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Ristoranti
(Restaurants)

Fizz ​Eatery and Soda Fountain​

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(312) 375-6338
7958 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60634

​Whimsical family friendly restaurant and ice cream shop featuring the best food, ice cream and homemade sodas and phosphates in town! Such a great place to feel like you're a kid again while enjoying a great meal and ice cream exclusively from Madison, Wisconsin.
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Macello Ristorante
(312) 850-9870
1235 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60607


Rustic restaurant with 2 wood-burning ovens serving upscale Italian fare, thin-crust pizza & wine located in a former meatpacking warehouse located in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago.

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The moment you walk through our door you know you are in for something special. The restaurant is filled with lively chatter and the delicious smell of pizza, freshly made for you in our wood-burning ovens. Colorful fiberglass orbs provide gentle light to dine by and our wine selection stretches from floor to ceiling against our longest wall, providing you with myriad options from which to choose.  

Macello is a place where you will feel like a regular from your very first visit. A family-friendly fine dining restaurant, coming here you will find all of the comforts of a home-cooked meal without any of the mess. Since October of 2007, Macello has transported diners to another place and time. We specialize in Pugliese cuisine, inspired by the nostalgic reflections of our two owners, both with strong ties to this southern Italian region. Our menu takes advantage of many of the coastal region’s unique seafood and pasta dishes. Always traditionally-inspired and fresh, we strive to capture the Old World charm and authenticity in our West Loop restaurant.

From the two wood-burning ovens kept fired to the finest ingredients, at Macello you will find a taste of the Adriatic like no other. Customers have come to expect the highest quality of ingredients, the simplicity of a perfect meal, the cozy unhurried professional service and the feeling of being surrounded by family and friends and we are happy to welcome them time and again. Come and join us and see if you don’t become a regular, too.


​Critic reviews:
Olive Garden would kill for a scene like this: At one table, a dozen old Italians gesture wildly while sipping grappa postmeal. The bar is sardined with lanky,...
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Time Out
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"Excellent" wood-fired pizzas, "tasty pasta" and "stellar seafood dishes" from the Puglia region of Italy lure fans to this "homey" West Loop kitchen that lets "you leave the noise of the L and... Full review
Zagat
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Massa Cafe Italiano
(312) 698-500
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7434 W North Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707


​Having grown up in a family-operated coffee roasting and gelato manufacturing business as well as successful Italian restaurant, my focus remains on sourcing the highest quality ingredients and providing the highest level of customer service possible. Whether through our food-service establishments, roasting fine coffees, manufacturing gelato or consulting to the food-service industry, we strive for quality. I feel blessed every day that I wake up and love what I do!
Owner, Angelo Lollino


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Prosecco
(312) 951-9500
710 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60654


     PROSECCO ​by Executive Chef / Owner Mark Sparacino &
                          Co-Owner Stefania Sparacino.
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Contemporary Regional Italian Cuisine situated in Chicago’s River North Gallery District. Join us for lunch, dinner or enjoy the patio with a glass from our acclaimed selection of Italians wines.
We welcome friends for lunch Monday-Friday 11:30-3:00 and dinner at 3:00 p.m. Open Saturday at 5:00 p.m. and closed on Sunday. We are available for social entertaining, corporate lunch and dinner meetings and in-home or office catering.
Reservations are warmly received. To make reservations via phone, please call us at 312.951.9500. To make online reservations, simply click the reservation link below to be directed to OpenTable or simply drop in and say hello!
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Reservations: opentable.com


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Q's Restaurant & Pizzeria

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(630) 833-2402
(708) 449-7488
4841 Butterfield Rd, Hillside, IL 60162


Serving the Western suburbs for over half a century!
Q's Restaurant & Pizzeria is your #1 destination for quality dishes and authentic Chicago-style pizza at great prices. Our longevity speaks for itself.

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Quartino
(312) 698-5000
626 N State St, Chicago, IL 60654

Quartino is a bustling downtown Chicago restaurant and wine bar noted for its distinctive Italian small- plates menu, vintage decor, and attentive, personable service staff.
Bustling, bi-level space where groups go for small & large plates plus cocktails & carafes of wine.
Menu: allmenus.com
Reservations: 
opentable.com

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Tocco 

(773) 687-8895
1266 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622​
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Located in the heart of Chicago's Wicker Park, Tocco is a Chic ristorante serving Neapolitan pizza & other Italian fare in a sleek, modern space with a patio.

Critic reviews
Are we in Milan or Wicker Park? Tocco brings haute design and fashion to the table with such upscale textural touches as polished resin, faux ostrich skin, and bubblegum-pink accents in this sleek...
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Michelin guide
You know that hot girl with Euro-designer looks—slick and fashionable at first glance, but underneath it all a vapid soul, straight from a Mike Meyers-era... Full review
Time Out
Tocco's a sleek, modern Italian 99-seater, meant to serve as a lower price-point alternative to the same-owned Follia while still providing a fine dining experience -- including mostly... Full review
Thrillist

Reviews from the web
OpenTable 4.7/5 509 reviews
Facebook 4.7/5 171 votes
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Tufano’s Vernon Park Tap
(312) 733-3393
1073 W Vernon Park Pl, Chicago, IL 60607
CASH ONLY

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Tufano's Vernon Park Tap was established in 1930 by Joseph DiBuono and his wife Teresa Tufano.  In 1971, Sam the "DA" DiBuono took over the restaurant. He worked side by side with his mother. 

In 1980, Joe DiBuono began running the restaurant. He had the best cooks in the world helping him make the homemade dishes whom included: his mother Marie, his aunt, Rose Alecia, his great aunt Antoinette Tufano, and his grandmother, Teresa. Teresa worked in the restaurant until she was 90 years old. 

Joe is now running the restaurant with his daughter Darci.  He also has the help from his sister JoAnn. Occassionally you can catch his other sister, Teresa, and daughter, Disa waiting tables.  In 2008, Tufano's received American Classics Award from the James Beard Foundation.   The restaurant is still located in the same building in the heart of little Italy in Chicago.  
Tufano's Website

Via Veneto
(773) 267-0888
​6340 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60659


Via Veneto is a family owned, authentic Italian restaurant in Chicago. Come taste amazing authentic Italian food from Chef Tony Barbanente.

Charming Northern Italian go-to for homemade pastas & other classics in a white-tablecloth setting.
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Menu: allmenus.com
Reservations: opentable.com
Order: eat24.com, seamless.com, 
grubhub.com
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Villa Verona Ristorante Italiano
416 Hamilton Street Geneva, IL 60134
(630) 232-2201
​Family-friendly trattoria featuring Southern Italian fare plus a lounge with live music & a patio.

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