Corretto Officially Takes Over Panevino Space on Capitol Hill Thursday

!–paging_filter–pBroadway’s stronga href=”http://www.panevinoseattle.com/” target=”_blank”Panevino/a/strong has a few more nights of service before transitioning into Corretto (416 Broadway East), a coffee shop by day and an Italian trattoria featuring cocktails and handmade pastas by night./p
pTravis Rosenthal, who owns stronga href=”http://www.tangorestaurant.com/” target=”_blank”Tango/a/strong and stronga href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/try-tropical-flavors-rumba” target=”_blank”Rumba/a/strong just down the hill on Pike, took ownership of Panevino in March. He tells me he couldn’t resist taking over (and transforming) the four-year old space./p
p“With the addition and success of stronga href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/capitol-hills-witness-has-plenty-soul” target=”_blank”Witness/a/strong, stronga href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/gone-fishin-bait-shops-midwest-charm” target=”_blank”Bait Shop/a/strong, stronga href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/altura-mostly-marvelous” target=”_blank”Altura/a/strong and even stronga href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/10-things-know-about-nacho-borracho-possibly-m…” target=”_blank”Nacho Barocho/a/strong the past two years, it feels like Broadway is coming into its own.nbsp; Add in the new light rail station in two years and proximity to Tango and Rumba and it felt like the right spot!nbsp;“/p
pRosenthal has 10 years of experience working in Italian restaurants (including stronga href=”http://www.piatti.com/” target=”_blank”Piatti/a/strong and stronga href=”http://www.ilfornaio.com/?page=138restaurant_id=3916” target=”_blank”Il Fornaio/a/strong), so he’s always had a soft spot for Italian food and drink. “It seemed like a great opportunity to open up that neighborhood Italian spot I’ve always dreamed of—you know, the one with fresh made pastas, great cocktails, fantastic wines where the staff recognizes you.nbsp;“/p
pHe also tells me that Corretto will be doing some “really interesting things with an espresso machine,” which he’ll divulge more information about later this week. Corretto, after all, means “corrected coffee” in Italian. And because Italians rarely get booze or coffee wrong, their idea of corrected coffee comes with booze.nbsp;/p
pCorrettos on Corretto’s menu will include pairings with grappa, amari, and other liquors as chosen by Noah Momyer, recently of stronga href=”http://babarseattle.com/” target=”_blank”Ba Bar/a/strong./p
pLaura Licona, formerly of stronga href=”http://www.laspiga.com/” target=”_blank”La Spiga/a/strong, is the executive chef./p
pPatric Gabre Kidan, a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/blogs/restaurant-insider/food-news-patric-gabr…” target=”_blank”who helped launch strongBook Bindery/strong/a and most recently stronga href=”http://therhinoroomseattle.com/” target=”_blank”The Rhino Room/a/strong, also helped Rosenthal bring together the contractors for Corretto and will be busy wrapping up the transition over the next couple of days./p
pCorretto will be open daily from 4:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. (happy hour until 6:30 p.m.), with brunch and coffee service just around the bend. Once the coffee bar is up and running, Corretto will open at 7 a.m., with the espresso machine chugging away until the bar closes.nbsp;/p