Tavolàta

Top choice in Belltown & Seattle Center


Owned by top Seattle chef Ethan Stowell, Tavolàta is a dinner-only, Italian-inspired eatery emphasizing homemade pasta dishes and hearty mains such as a rack of wild boar with fig mostarda (a sweet and spicy mustard and fruit sauce). Many consider it among the best Italian spots in the city.

Get a seat in the mezzanine and you can look down on the chefs spinning their magic in the open kitchen below.


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