📍 Ciccio Mio One of my favorite Italian restaurants in Chicago 🍝✨ The food is always so consistent, and the whole place is the definition of cozy date night vibes. What we got: ✨ Burrata ✨ Rigatoni Vodka ✨ Ricotta Gnocchi ✨ Bucatini Amatriciana ✨ Toasted Almond Cookie Soft Serve The b

📍 Alpana Such a beautiful restaurant 🌿✨ But my favorite part was getting a whole vegetarian menu with so many entree options. We love when restaurants actually give vegetarians choices 👏 What we got: ✨ House-Baked Focaccia ✨ Crispy Polenta & Mushrooms ✨ Whipped Feta & Truffle Honey

📍 Indian Garden First time here and I rated everything we got 👀 Honestly, this one just wasn’t my favorite. 😭 What we tried: ✨ Papad + Chutney ✨ Dahi Bhalla ✨ Cashew Nut Rolls ✨ Baingan Bharta ✨ Kadai Paneer ✨ Chana Masala ✨ Veg Biryani ✨ Kheer The Baingan Bharta was definitely the

📍 The Henry (Wilmette) The newest spot in the Chicago suburbs… and I wanted to love it because I really enjoyed the San Diego location 👀 Unfortunately, this one just didn’t do it for me. Everything was okay, but nothing really stood out or made me want to come back. What we tried: ✨ Parme

📍 H&H Bagels NYC’s iconic bagel spot just opened in Chicago… and it definitely lives up to the hype 🥯✨ The bagels were soft, fresh, and had the perfect texture. My favorite was easily the jalapeño cheddar with scallion cream cheese 🤤 The spicy scallion cream cheese wasn’t my favorite, but

📍 Dimmi Dimmi Finally checked out one of Chicago’s hardest reservations… and it lived up to the hype 🍝✨ What we got: ✨ Mozzarella sticks ✨ Tavern-style cheese pizza ✨ Gnudi Pomodoro ✨ Spicy vodka stuffed shells ✨ Eggplant parmesan with pink sauce mac ✨ Coconut gelato with warm chocolate

A little taste of Italy right in Chicago! What we got: ✨ Schiacciata Bianca ✨ Pici Cacio e Pepe ✨ Linguine al Limone ✨ Rigatoncini all’Arrabbiata ✨ Tre Dita Gattò The bread stole the show 🤤 The Schiacciata Bianca (house-baked focaccia toscana) was warm, fluffy, and absolutely worth the