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SpinassevsRays
Both establishments are praised by experts. Overall, Spinasse scores marginally better than Ray's. Spinasse is ranked #1 in Seattle with accolades from 11 reviews like Frommer's, Fodor's and Where.
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The Infatuation Show All Reviews
1531 14th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
From $31/night
Fodor's "With the friendly service and dynamite grappa, amaro, and an Italian-focused wine selection, you likely won't mind paying the price, even if the restaurant is loud and small." Full review
Frommer's "This little hole in the wall on Capitol Hill is the most authentic-feeling Italian restaurant in Seattle." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Piedmontese cuisine is the backbone of this rustic, open-kitchen restaurant in Capitol Hill." Full review
Zagat "Chef Jason Stratton turns to the Piedmont region for inspiration at his "must-try" Capitol Hill trattoria, where "attentive" servers deliver "delicate, sublime" (and "pricey") pastas." Full review
Gayot14.0
"Spinasse's lofted ceilings and full-wall windows give it an airy feel. Rustic wood tables and lace curtains add a soft touch." Full review
Michelin Guide "Nonhern ltaly's Piedmont region is the inspiration behind Spinasse, whose housemade artisan pasta-including tagliatelle with braised pheasant and huckleberries."
Not For Tourists "Definitely occasion dining, but a meal you won't soon forget."
Condé Nast Traveler "Rabbit is a Piedmont passion, and Stratton's polpetti di coniglio—basically, meatballs made of rabbit—are a novelty. " Full review
Where "Spinasse has become known around Seattle for luscious, toothsome handmade pastas. Also expect great antipasti and meats, served family style in a warm, comforting space." Full review
The Infatuation9.4
"In Seattle, a big bowl of hot pasta is a basic human right." Full review
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Since we willingly choose to live in a place that is gray, moist, and slightly passive aggressive (and with many clouds of gnats), it’s important that you find something on this weird little isthmus that makes you feel like you’re being cuddle-puddled by a dozen hyperactive pomeranians instead of crumbling on the ground and splaying across the pavement in SAD-fueled apathy.
Rays Fodor's Travel + Leisure Zagat
BlackBook Gayot
DK Eyewitness Michelin Guide
Seattle Times Not For Tourists Where Show All Reviews
6049 Seaview Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107-2658
From $12/night
Fodor's "The view of Shilshole Bay might be the main draw here, but the seafood is also fresh and well prepared." Full review
Travel + Leisure "In Seattle’s hip Ballard neighborhood, this longtime leader in locavore cuisine dishes up only the freshest Northwest fare." Full review
Zagat3.8
""Beautiful views of the Olympics" and Sound at this Shilsole Pacific NWer... make for a "stellar" backdrop to "epic" sablefish and "salmon so fresh you'd think it was caught just for you"." Full review
BlackBook "Expect the downstairs to be an older, well-heeled crowd, and the upstairs a bit more relaxed. Gorgeous views of Shilshole Bay from almost any table."
Gayot12.0
"This Seattle mainstay received a dramatic makeover highlighting its views westward to the Olympic Mountains and southward across Elliott Bay." Full review
DK Eyewitness "This Ballard waterfront restaurant has two dining rooms. The café caters to happy-hour revelers, families, and informal diners, while the boathouse is reservation-only seating."
Michelin Guide "Dinner only. Just past the Locks, Ray's is famed for its sunset views stretching across Puget Sound to the Olympics."
Seattle Times3.0
"Outfitted in a crisp navy, red and white, the spruced-up downstairs dining room of this Shilshole Bay mainstay feels like a luxury yacht." Full review
Not For Tourists "Venerable institution that's been doing seafood right for decades. Watch out for tourists."
Where "This waterside restaurant has been a Seattle institution since the 1930s." Full review
