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Why Riccardo Trattoria Is on Our Top 50 Italian Outside Italy
Riccardo Trattoria, under Riccardo Michi's direction, is ranked #32 on our Top 50 Italian Restaurants Outside Italy. The regional Italian register: Northern Italian (Lombardy lineage).
The pasta-making method: Hand-rolled, fresh, daily. The signature dish: Tagliolini al tartufo, agnolotti, osso buco.
The wine program: Italian-only; Lombardy, Piedmont, Tuscany verticals.
The chef pedigree: Lincoln Park institution; James Beard nominee. The family lineage: Michi family Lombardy lineage; second-generation Chicago Italian establishment.
How to Book Riccardo Trattoria
The booking lead time: 4 to 8 weeks for prime time. Reserve through OpenTable, Resy, or the restaurant's own booking portal where applicable; many of the best Italian restaurants outside Italy require dedicated concierge or hotel-based bookings during peak season.
Order the regional pasta. The kitchen's strongest expression at Riccardo Trattoria is the Agnolotti del plin, paired with a producer from the chef's training region.
The dress code: Smart casual. The dinner spend: 100 to 180 USD per person at dinner. The kitchen at Riccardo Trattoria is rated 9/10 for food and 9/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.
Why Riccardo Trattoria Is Worth the Pilgrimage
"Riccardo Michi's Lincoln Park institution since 2003. The most consistently family-run Italian dining room in Chicago, with the Northern Italian house-made pasta register."
Our editorial scoring places the food at 9/10, ambience at 9/10, and value at 9/10. The Northern Italian (Lombardy lineage) register is structural; the chef lineage and the kitchen's calibration produce the dinner that rewards the booking effort.
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