that serves New York-style pizza alongside fancy cocktails and natural wine.

Bar Sosta works well enough if you crave upscale pizza in Pioneer Square before heading to the stadiums, but it's not great for much else.

Via Rosa 11 is an excellent Italian market and restaurant on Bainbridge Island that serves pasta and pizza.

This kind-of-Italian spot in Fremont serves pasta and small plates. The menu has some highlights, but no need to travel across town.

Willmott’s Ghost is a modern Italian spot in South Lake Union that works well for a business lunch.

Despite Rimini's goofy Old Italy theme, their pasta is serious. This restaurant is the best thing to happen to Downtown Kirkland.

Lioness is a small but mighty wine bar in Phinney Ridge that excels at spritzes, Italian small plates, and fostering date night potential.

Want pizza but also a night out? Get it at Delancey in Ballard.

Bar Del Corso, a classic Beacon Hill Italian spot, should be your first choice for Neapolitan pizza in the city.

Choosing between homemade pasta and fantastically charred pizza at Cornelly is difficult, so just order both at this excellent Italian spot on Capitol Hill.

This upscale Italian restaurant in West Seattle specializes in homemade pasta—and it's a great place to celebrate something special.

Bar Bacetto is an outstanding pasta restaurant that makes the (very) small town of Waitsburg a destination.

For a reliably great Italian meal in Downtown Walla Walla, Passatempo is perfect.

Spinasse on Capitol Hill is the best fork-up-your-money Italian restaurant in Seattle.

Montalcino is an Italian restaurant in Issaquah that serves excellent pasta worth a trip to Issaquah.

You haven't really had lasagna until you've had it at The Pink Door, a touristy-but-great Italian restaurant just outside Pike Place Market.

Cheese Room is a Capitol Hill Italian restaurant that features a different cheese in each dish.

Via Tribunali is a reliable Seattle wood-fired pizza spot on Capitol Hill.

The amount of oil found on a pizza from Messina Modern Italian Kitchen in Queen Anne could fuel a car—skip this spot if you plan to eat before a Climate Pledge event.

Cotto Belltown is an Italian restaurant that serves nicely charred Neapolitan-style pizza and tasty pasta—check it out during Happy Hour.

If you need a big bowl of pasta (and some pretty good garlic bread) at SeaTac Airport, head to Pallino.