Vivere

71 W Monroe Street ChicagoIL60603
Open
Sunday
Closed
Monday
11:30am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-10:00pm
Tuesday
11:30am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-10:00pm
Wednesday
11:30am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-10:00pm
Thursday
11:30am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-10:00pm
Friday
11:30am-2:30pm, 5:00pm-11:00pm
Saturday
5:00pm-11:00pm
Payment Methods: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club
Average Rating
4
Total Reviews
(148)
Recommended 0
Not Recommended 0
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Description

Designed by Jordan Mozer, Vivere has become a world renowned restaurant. Vivere is on "Esquire's and the wine spectator's best new restaurant list. It has won the DiRona Fine dining award since it's inception in 1990. This contemporary restaurant features "new" regional italian cuisine.
by mapquest on June 06, 2015 from mapquest

Tips

What to Drink:
Boasting more than 1,100 selections and 40,000 bottles, the award-winning wine list boasts more than 100 options less than $30.
by Citysearch on March 22, 2011 from Citysearch
Save Money:
For $65, get five courses, including a sumptuous dessert sampler. Add $35 for wine pairings.
by Citysearch on March 22, 2011 from Citysearch

Editorial Reviews

Deemed the Italian Village's "fanciest" option, this Loop entry offers a "festive" baroque gold and velvet-trimmed dining room as a backdrop for "upscale", "quality" fare and a "comprehensive" wine list delivered by an "excellent" staff; true, it's "a little expensive", but then that's the price of "the good life."
by zagat on January 21, 2014 from zagat
Complex Italian dishes shine at this fine dining establishment in the Italian Village restaurant threesome.:
Vivere Restaurant Review: There is eating, and then there is fine dining. Vivere offers the latter, in wood-trimmed surroundings no less. The Capitanini family has been operating the Italian Village restaurants since 1927, so expect nothing but the best. What we particularly like is that the kitchen is not afraid to trot out a range of ideas, from a complex cannelloni di manzo (Wagyu short...
by gayot on December 15, 2012 from gayot
There is eating, and then there is fine dining. Vivere offers the latter, in a stylish, pre-theater-friendly setting. The Capitanini family has been operating the Italian Village restaurants since 1927. What we particularly like is that…
by Citysearch on August 09, 2012 from Citysearch
A pre-theater crowd flocks to this contemporary Italian restaurant across from the LaSalle Bank Theatre.:
The Scene
All swirly reds and golds, with hanging light fixtures and trippy copper sculptures, stylish Vivere is the mod, slightly rebellious youngster among the three Italian Village... Pros + artful Italianperfect for pre-theatre Cons - can be inconsistent
by by Contributor at Citysearch on February 14, 2008 from Citysearch

Information from the business

Patterned after a wine cellar with tucked away booths, this unique restaurant places diners amongst saltwater fish tanks to dine on traditional Italian steak and seafood dishes with a Northern Italian flair. House favorites include pasta staples like the tortellini tre formaggi-a three cheese filled pasta with fresh cherry tomato garlic basil sauce-and the lasagna al forno which combines pasta...
by yasabe on March 13, 2014 from yasabe