The Room
Cormac Mahoney opened Carrello in Madrona in 2018 — a tiny chef-driven Italian dining room dedicated to the proposition that Madrona needed a serious neighbourhood Italian destination. The dining room is intentionally tiny: twenty-six seats, exposed brick, a counter facing the open kitchen.
Eater Seattle has held Carrello on its top-Italian-restaurant rankings every year of operation.
The Food
The pasta programme is hand-rolled in the kitchen daily. The seasonal-rotating Italian secondi, the antipasti opening, and the chef's pasta tasting at $65 handle the menu's wider draws.
Wine programme runs Italian-classic with small-producer focus. Cocktails are aperitivi-led.
Best Occasion Fit
First Date: The counter at Carrello is one of Madrona's most-reliable first-date seats.
Birthday: Birthdays at Carrello are warm, pasta-led, neighbourhood-Italian affairs the room handles with seven years of practice.
Solo Dining: The counter at Carrello is one of the better Seattle solo-dining seats.