Cafe Lago

Café Lago is an artisanal Italian restaurant located in Seattle’s Montlake neighborhood at 2305 24th Ave E. Founded in 1990 by Carla Leonardi, Cafe Lago prepares its pasti and doughs fresh by hand, each morning, and bakes its pizza over apple wood fires by night.

Before dinner, make time to check out the nearby Arboretum. Summer evenings at the Japanese Garden are especially peaceful.

More than two decades ago, after living the life of a photographer in New York City, Carla Leonardi talked her husband Jordi Viladas into moving to Seattle to open an Italian restaurant called Cafe Lago. "I really loved the idea of starting a wood-fired bakery and he was an excellent chef, so we toyed with the idea of starting something back east and it was way too expensive," says Carla, whose...

MONTLAKE— Tonight, Cafe Lago is launching Summer Mondays, which includes $10 pizzas, $4 pints of Pike Pale Ale and$5 glasses of Chianti. On the menu: Margherita, Caprino, Salsiccia, Giardiniere and Romana pizzas — all available for a ten-spot every Monday throughout the summer. Reservations are encouraged. [Seattle Met]

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Traditional Italian fare at this Montlake hot-spot includes handmade pasta and apple wood-baked pizzas. Other menu favorites: seven-layer lasagna, gnocchi and ricotta-filled ravioli. The Prime sirloin comes topped with rich Gorgonzola, while the roasted chicken is garnished with tender Brussels sprouts. Pizza toppings range from goat cheese and caramelized onions to classic marinara and creamy...

Added to our list: Tamara Murphy's Terra Plata in Capitol Hill, Epic Ales' Gastropod in SoDo, and Tom Douglas's Brave Horse Tavern in South Lake Union.

Cafe Lago is an artisanal Italian restaurant claiming its residence in the Montlake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.