Cafe Stellina

I went for lunch with the rest of the robots. I had mussels with corn and potatoes—yummy.

I went for lunch today—I believe this is the second day of operation. It’s a nice space. From the menu I was afraid that it may be too precious but the eggplant sandwich which I ordered was nothing short of wonderful. I love eggplant, but it’s often not great. This was great.

I’m always wary of the tone that these fancier foodie joints set, but so far I dig Cafe Stellina. For just opening there were few kinks—and hopefully things will only relax more as the building gets finished and the cafe matures. Welcome to the neighborhood, Stellina!

P.S. My suggestion for the menu - spit out what the item is in the first 2 words. This is not a Cafe Stellina issue, but a fancy Seattle restaurant issue. Example: Eggplant Sandwich – then the description. Or, Chicken Sandwich - then the description. That way I don’t have to decode all the leading adjectives before arriving at the actual menu item.

I went to their open house last week. I was late so there were only 2 appetizers left to try, but both were pretty good. I don’t know if they’re actually open yet, but I do want to give it a try for dinner.

I went to Cafe Stellina’s open house last week. I was late so there were only 2 appetizers left to try, but both were pretty good. I don’t know if they’re actually open yet, but I do want to give it a try for dinner.

Apparently, La Spiga and Cafe Stellina are going to be neighbors. I heard La Spiga moves in September, apparently, Stellina moves sometime this month.