Davanti Enoteca- Taylor Street

A member of the Francesca's Restaurant Group; Davanti Enoteca, an Italian wine bar, offers shareable plates of rustic Italian cuisine.

You'll want anything that comes in jars at this cozy Italian spot, like ricotta with a honeycomb or chicken liver pâté.

"Inventive" takes on "rustic" Italian cuisine, including small plates with "enormous taste" and "lick-the-bowl" pastas, come via restaurateur Scott Harris (Mia Francesca, The Purple Pig) at this Little Italy enoteca (with a newer Western Springs double); the "knowledgeable" staff aptly handles the "crowds" amid a "laid-back" atmosphere that customers call "casual dining at its best."

You'll want anything that comes in jars at this cozy Italian spot, like ricotta with a honeycomb or chicken liver pâté.

If you’ve come to Taylor Street for a cheap, pasta-fueled carb fest, this isn’t exactly your spot. Make no mistake, though; you’ll get your fill of Italian food without killing your bank account. But the rustic fare at this dim, wooden den veers toward tapas-style offerings, with a neatly sectioned menu of dainty portions meant to be savored instead of slurped. The salads are exceedingly fresh,...

The owners behind Chicago's Mia Francesca empire came up with this winning combination of wine shop and restaurant, and you'll be hard pressed to escape the shop with a bottle of Italian red and not succumb to a full-on meal a few steps over and vice versa. Have your server uncork your bottle while you mow through offerings like mini mason jars filled with creamy ricotta and honeycomb with...

A member of the Francesca's Restaurant Group; Davanti Enoteca, an Italian wine bar, offers...