Coco Pazzo

300 W. Hubbard St. (Franklin St.) Send to Phone

Coco Pazzo presents the depth and breadth of the grand repertoire of Italian cooking. Coco Pazzo Restaurant is one of our | Top 10 Chicago Italian Restaurants |

Cuisine

Italian

Open

Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner nightly

Features

Romantic setting
Full bar
Reservations suggested
Valet parking
Business casual

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Coco Pazzo, under executive chef Chris Macchia, is one of Chicago's finest Italian restaurants, its seasonal cuisine a sight (and taste) to behold. There is a great awareness here of the depth and breadth of the grand repertoire of Italian cooking---classic, traditional and new ideas---and that makes it rather special. And then there is the attention to detail. Consider a simple pasta dish: gnocchi alla Parmigiano, in which homemade potato dumplings are dressed lightly and properly with a fresh-tasting tomato sauce accented with Parmesan. Well done in every way is the risotto with shavings of fresh white truffles (in season). Ah, their remarkable fragrance, the truffles making the dish so indulgently tasty, the rice cooked so nicely al dente. Bravo! Even the pizza tastes great. One dessert not to miss is the warm chocolate cake with a molten center and a scoop of cappuccino ice cream. The service is right on the mark, and there's a first-rate selection of regional and classic Italian wines.