Basil Leaf Cafe

Basil Leaf Cafe can be found at N Clark St 2460. The following is offered: Cafes. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Chicago there are 83 other Cafes. An overview can be found here.

Reservations are not accepted, and the cafe is jammed on weekend nights; try a weeknight or lunch to avoid a wait. In addition to the pastas, the lunch menu includes California-style sandwiches such as chicken avocado with sprouts and salads with berries and gorgonzola.

A "large selection" of "nicely prepared" pasta dishes is the "strength" of this "low-key" Northern Italian in Lincoln Park with a "cozy" feel for "not-too-noisy" lunches and dinners (especially weeknights); a few fault the "varied" menu as too "random", but the "friendly" "neighborhood" vibe and "reasonable prices" override that for regulars.

The Scene
The Basil Leaf's dining room is small and haphazardly decorated in a European country style. Every sizzle from the kitchen is audible, and the place buzzes nightly with dating... Pros + original pasta dishesgreat service Cons - uninspired appsawkward decodull wine list

Basil Leaf Cafe is a very nice place for a single guy or gal to just hang out and read a good book, or sip some wine from the house list. The staff serves up a bread basket which, if you're sitting on the patio, is passed to a waitress out through a service window in the wall. They serve decent pasta, as well, which always comes with Brushcetta Bread, topped with pesto, tomatoes and a lot of...