📍 River West, Chicago
4 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 4 Restaurants
A former warehouse district just west of the river, quietly holding down two old-guard Italian rooms.
Top 4 in River West
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La Scarola
La Scarola is a Grand Avenue Italian mainstay that's been packing its narrow room for nearly three decades. It's old-school in the best way — generous plates, red sauce done right,...
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2
The Matchbox
Billed as Chicago's smallest bar, the Matchbox has held its River West corner on Milwaukee Avenue since 1945 — a tiny, characterful room built for thoughtfully made cocktails. The ...
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3
Piccolo Sogno
Piccolo Sogno — 'little dream' — is an Italian restaurant in River West known as much for its garden patio as its kitchen. The cooking centers on handmade pasta made in-house daily...
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Gallery Cafe : River West
The River West location of Gallery Cafe on Milwaukee Avenue, an art-lined coffee shop pouring small-batch roasted coffee alongside food. Regulars come for the lattes and drip and t...
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