Top Best Italian Restaurants in Kirkland

"One of Seattle’s enduring Italian restaurants, located at Post Alley, recently reopened for indoor dining, with plenty of well-crafted pasta selections, including squid ink spaghetti with grilled prawns, cauliflower, and anchovy, and its popular spinach lasagna. Diners who plan ahead should try to score a spot on the outdoor deck, although summer bookings are filling up fast. View this post on Instagram"

"You know you’ve found the restaurant when you see the metal pink door in the Post Alley of Pike Place Market. Call ahead for reservations as this place gets booked, but it’s worth it. Enjoy a martini on the rooftop overlooking Elliott Bay, or have a cozy dinner indoors in an Italian atmosphere."

"If you really want to go all out on your date night, The Pink Door is perhaps the most magnificent dinner date experience in Seattle. The restaurant has a secret entrance, incredib..."

"This small and intimate space is definitely one of the best romantic restaurants in the city. Chef Jason Stratton preps a truly impressive menu of authentic Italian dishes like rab..."

"Spinasse, located in Capitol Hill, serves up Italian cuisine specific to the Piedmont Region. They have a stellar all-Piedmont wine list, fresh handmade pasta, and locally sourced ..."

"Small yet generous, modest yet gloriously self-assured—Altura (which in Italian means both “height” and “profound depth”) spins its delicate web of opposites in a candlelit space on North Broadway. Chef and owner Nathan Lockwood hails from the private dining club The Ruins, where he developed an eye for rococo decadence—one formidable angel hangs from the rafters—and a gift for making diners feel like treasured guests. Service is notably stunning."

"The cheese plates at Altura are amazing, and they serve them as dessert — probably the best dessert cheese I've had in a Seattle restaurant. They approach and mingle with perfection. Well worth using a course to get a cheese plate. You will not be disappointed." [Photo Credit]"

"James Beard Award–winning chef Holly Smith produces the most elegant Northern Italian innovations on the Eastside, in sleek midcentury quarters worthy of her food. Smith has a gift for conception, so an Anderson Valley rack of lamb might be paired with green beans in a swell idea of a bagna cauda sauce and studded with thyme-roasted blackberries. Classics are sure-handed, like housemade pastas or heirloom tomato-burrata salads; desserts approach perfection."

"At this northern Italian gem, James Beard Award-winner Holly Smith tracks the season with dishes like rabbit braised in Arneis wine as well as a clearer focus on vegetarian and vegan options than at many Italian restaurants. Located in Kirkland and surrounded by trees, Cafe Juanita is a romantic respite from Seattle’s endless cranes and Amazon Prime packages, feeling at once nostalgic and new."

"At Cafe Juanita in Kirkland, James Beard Award-winning chef-owner Holly Smith presents artistic, North Italian-inspired cuisine with fresh flavors and uncommon components of the hi..."

"Famously sophisticated eatery and timeless landmark on Seattle’s dining scene, Il Terrazzo Carmine has been serving sumptuous Italian classics for over two decades. Owned by the Smeraldo family, the elegant restaurant oozes class with beautiful décor, soft candlelight and classical guitar music, and jacketed waiters answering to every need. The menu features out-of-this-world Italian dishes such as ravioli di capriolo filled with venison and wild mushroom sauce, a pepper-encrusted New York steak with shoestring potatoes, garlicky racks of lamb, and noble cioppino as well as a range of handmade pasta and platters of antipasti."

"Nothing trendy about this timeless landmark, where the family of Carmine Smeraldo has been serving sumptuous Italian classics for over three decades. If pressed, the establishment regulars will praise the peerless osso buco, the garlicky rack of lamb, the noble cioppino—but nobody wants to cultivate competition for their favorite tables. Which, incidentally, are formally sheathed in white and arrayed handsomely in a windowed room with a courtyard off the back for urban (um, loud) summer dining."

"The romantic atmosphere, enhanced by classical guitar music, may be the first thing you notice upon entering this venue. The second will surely be the aroma of perfectly-prepared Italian dishes. Excellent service and wonderful selections hint at the restaurant's popularity, which extends to celebrities and local residents alike."

"Comfortable and unpretentious, Serafina has been a Seattle favorite for years. This charming outpost has become one of the main culinary draws of the Eastlake neighborhood, and the adjoining Cicchetti Kitchen and Bar is an excellent place for happy hour cocktails as a pre-cursor to your dinner. Serafina's cuisine draws on rustic traditions of the Italian countryside and is eminently satisfying."

