Cuisine:

• Coffee Houses
• European

Dinette Description:
With its inviting ambience, reasonable prices and well prepared food, this small Capitol Hill bistro has a serious following. The romantically lit dining room is both chic and cozy, accented by gold leaf stenciling and wall-mounted Italian tea trays. The rustic European-style menu begins with toast. Yes, Dinette's toast is worth a visit alone: thick slices of bread from Columbia City Bakery are turned into appetizers from heaven: fig and anchovies layered with Serrano ham and arugula; roasted zucchini spread with caramelized onions, chèvre and basil; rabbit rillette and a pile of pickled red onions and cornichons smothering yet another slice. Order to share and dive in. For entrées, savor the skinny hand-cut noodles tossed with chanterelle mushrooms, spaghetti squash and Parmesan, or try handmade ricotta gnocchi with hearty short rib ragù. A first-rate bread salad combines pan-roasted chicken thigh with wine-soaked dried apricots, curly endive and toasted pecans with a red wine vinaigrette. Desserts such as a lemon tart bring out Dinette's creative spark. The concise, thoughtful wine list includes drinkable, mostly inexpensive imports.


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