Nick Wiltz, who serves as the owner of the famous IL Bistro restaurant in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, has announced the opening of a second Italian restaurant in Bothell. This new restaurant is set to open on the twenty-fourth of November under the name “Amaro Bistro” at the Six Oaks apartment building.
This 3,400-square-foot restaurant will offer both a formal and casual dining experience, with space for up to seventy-five guests in the main dining room. Fans of IL Bistro’s menu will find many of their tried-and-true favorites in the new restaurant, along with some new tastes. Menu items are to include rack of lamb, roasted beef tenderloin, grilled salmon, roasted chicken, and 10-inch pizzas baked in a real wood stone oven. There will also be a wide selection of liquors, including wines from Italian, Californian, and Northwest vineyards. Like IL Bistro, Amaro’s dishes are to be prepared largely with local ingredients delivered fresh from Pike Place Market.
“Amaro Bistro is a vision of mine created from the ground up using ideas I have carried throughout my restaurant career,” said Wiltz, “and I’m thrilled to share this beloved Seattle dining experience with the Bothell community. As a Bothell resident, I think it’s a very exciting time to be a part of Bothell’s 104-year-old history as the city’s downtown begins to expand its restaurant and retail offerings.”