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Food & Drink

The best Italian food in Snohomish County

You voted, we tallied, here are the results.

Every year we take your nominations and let you vote for our Readers’ Choice awards. There are dozens of categories, but here we focus on the ever-popular subject of food and drink.

For the year 2021, these are our readers’ top choices for the best Italian food in Snohomish County:

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First place:Lombardi’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar in Everett and Mill Creek

Second place:Cristianos in Marysville

Third place:Contos Pizza & Pasta in Lake Stevens

Runners up:Capers + Olives in Everett and Gianni’s Ristorante in Everett

See last year’s winners here.

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