You gotta love the twinkling lights and the sturdy Italian dishes at the top floor and top drawer The Village, which has delighted diners in The Loop since the 1920s.
From the restaurant's website:
"A beloved Chicago landmark, The Village is a casual restaurant located on the second floor [of the Italian Village building]. Designed like a small Italian town, customers dine in cozy nooks. ... The Northern Italian menu features an endless selection of pasta, veal, beef, seafood, chicken, pizza, panini and salads. ... Alfredo Capitanini, the Italian immigrant who never worked in any restaurant before coming to the United States, opened The Italian Village in 1927. His philosophy was uncomplicated: make good, simple food, serve it in ample portions, and offer it with warm Italian courtesy. ... The idea of combining authentic dishes with great value marked the beginning of the Capitanini family's tradition of culinary excellence that continues to this day, and makes Italian Village the oldest (and most unique) Italian eatery in Chicago."
Full bar. Serving lunch and dinner until late-night daily.
"There is eating, there is dining, and then there is this giant leap that vaults one into the realm of the dining experience."
— Pat Bruno, Chicago Sun-Times
You gotta love the twinkling lights and the sturdy Italian dishes at the top floor and top drawer The Village, which has delighted diners in The Loop since the 1920s.
From the restaurant's website:
"A beloved Chicago landmark, The Village is a casual restaurant located on the second floor [of the Italian Village building]. Designed like a small Italian town, customers dine in cozy nooks. ... The Northern Italian menu features an endless selection of pasta, veal, beef, seafood, chicken, pizza, panini and salads. ... Alfredo Capitanini, the Italian immigrant who never worked in any restaurant before coming to the United States, opened The Italian Village in 1927. His philosophy was uncomplicated: make good, simple food, serve it in ample portions, and offer it with warm Italian courtesy. ... The idea of combining authentic dishes with great value marked the beginning of the Capitanini family's tradition of culinary excellence that continues to this day, and makes Italian Village the oldest (and most unique) Italian eatery in Chicago."
Full bar. Serving lunch and dinner until late-night daily.
"There is eating, there is dining, and then there is this giant leap that vaults one into the realm of the dining experience."
— Pat Bruno, Chicago Sun-Times