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Balena

1633 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL, 60614 , Lincoln Park

312-867-38*** Website Private dining Facebook

Price: $$$$$

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5-10pm Monday through Thursday; 5-11pm Friday; 4:30-11pm Saturday; 4:30-10pm Sunday

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Dinner Menu Wine List Dessert menu Brunch_Sept_Prototype.pdf

Cuisines

Pizza

Tapas - Small Plates

Upscale Lounge Dining

Italian

Senior Appeal

Communal Tables

Romantic Spot

Pre-theater

Best Private Party Room Rental

Natural/Organic Ingredients

Dining Alone

Meet for a Drink

Special Occasion

Family Style Portions

Gluten-free

Cocktail Specialist

Credit Cards Accepted

Balena - Chicago

Boka Restaurant Group teams up with the guys behind The Bristol for this rustic, Italian-focused restaurant. Bristol's top chef Chris Pandel acts as top toque here as well.

Articles about Balena

Chicago's Best Dessert Cocktails Weekday Planner: Monday Supper at Floriole, Whiskey Class, Beer Tasting Dinner, Amaro Release Party New Year's Eve Dining and Drinking Guide 2015 Brunch Bites: Balena, Tapworks, and Baderbrau Weekday Planner: Balena Happy Hour, Whiskey Sour Day, GT Fish & Oyster Lobster Boils, Wine and Cheese Tasting

Reviews

Lauren D.

about 1 year ago

Bad birthday dinner. Bad service, waiter never asked how things were and disappeared for long periods of time. Bad mushroom fettuccine, kind of like wet...

Elena S.

about 1 year ago

This has been my happy place for a decade, maybe longer. Best kept secret in Chicago until it wasn't. I like sharing small bites and the best Italian Dirty...

Kristal O.

about 1 year ago

What what! Great service and great food and reasonably priced! It was a group of 7 of us, multiple bottles of wine and most got different dishes. Everyone...

Khadijah H.

about 1 year ago

This is definitely your top of the line authentic Italian restaurant. From the moment you walk in you know it's a family affair. It's an incredibly large...

Kim K.

about 1 year ago

We came here for restaurant week and I will say 3 full courses for 42$ is quite the deal compared to what some other restaurants are offering. The...

Rachel D.

about 1 year ago

Came back for restaurant week and was thoroughly disappointed. The mussels in soup were actually pretty good, but I feel like mussels are pretty hard to...

Jenny L.

about 1 year ago

2023 Chicago Restaurant Week I came here with a party of 5 for restaurant week, with a 3-course meal for $42 per person. For my first course, I got the...

Dan W.

over 1 year ago

Came here for my partner's birthday. Great service, nice ambiance. I had the duck, and it was delicious, with crispy skin with a side of kale and fennel...

Phillip G.

over 1 year ago

Honestly, we've been meaning to go for SO long and kept procrastinating because of..parking?, not sure we could score a patio table, closer places, blah,...

Carolyn T.

over 1 year ago

My husband and I went on a spree to eat at as many outdoor patios as possible before our firstborn baby was born. One of the options at the top of our list...

Andrew P.

over 1 year ago

My coworkers chose this place as a dinner spot for our entire team and we made reservations in advance for a table of about 7 or 8 of us. The place was...

Derrik B.

over 1 year ago

We dined in the small dining room on a Friday fall evening. The dining room was a little packed for my liking, but the patio seating looked fun! The table...

Hal M.

over 1 year ago

Terrible restaurant. We visit Chicago from San Francisco every couple years. We know the city and its restaurants well, from dives to five star places, and...

Vanessa C.

over 1 year ago

food here was so mid chocolate cake: 8/10 this was gooey, warm, and delicious with the icecream. best thing we ordered that night pesto pasta: 5/10 decent...

Rachel K.

over 1 year ago

We came to Piccolo Sogno for the full experience and got ourselves a starter, an entree, and a dessert. First off, gotta give 'em props for the free...

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