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Riccardo Enoteca

Lincoln Park · Italian Community-sourced, unverified
📍 2116 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614

Riccardo Enoteca is the kind of small Lincoln Park Italian spot that doesn't need to shout about itself — nearly 1,300 OpenTable reviews sit at close to a 4.9 average, a number that's genuinely hard to find at this volume, and it's built that reputation with almost no public-facing marketing presence to speak of.

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Lasagna and extensive Italian wine list

The wine list does a lot of the heavy lifting: an extensive Italian-leaning selection by the glass and bottle, backed up by sparkling wines and beer for anyone not drinking red. On the food side, reviewers keep coming back to the same handful of dishes — a lasagna that shows up again and again as a favorite, house-made pastas, and a branzino that gets singled out often enough to be a safe bet.

It's cozy and warm rather than sprawling, the kind of room built for a date or a small group rather than a big night out, and reservations are genuinely recommended given how consistently it fills up on weekends. No flashy specials or happy hour here — the pitch is simpler: a well-chosen wine list and a short, well-executed Italian menu that's earned its reputation the old-fashioned way.

Specials at Riccardo Enoteca

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Hours

Mon-Thu, Sun4PM-9PM
Fri-Sat4PM-10PM
📅 Takes reservations 🥡 Takeout unconfirmed

Amenities & accessibility

📅Reservations accepted
❔Takeout: unverified
❔Wheelchair access: unverified
🅿️Valet

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