il Carciofo

Il Carciofo brings Roman-style cooking to Chicago's West Loop, a neighborhood dense with ambitious restaurants. Its menu focuses on the specific, technically demanding pasta canon of Rome—cacio e pepe, carbonara—and Roman-style fried artichokes imported weekly. The room is designed for energy, with an open kitchen and a boisterous, glamorous feel that suits a night out. It occupies a competitive spot in Fulton Market, offering accessible Italian with destination-grade technique.