Claudia Z.
Yelp
Hubby & I were in Seattle for a convention & we stayed at a hotel by the center. After, we moved to an AirBnB in the Belltown neighborhood. In researching what to do in Seattle, Belltown afforded us the opportunity to be in the middle of everything & close to a bunch of the attractions we wanted to check out.
The best thing was discovering Limoncello Belltown next door to our AirBnB! After a long day of sightseeing, we stopped in for happy hour. We both ordered the Aperol Spritz & sat outside on their patio. The sun was shining, the cocktail was perfectly made, the owner came by to say hi, it was great people watching. We ogled the beautiful plates being delivered to our patio mates for dinner.
For our last night in Seattle, we returned to Limoncello for happy hour dinner. Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate so we couldn't sit outside on the patio but we got to enjoy the action inside the restaurant.
We started with Aperol Spritz then opted to share a bottle of their house red: Banfi Chianti 2023. A perfect red wine for our dinner selections.
We would have ordered WAAAYYYYY too much food because there were so many things that we wanted to try but we had a 4am wakeup call the next day to fly back home so it was a no can do leftovers kinda meal.
Hubby wanted bread & I wanted a salad - so we comprised & got both. The bread service featured a warm Macrina Bakery baguette & a small round loaf. It was served with olive oil & balsamic glaze, we added grated parmesan cheese, black pepper & red pepper flakes. We ate it all.
There were several lovely salad options & we ordered the Insalata di Spinaci: spinach, gorgonzola, sun dried tomatoes, roasted garlic, pecorino cheese, balsamic vinaigrette. I was surprised at the large serving size of the salad for $10. It was fresh with a good amount of toppings.
We had to pick one: either pasta or pizza. The pasta option won out with us selecting the Ravioli di Carne: homemade ravioli filled with beef & ricotta cheese, tomato cream sauce, sage, calabrian peppers, pecorino cheese. The plate featured three large raviolis in a delicious slightly spicy sauce. If we could have had leftovers, I would have selected the Fettuccine al Ragù: homemade fettuccine, beef ragù, pecorino cheese - I am a sucker for a good ragù! I guess that means that we have to go back to Limoncello when we are in Seattle the next time!
We were stuffed so we passed on dessert but enjoyed a glass of homemade Limoncello. The restaurant features three types of Limoncello - original, orange & cinnamon. It was the perfect end to a delightful meal!
If you are in Seattle & want to check out a very special restaurant with an excellent happy hour menu for both drinks & food, check out Limoncello in the Belltown neighborhood. Highly recommend.