Piccolo Sogno

Piccolo Sogno, Italian for "little dream," is just that. The first restaurant of partners Tony Priolo and Ciro Longobardo is still satisfying diners after 11 years on the competitive Chicago dining scene. The menu is studded with hand-made seasonal rustic Italian dishes and an impressive all-Italian wine list checks in at over 400 varieties. The River West eatery, with its serene interior and shaded patio, provides an intimate refuge from the noisy city streets. Lucky you - it's open for lunch Monday through Friday and dinner seven days a week. The menu is full of incredible dishes from earthy wood roasted oyster mushrooms with house cured pancetta, aged balsamic, radicchio and spinach to ethereal pasta like artichoke tortellini with fava beans and peas. Locals rave about the seafood and wood-fired pizzas.