What Italian restaurants are good in Seattle besides il fornaio? (neighborhood, live)

[annonymous0381]

Originally Posted by bellamushy

Tropea Ristorante Italiano in Redmond is the only Italian restaurant I like but I haven't been there in years.

I thought people liked Full Tilt Ice Cream.

Full Tilt ice cream isnt my cup of tea. I like ben and jerrys better.

[Prince Mongo]

I will second Spinasse.

[Edward234]

Originally Posted by daberkow

Really? All the waterfront family restaurants I can think of are overpriced or tourist traps or usually both. You either get fried frozen stuff you can find anywhere, overpriced hipster stuff with 3 choices trying to impress you with their menu writing skills, or expense account places. RockCreek is the best I have found, then maybe Blueacre, but really McCormick and Schmicks is right there with them. Nowhere to go casual unless you want oysters or fried (or fad poke) which you can get in any two horse town. Overall the fish selection is severely lacking for a costal city. I had better fish options in Texas, and it was cheaper even after the daily flights.

This post is from Jhenma and it sums up nicely why I disagree with you:

I think Seattle has the best range and is the most innovative. First and foremost, you have very fresh seafood - amazing local oysters and crab (the inspiration for the Pac NW-original Crab Louie Salad) and fresh fish from Alaska - and one of the best seafood markets in the country, Pike Place.

You have not only a ton of the classic-style seafood (e.g. Elliot's, Salty's), surf & turf (e.g. The Brooklyn, Shuckers), oyster/raw-bar (e.g. Taylor Shellfish, Seastar) Fish & Chips (e.g. Ivar's, Spud's, Chippy's) and chowder (e.g. Duke's, Pike Place) restaurants, you also have a range of innovative and outstanding seafood places where chefs are constantly trying new things.

Places like Rock Creek, The Walrus & Carpenter, Westward, Tangletown Supreme - it's hard to find the kind of stuff they are doing in other parts of the country. You also have restaurants like Branzino and Staple & Fancy, where you can get a grilled whole fish filleted tableside, or places that specialize in specific ethnic styles of seafood (including Italian, Greek, Spanish). When you add to that the fact that many local grocery stores have excellent seafood selections, it's hard for me to vote for anywhere but Seattle.

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[cmswazey]

The Pink Door.

[cmswazey]

La Rustica in W Seattle.

[tobester]

More like Italian-Mediterranean, but La Medusa is the original Columbia City restaurant. And, That's Amore in Mount Baker is good.

[franklin42]

I know it's in Burien, but Bistro Baffi is awesome.

[cmswazey]

Cool! I go to Burien a lot!

[jakebarnes]

Machiavelli on Capitol Hill, Serafina in Eastlake, La Rustica in West Seattle (I especially like La Rustica).

[cmswazey]

Rather fond of Chinook's which is part of the Anthony's Home Port chain.