The Magnificent Mile

Buca di Beppo gets to the heart of fresh Italian cooking with recipes like Chicken Carbonara featuring imported Italian spaghetti. At Buca, we serve family-style food in two portion sizes. Buca Small feeds two to three and Buca Large feeds an average-size country. Well, actually it feeds up to six.

521 N. Rush Street
Chicago, IL 60611

Cafe Spiaggia is an intimate neighborhood café, perfect for an elegant business lunch, casual dinner or break from shopping on the Magnificent Mile. James Beard award winner Tony Mantuano serves Italian classics, from luscious wood-roasted fresh figs to hand crafted potato gnocchi, rooted in the most traditional flavors of Italy.

980 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

1043 N. Rush Street
Chicago, IL 60611

200 E. Chestnut Street
Chicago, IL 60611

1212 N. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60610

Francesca’s on Chestnut features an intimate trattoria setting with an antique Brunswick bar and a 40 person private dining room. Chef Armando Suar leads the kitchen, providing Francesca’s classic fare of zesty, earthy cuisine of Rome and surrounding areas of Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio. Located at 200 E. Chestnut on the ground level of The Seneca Hotel & Suites. Live entertainment is featured Tuesday through Saturday.

200 E. Chestnut
Chicago, IL 60611

In a stylish dining room away from the busy pace of the prestigious Shops at 900 North Michigan Avenue, Frankie’s 5th Floor Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria features one of Italy’s most-beloved and appealing dishes, scaloppine.

Frankie’s 5th Floor Italian Restaurant serves classic pastas, seasonal fish, fresh salads, and Chicago’s most extensive list of scaloppines; choices include: chicken, veal, vegetable and seafood.  The restaurant offers six different rooms for dining, a full bar, free wifi, and discounted parking.  Celebrity signed plates hang from the walls, while thick orange drapery and calm lighting, set the mood for catching up with old friends, or closing that career changing deal.  Juddino’s cookie cart finishes off every meal, as it is rolled up tableside, with it’s offering of different cookies and aperitifs, including Frankie’s homemade Lemoncello.

Frankie’s Fifth Floor Pizzeria serves salads, antipasti and Neopolitan style pizzas.  Individual ten inch pizzas can be made Sardinian style, exclusive to Frankie’s, or traditionally.  Sardinian style pizzas are made with grana padano cheese and no sauce and served with olive oil, choose from Fennel and Rosemary or the Sardinian Red Onion.  Traditional pizzas, made with Frankie’s red sauce, include more than just the classics: Sausage, Pepperoni, Real Cheese, or Margherita.  The Rita D is made with Ricotta, Asparagus, Egg and Truffle Oil, and the Alla Checca has fresh Roma tomatoes, Mozzarella, Basil and Garlic.

900 N. Michigan Avenue, 5th floor
Chicago, IL 60611

Chef-prepared Italian-American dishes served in Little Italy style dining room. Chicago location also has nine private dining rooms able to accommodate parties from 10 to 400. Carryout and delivery are available to the downtown area. Dining room and banquet space have outdoor patios, as well. The original Maggiano’s, a Chicago tradition, celebrating 20 years of making guests feel special.

516 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654

Executive Chef David DiGregorio and LEYE founder Rich Melman traveled through every region of Italy sampling Italy’s best. It was through these travels that they ate at the greatest rustic Italian restaurants that ultimately provided the inspiration for today’s Osteria Via Stato menu. Osteria Via Stato captures the best of Italy with seasonal dishes, an all-Italian wine list and a la dolce vita spirit of hospitality.

With new specialties to mark each season, Osteria’s extensive alla carte menu and its guest-favored, three-course “Italian Dinner Party” menu suit every occasion from family celebrations to an intimate evening for two.

Like family-owned osterias in Italy, Osteria Via Stato celebrates quality, simplicity and authenticity. We welcome you to be part of that celebration.

620 N. State Street
Chicago, IL 60654

A classically glamorous glimpse into the 1940s, Petterino’s offers lively libations prime steaks, fresh seafood and favorite specialties such as Shrimp de Jonghe and Fettuccine Alberto. Centered in the heart of the theatre district, Chef Francis Brennan’s menu perfect before a performance, ideal for business lunches, private events, or even a break during a tour of the city. Exciting pre-theatre and after work specials are available daily.

150 N. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60601

Quartino Pizzeria Ristorante and Italian Wine Bar opens daily at 11:30am and serves food until 1:00am. Chef/Partner John Coletta has developed a menu representing the best of Italy’s culinary regions, including House Recipe salumi, Neopolitan thin crust stone oven pizza, housemade fresh pasta and seasonally prepared specialties. The Quartino menu, served in reasonable portions and designed for sharing, is perfect for large groups and adventurous diners ready for a unique experience.

626 N. State Street
Chicago, IL 60654

70 W. Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60603

720 N. Rush Street
Chicago, IL 60611

1 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603

70 W. Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60603

445 N. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60610

410 W. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60654

The private dining rooms of Spiaggia is considered one of Chicago’s premier event spaces. Our exclusive dining rooms extend the exquisite offerings of Spiaggia. The authentic Italian cuisine of James Beard and award-winning Chef Tony Mantuano makes Spiaggia the finest luxury dining experience in the country.

980 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611