MIDDAY NEWS Lunchbreak: Orecchia di Elefante

This Italian restaurant in the West Loop does wonderful handmade pastas, like a fantastic bucatini cacio e pepe, pici with ragu, and paccheri mancini prepared tableside. But one of our favorite things about this place is that it’s perfect for people who just want to have a conversation.

An opening that many are talking about. And with good reason. Opened in summer 2021 in West Loop, Gioia is an elegant and modern restaurant and pasta factory, with a wide and well-structured offer.

Gioia offers Italian cuisine from all 21 regions of Italy with modern refinements from Chef & Partner Federico Comacchio. Opened in June 2021, the 42-seat patio is new this year.