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Pasta and vegetables carry most of the weight here, at this bright, sun-flooded Italian restaurant in Logan Square that holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. The house-made pappardelle and rigatoni keep regulars coming back, but the onion dip with house-made ruffles has become a thing people talk about. A bakery tucked in the back means the pastry situation at the end of a meal is genuinely hard to navigate. The bar program turns heads too, a James Beard semifinalist for hospitality.
Thirteen honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Punch Best New Bartenders · Becca Petersen
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Chicago Right Now
- Time Out #25 · The 25 best restaurants in Chicago
- The Infatuation The Best Coffee Shops & Cafes In Chicago
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Hospitality
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Leigh Omilinsky
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Chicago
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Joe Frillman
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Great Lakes · Joe Frillman
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. Central
One number, weighted & current 87
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Pappardelle with mushroom ragu Michelin Guide
- Onion dip with house-made ruffles Michelin Guide
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- Easy Does It Drink · 77
- Gaslight Coffee Roasters Eat · 78
- Cafe Mustache Eat · 65
- Akahoshi Ramen Noodles Eat · 84
- Pretty Cool Ice Cream Eat · 62
- Union American Eat · 74
- Lardon Salumeria Italian Eat · 74
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