- 107 E. Delaware Pl., Gold Coast
Located in the Whitehall Hotel, Fornetto Mei (small oven) features a menu that is about 70 percent Italian and the rest Asian. Don't look for Italian-Asian fusi... READ MORE
Located in the Whitehall Hotel, Fornetto Mei (small oven) features a menu that is about 70 percent Italian and the rest Asian. Don't look for Italian-Asian fusi... READ MORE
Pompei Bakery has been a fixture in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood since 1909. Fresh-baked pizzas and pizza strudel (a thick, bready version of traditiona... READ MORE
The food at this exceptionally friendly North Park restaurant is based on home recipes from southeastern Italy. The classic fine-dining atmosphere is nicely acc... READ MORE
Formerly known as Al Gelato, this eatery has expanded its repertoire to include menu includes grilled panini, pizzas, stuffed artichokes, clams and daily soup a... READ MORE
Big changes are coming to the suburban landmark. Once owned by bad guy Al Capone, a 2006 buyout turned this pizza joint into a combo restaurant/nighclub/B&B. Th... READ MORE
This authentic Italian Wrigleyville cafe will more than double in size when it opens its new digs across the street in early February 2012. The new 2,000-square... READ MORE
This Mediterranean gourmet shop, opened in 2006, offers soups, salads, fresh pastas and other lunch and dinner selections. The emphasis here is on Italian dishe... READ MORE
If you weren't craving a cappuccino when you came in to Il Mulino Bakery, you will after catching a whiff of the fresh-ground Sicilian cinnamon. This authentic ... READ MORE
This cozy, intimate spot is great a place for dates or groups, with northern Italian-inspired fare and warm lighting. READ MORE
Northern Italian is the cuisine of choice at this classy restaurant decked with granite, faux-finished walls and mosaic tiles. Dinner dishes included lamp chops... READ MORE
Pleasant, counter-service place with a Euro fast-food ambiance serves panini, subs and other sandwiches, plus Italian items like arancini, pizza and pasta at di... READ MORE
This cute, casual Italian restaurant features an open kitchen producing Sicilian family recipes handed down from generation to generation. Specialties include l... READ MORE
Right near the river in downtown Geneva, this is the first west-suburban franchise of Sanfratello's, a family-owned pizzeria with four south suburban locations.... READ MORE
This homey gelateria, manned by a husband-and-wife team, scoops up 24 seasonal flavors, from the hazelnut and cocoa-inflected bacio to marsala wine-spiked zabag... READ MORE
On the menu at this Roselle cafe, you'll find the namesake panini sandwiches, as well as salads, soups and Italian desserts, gelato and coffee. READ MORE
From the owners of Amber in Westmont comes a second gem of a restaurant, Topaz, in the Burr Ridge Village Center. At 6,000 square feet with a covered patio for ... READ MORE
Father & Son Pizza may have written the book on thin-crust pizza in Chicago, from its tiny, Logan Square carry-out and delivery joint in the early 1960s to Marc... READ MORE
Giovanni Chirulli, a Kendall College grad and native of the Puglia region of Italy, runs this trattoria with two cousins. Formerly French restaurant Tapis Rouge... READ MORE
Heaven on Seven's Jimmy Bannos and his son Jimmy Bannos Jr. have teamed up with Scott Harris of the Mia Francesca empire to open this Mediterranean-focused sp... READ MORE
This little Italian bakery o nthe far Northwest Side in focuses on Sicilian-style cakes, pastries and breads, with a few traditional American recipes thrown int... READ MORE