Ristorante Machiavelli

"In another blow to Capitol Hill, Ristorante Machiavelli closed on February 15." - Meg van Huygen

"Machiavelli is a wonderfully small, cozy space with friendly servers roaming around carrying metal tins of grated parmesan and wooden pepper grinders, ready to sprinkle and grind. You might have a slight wait for a table, but it's usually manageable and works really well for an impromptu pasta night. We’d be happy any day with big plates of their garlicky linguine carbonara or spinach ravioli in tomato cream sauce. Add a glass of wine and we’re even happier." - Aimee Rizzo

"This Capitol Hill locale has been serving soul-comforting plates of noodles to diners for decades. Standbys include the lasagna bolognese, which oozes layer upon layer of stringy melted mozzarella, fontina, and parmesan cheese, and the penne with roasted red pepper, walnuts, and cream." - Eater Staff, Mark DeJoy

"Ristorante Machiavelli, Capitol Hill by Hum Creative. Truly a taste of Frasier’s Seattle. If you’re looking to class it up a little bit but still hit a dope happy hour and get delicious Italian food, Machiavelli is the place."

"There are a bunch of Italian restaurants on Capitol Hill. There are also plenty of romantic spots on the hill, too. But you usually can’t have both of these things and not end up spending a ton of money. That is, unless you go to Machiavelli. It’s a wonderfully small, dimly-lit space with friendly servers roaming around carrying metal tins of grated parmesan and wooden pepper grinders, ready to sprinkle and grind. You might have a slight wait for a table, but it usually is manageable and works really well for an impromptu pasta night. Sure, this isn’t the greatest bowl of carbs you can get in the neighborhood, but we’d be happy any day with big plates of garlicky linguine carbonara or spinach ravioli in tomato cream sauce for less than $16. Add a glass of wine for only $8.50 and we’re even happier." - Aimee Rizzo