Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio
Outstanding Chef, Sarah Grueneberg
Chef Sarah Grueneberg already won a James Beard Award for this West Loop pasta haven—Best Chef: Great Lakes in 2017—where homey Italian dishes shine. Here, the ex-Spiaggia executive chef crafts excellent house-made pasta, from tipica (classics like spaghetti al pomodoro) to atipica (a playful wok-fried arrabbiata and cacio whey pepe) offerings, within a charming and stylish locale.