The story
Chicago's oldest Italian restaurant - Al Capone had his table, Sinatra held his wedding reception. Four generations at 71 W Monroe since 1927. Spaghetti was 40 cents during Prohibition.
Everything that was here
- 1927–present · still open
Italian VillageItalian
Chicago's oldest Italian restaurant - Al Capone had his table, Sinatra held his wedding reception. Four generations at 71 W Monroe since 1927. Spaghetti was 40 cents during Prohibition.
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Nearby history
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Potter Palmer built the first Palmer House as a wedding present for Bertha Honoré, and it burned in the Great Chicago Fi
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