Critic's Notebook
37 Great Seattle Italian Restaurants
Because honestly…who doesn’t want this list?

Pasta at Rione XIII.
Image: Geoffrey Smith
And now, not a moment too soon—a list of the restaurants we crave during the heart of darkness known as January in Seattle. Italian food offers the comforts of fresh pasta and slow-braised meats, the warmth of good wines and rich cheeses, an extravagance of regional variety—and Seattle offers all of that and more, in these 37 fine spots.