2. Carmine's
7.6
1043 N Rush St (btwn Cedar St & Bellevue Pl), Chicago, IL
Italian Restaurant · Gold Coast · 78 tips and reviews
Marc Wigler: Great food!!! The birthday treat was amazing - Fresh Fruit & Granola - delicious!!! Loved the seared scallop salad, linguine w/clams, & chicken Marsala
Carol: HUGE portions, but the chicken Marsala is fantastic. Just your standard Italian food
Nicole Graf: Go for the rissoto. Stay for the wine!
3. Cafe Bionda
8.3
1924 S State St, Chicago, IL
Italian Restaurant · South Loop · 30 tips and reviews
Ashton Bartlett: Chicken Marsala is flame! Substitute the pasta for spinach. C'est Bon!!!!! Say I put you on!
Nate Bartlett: Large portions! The Chicken Marsala is great.
Lan Le: best meal I’ve ever had; wonderful service, amazing and flavorful food and very nice interior. I got the stuffed ricotta shells, eggplant rotolo, and chocolate lava cake. All were incredible.
5. Mario's Table
7.9
21 W Goethe St (at N Dearborn Pkwy), Chicago, IL
Italian Restaurant · Gold Coast · 39 tips and reviews
C Rolando: Chicken Marsala and Grilled Portabella Mushroom both were delicious. However, I ordered a margarita and it was awful and our cannoli was not fully stuffed but tasted good.
Hotel Indigo: This neighborhood haunt features a range of Italian comfort food that will bring back memories of your nonna’s kitchen. Choose among stone-fired pizzas, luscious pastas, as well as seafood. Read more.
Leyla Arsan: He gold diggers, I know you think that rich Gold Coast men. Hang out a few blocks south, but those are just suburbanite posers. Looking for real Gold Coast dudes, Mario's is the spot.
6. Ignotz Ristorante
8.7
2421 S Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL
Italian Restaurant · Heart of Chicago · 11 tips and reviews
Margo Andrews: Lasagna, clam sauce, and gnocchi were awesome! As well as the bread and more importantly, the service!
Jeff Willinger: The best advise I can give is to go to another place. UNLESS you have 2-3 hours for dinner in a non-A/C place, go somewhere else.
Sly Gam: Very good food and wonderful service!
8. La Villa
8.6
3638 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL
Italian Restaurant · Old Irving Park · 37 tips and reviews
Nicole P: Best Italian food in Chicago. Homemade and made to order, you can't go wrong. Come with a full stomach, portions are huge and service is wonderul!
Kirb Torres: Some of my favorite Chicago deep dish pizza. Try the spinach and sausage thin crust or deep dish.
Matthew Eric: The $20 pizza was just a blob of cheese on toast w/ a splash of sauce that tasted like from a can. The entertainment was a man with an accordion who sounded drunk and on Percocet.
9. Acanto
8.2
18 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL
Italian Restaurant · The Loop · 27 tips and reviews
Chicago Tribune: You can enjoy budget-friendly pizzas here, as well as some house made pastas. Try the toothsome duck egg spaghetti with creamy pork sugo and grated caciocavallo cheese, a sinfully rich indulgence. Read more.
Kevin M. McNally, CMP: Simply shared, tasty food offerings at a value price and served via a friendly staff. You must try the Risotto; the flavor cooked perfectly. Applause-Applause for this restaurant.
Ronald C Kuebler, CCC-SLP, ABDA: Wild boar bolognese and revolution draft, followed by branzino!
10. Pinstripes
8.4
435 East Illinois Street, Chicago, IL
Bowling Alley · Streeterville · 31 tips and reviews
Kevin M. McNally, CMP: Great place along the rivaaah. While I enjoy bowling, I LOVE BOCCE BALL. Fun staff, great men. A place to enjoy w friends or a work outing. Did I mention Bocce ball. Let's play.
Ashley Staker: HUGE riverfront patio with fire pit. Great ambiance! Delicious food...big GF menu with good prices. Definitely a great addition to the streeterville / river east neighborhood.
Redeye Chicago: The brunch buffet at this Streeterville restaurant/bocce court/bowling alley combo includes made-to-order waffles topped with bananas foster and carving stations serving prime rib and roasted turkey. Read more.