"Comfortable and unpretentious, Serafina has been a Seattle favorite for years. This charming outpost has become one of the main culinary draws of the Eastlake neighborhood, and now the venue's takeout dishes create an elevated culinary experience at home, too. Serafina's cuisine draws on rustic traditions of the Italian countryside and is eminently satisfying."

"Feast on the special dishes at Serafina restaurant while relaxing at the comfortable seating area and enjoying the calm ambiance. The aroma of freshly prepared food will welcome you to this customer-oriented restaurant. The customer care services provided here is fast and exceptional."

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"Located in the heart of downtown Seattle, Barolo Ristorante offers a mix of timeless, Old World northern Italian dishes served in an intimate and elegant setting. The long window room decorated with Murano glass chandeliers and soft candlelight sets the scene for the excellent cuisine to follow, which is prepared with locally sourced natural and organic products and presented with contemporary flair. The innovative menu features modern takes on classic Italian cuisine such as antipasti and cheese plates to start, followed by local clams in a rich Arneis wine broth, plump house-made ravioli with hearty fillings, and natural shoulder tenderloin steak."

"It's really all about the happy hour at this upscale Denny Triangle Italian restaurant, because it becomes a little too pricey otherwise. During these non-peak hours (3 to 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. to midnight Monday to Saturday), you can share select bottles of white, red, or rosé wine for $18 (or pay $4.95 a glass) and get 50 percent off the bar menu. This menu is actually pretty impressive and touches on the plump house-made ravioli, natural shoulder tenderloin steak, local clams in a rich arneis wine broth, and nibbles like the mixed antipasto and the cheese and accompaniments plate."

"A post shared by Barolo Ristorante (@baroloristorante) on Jan 11, 2019 at 11:16am PST. If you’re into chandeliers, candelabras, dark leather booths, and other design elements that make you feel like a fancy wine-drinking socialite couple (but with none of the snobbishness), Barolo Ristorante on Westlake is the place for you."

"Intimate, romantic, and adorned with Renaissance artwork, Assaggio Ristorante is a refined yet informal trattoria that brings the best tastes of Italy to Seattle. Owned and managed by larger-than-life proprietor Mauro Golmarvi, Assaggio’s elegant high-ceilinged, partitioned, and beautifully adorned dining room takes diners on a journey back to Renaissance Italy while they savor ambrosial cuisine such as pappardelle bosciaola with marsala and barolo wine, capellini donato swathed in a meaty Bolognese, and perfect lamb agnello osso buco. The fennel and green apple salad with pecorino Romano and truffle oil offers a lighter touch, while the desserts are simply to die for."

"Light and airy, with interesting design choices like the ceiling art, Assaggio is a fun and delicious place to eat. The Tuscan-inspired menu serves a vast number of inexpensive, yet exquisitely prepar..."

"Assaggio's convivial owner, chef, and local legend Mauro Golmarvi greets his guests while strolling from table to table during dinner time at the Belltown restaurant, a habit that ..."

"To the north of downtown Seattle is the neighbourhood of Ballard, home to Sunset Park. Placed above the busy bay it’s a wonderful spot to watch the sailboats and ships glide on by. As you can tell by the name the sunset views are the real appeal of this hidden Seattle gem."

"Also ranked at #4 for The Best Sushi Restaurants in Seattle, Japonessa is a sushi kitchen (cocina) located in downtown Seattle on Union and 1st, with another location at Lincoln Square South in downtown Bellevue. Japonessa claims to have a Japanese core-concept, with added ‘hints of Latin flair’. Sushi choices include sashimi and nagiri, but also offers rolls featuring mango, jalapeno, and cilantro."

"What sets Japonessa apart from any other sushi bar in Seattle is their Latino flair. Rolls and sashimi paired with jalapeños, mangos, and cilantro will bring your feeling of hunger to happiness."

"website | neighborhood:4634 E Marginal Way S (SODO) and 936 NW 49th St (Ballard) | best for: east coast-style breakfast sandwiches. Hi Helen was started by Sarah after she was laid off during the pandemic. Many people call her Helen, but the name is inspired by an inside joke out of the movie Fern Gully."

"American , Sandwiches"