Name: Topo Gigio Ristorante
Address: 1516 N Wells St, Chicago, IL, 60610
Telephone: (312) 266-9355
Price range: $$

Topo Gigio Ristorante

Iconic/NotableOld Town · Italian Community-sourced, unverified

📍 1516 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610

A long-running, old-school Old Town Italian spot — sources put its run anywhere from 26 to 35-plus years, but either way it predates most of what's opened around it on Wells Street.

The veal saltimbocca and squid ink shrimp pasta are the same dishes Bourdain actually ate here during Parts Unknown's 2016 Chicago episode.

The menu runs real red-sauce-adjacent Italian classics: steamed clams, a deep pasta list, veal saltimbocca, and squid ink shrimp pasta among the specifics. A second-floor private room with vaulted ceilings and a full bar handles parties from 35 to 90 people.

Anthony Bourdain stopped in during Parts Unknown's 2016 Chicago episode and ate several of those same classics — the veal saltimbocca and the creamy-pesto scallops among them.

Hours

Tue-Thu11:30AM-10PM

Fri-Sat11:30AM-10:30PM

Sun4PM-9PM

MonClosed

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❔Wheelchair access: unverified

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Topo Gigio Ristorante

A long-running, old-school Old Town Italian spot — sources put its run anywhere from 26 to 35-plus years, but either way it predates most of what's opened around it on Wells Street.

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