Bar Ombra Archives - Chicago Reader

You can make a satisfying night out by picking over some of the nearly two dozen small-plate options.

Azzurra EnoTavola is the season’s Italian sleeper

by Mike Sula December 13, 2013August 19, 2021

Azzura EnoTavola offers simple, soulful Italian food from the folks behind Anteprima and Bar Ombra.

Blogs

124 tasty things from 2012

by Mike Sula December 26, 2012August 19, 2021

I ate it all

At the end of the year, Mike Sula realized that he went to Monti's more than anywhere else.

My favorite restaurants of 2012

by Mike Sula December 26, 2012August 19, 2021

My favorite restaurants of 2012, from Philly cheese steaks to foraged fairy tales

Blogs

Small plates, big difference: this week in Food & Drink

by Sam Worley April 5, 2012August 19, 2021

Mike Sula reviews Bar Ombra and RPM Italian, and Giuseppe Tentori cooks with bee pollen

The small plates portion of RPM's menu—which includes the lobster caprese—is not unlike that of fellow Italian spot Bar Ombra. But the vibe at the two restaurants couldn't be more different.

A tale of two Italians: Bar Ombra and RPM

by Mike Sula April 3, 2012August 19, 2021

Two Italians at odds: Bar Ombra and Melman siblings’ RPM