Bellevue’s Mercato Stellina Closes Pike Place Restaurant | Eater Seattle

"I learned that the pizza-focused Bellevue Italian restaurant Mercato Stellina has closed its only Seattle location less than two years after attempting to expand into the city; the restaurant didn’t announce the closure, but its OpenTable listing is marked permanently closed and its phone line appears to be disconnected. I also noticed furniture from both Mercato Stellina and the adjacent Bar Mercato was cleared out in recent weeks from their prime Pike Place Market locations, and Eater has reached out to Mercato Stellina for comment. Stellina first tried to make a move on Seattle in late 2017, bringing pizza and pasta made from scratch." - Tim Forster