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Monteverde
Italian
The wood-grain bar wraps around the pasta station, where sheets are rolled, cut, and hung to dry in full view, which tells you everything about what Sarah Grueneberg is doing at this West Loop Italian spot. Counter stools fill by 5:30, and the regulars who claim them rarely need menus. The cucina tipica runs deeper than pasta, but the pasta is why people talk. A Michelin Selected restaurant.
Eight honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Emerging Chef · Bailey Sullivan
- The Banchets Nominee · Chef of the Year · Sarah Grueneberg
- Eater The Best New Restaurants in America
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The Infatuation #7 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Chicago
- Time Out #4 · The 25 best restaurants in Chicago
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Chicago Right Now
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Chicago
One number, weighted & current 88
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Cacio whey pepe Michelin Guide
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