Vito's

Vito's
Vito's
	The restaurant's exterior in December 2022
Restaurant information
Food type	Italian
Street address	927 Ninth Avenue
City	Seattle
State	Washington
Postal/ZIP Code	98104
Country	United States
Coordinates	47°36′29.6″N 122°19′38.7″W
Website	vitosseattle.com

Vito's was an Italian restaurant in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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Vito's opened in 1953.^[4]^[5] The restaurant has hosted an annual costume competition for Halloween, along with "sibling" establishment The Hideout.^[6] In 2021, Vito's suffered a catastrophic fire that caused it to close temporarily.^[4] On January 1, 2024, a second fire occurred in the building while Vito's was still in the process of resolving insurance claim issues. The building is slated for demolition,^[7] and Vito's has closed permanently.^[8]

[1]
"Italian Restaurants in Seattle for Pasta or Special Occasions". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
[2]
"Vito's". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
[3]
Clement, Bethany Jean (2010-07-27). "The Return of Vito's". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
[4]
Clement, Bethany Jean (2022-09-29). "Seattle restaurant classic Vito's closed due to fire — will it return?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
[5]
Flood, Chuck (2017). Lost Restaurants of Seattle. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-3704-1.
[6]
Streefkerk, Mark Van (2021-10-28). "The Eater Seattle Guide to Halloween 2021". Eater Seattle. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2021-11-20. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
[7]
"First Hill building that became squat after 2022 fire burns again in massive 3-alarm blaze". Capitol Hill Seattle Blog. 2024-01-02.
[8]
Clement, Bethany Jean (2024-01-27). "Goodbye forever to Vito's — and 21 more Seattle-area restaurant closures". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2024-01-27.

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[1] [1]
"Italian Restaurants in Seattle for Pasta or Special Occasions". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[2] [2]
"Vito's". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[3] [3]
Clement, Bethany Jean (2010-07-27). "The Return of Vito's". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[ST-2022-09-29-4] [4]
Clement, Bethany Jean (2022-09-29). "Seattle restaurant classic Vito's closed due to fire — will it return?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2022-11-13.

[5] [5]
Flood, Chuck (2017). Lost Restaurants of Seattle. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-3704-1.

[6] [6]
Streefkerk, Mark Van (2021-10-28). "The Eater Seattle Guide to Halloween 2021". Eater Seattle. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2021-11-20. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

[7] [7]
"First Hill building that became squat after 2022 fire burns again in massive 3-alarm blaze". Capitol Hill Seattle Blog. 2024-01-02.

[8] [8]
Clement, Bethany Jean (2024-01-27). "Goodbye forever to Vito's — and 21 more Seattle-area restaurant closures". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2024-01-27.

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