Timpano bills itself as a classy culinary retreat, with deep-hued leather banquettes, tall windows and the bright-white tablecloths and dark wood ladder-back chairs characteristic of a big-city chophouse.
What a difference a flight of stairs can make. Two-Nine, a chic sliver of a martini lounge, is set above Potter's Place, a no-frills Mexican joint that has been a downtown Naperville standby for years.
This Argentinian-flavored restaurant touts itself as "the spirit of Miami Beach meets Buenos Aires." Specialties include tapas, grilled steaks, chicken, seafood and pasta served in a less in-your-face setting compared to popular chain churrascarias where meat is carved tableside.
A family-style sports bar that gives way to the date and singles set on the weekends. Jimmy's offers dependable American fare. The large patio provides popular fair-weather watering hole and a killer spot to people-watch.
The wall of hot sauces should alert any diner that a meal full of soul is in store. A soft Zydeco soundtrack plays under this room's clatter, which comes from a crowd eating New Orleans-style food almost elbow to elbow. Savor their Po' boy sandwiches, andouille sausage, soft-shell crab and down-home sides like collard greens, cheese grits and corn muffins.
This outpost of the Francesca's chain serves northern Italian cuisine in a setting modeled after the classic Roman trattoria. Specialties include daily fish and chicken specials, plus individual thin-crust pizzas, risotto and pasta..
This upscale Mexican cantina serves traditional Mexican fare and boasts what may be the largest selection of beers in the Naperville area, with 45 brands to choose from.
Definitely the most upscale steakhouse in Naperville, Sullivan's boasts more than half a dozen steaks to choose from, plus veal, pork and lamb chops and chicken dishes.
We know Ethel's is cute, but so is this indie-owned spot around the corner. Take a seat at the marble-topped bar or at one of several tables and order any number of decadent coffee drinks, rich hot chocolates served in martini glasses and desserts such as Belgian fondue, molten truffle cake and chocolate mousse pie.
