The Pink Door

"This restaurant in Post Alley is a slice of Seattle history. Owner Jackie Roberts was doing the “eating locally” thing all the way back in the ’80s, when she was building menus out of what she could get from Pike Place Market stands. Today the restaurant sits very comfortably at the border of traditional Italian American cooking and Northwest ingredients — that’s how you get a Caesar salad with Dungeness crab or Pacific oysters served on pink balsamico ice. You’re likely here for the food (the famous lasagna in particular) but don’t forget that the Pink Door is also a venue where musicians, tarot readers, or trapeze artists (!) perform nearly every night." - Mark DeJoy, Harry Cheadle

"One of Seattle’s enduring Italian restaurants, located in Post Alley, offers plenty of well-crafted pasta selections, including linguini with baby clams and pancetta in a white wine sauce and a popular spinach lasagna. Diners who plan ahead should try to score a spot on the outdoor deck, which fills up quickly on sunny days." - Eater Staff, Jade Yamazaki Stewart, Harry Cheadle

"The Order: Pink Door Caesar It’s mandatory to order certain dishes at The Pink Door. Most of them involve pasta, but you also can’t miss the caesar. The romaine-to-dressing ratio is always slick enough to coat the lettuce without waterlogging it, the croutons have fennel-crusted depth, and you can add Dungeness crab for seafood sustenance. " - aimee rizzo

"Beyond the unmarked, literal pink door at this iconic Pike Place Italian spot, you’ll find an elegant circus-restaurant hybrid, with low lighting, a mural of a court jester, thick curtains, and acrobatic talent swinging on silks above you and your linguine with clams. It’s a wacky place for you to leave everything behind and escape real life for a night. Don't forget an order of lasagna and grilled bread." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente

"If you’ve been trying to get into The Pink Door lately with no luck, come for lunch instead. Order the best lasagna in town, a crisp caesar salad, and some garlicky grilled bread. Consume with some bubbles (in wine or water form) for maximum enjoyment of the waterfront." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley