A beloved Chicago Landmark, the Village is a casual restaurant located on the second floor. Designed like a small Italian town, customers dine in cozy nooks with such names as La Taverna (The Tavern) and La Banca (the Bank). The Northern Italian menu features an endless selection of pasta, veal, beef, seafood, chicken, pizza, panini and salads.
Tips
Where to Sit
Ask for one of the enclosed booths, which make you feel worlds away from other diners.
What to Drink
The award-winning wine lists boasts more than 1,000 domestic and foreign wines ranging from $25 to $1,000 per bottle, plus about 10 selections by the glass.
Parking
Valet or try the paid parking lot at 33 W Monroe Street.
Fun Fact
La Cantina Enoteca shares the Italian Village's 45,000-bottle-strong wine list, making it a Wine Spectator-noted restaurant.
Customer Reviews
Italian Village on a Off Night Reviewed by gdgd65 on 2011-12-29T03:22:11-08:00
Staying at the Palmer House and decided to order in, we choose several dishes so as to share. The garlic bread had no garlic, totally tasteless. THe chicken & Penne Pasta was so bland, the chicken parm, bland, lasagna was flavorful but so…
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Amazing Experience Reviewed by Raymond Brickman on 2011-05-17T19:01:49-07:00
Italian Village deserves to be called as CitySearch's best. This is my favorite Italian restaurant in the hood. Their food reminds me of my visit to Italy when I was younger. Amazing wine, amazing pastas, amazing, just a superb, amazing…
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Awesome Reviewed by SammyHodd on 2011-03-27T23:44:12-07:00
Great food here. Definitely will come back here again.
