This restaurant is amazing. Every from atmosphere, service, and bread to dessert!! How is this place not more renowned? My entire party was wowed.

I've come here the last two years on my birthday. The food is exceptional. The atmosphere is perfect and moody and the staff are top notch. Love it.

Such a great experience here at Antico! It's an assuming restaurant from the outside but truly such a hidden gem. I think they have a super cute outdoor patio open in summer/spring too. The food here - chef's kiss. We came here on a whim with no expectations and were pleasantly surprised. We got the brown butter gnocchi, fig butter crostini, and rib eye. We also got their hibiscus spritz, espresso martini, and dirty martini. Brown butter gnocchi: 8.5/10. The gnocchi were so pillowy and fresh. The browned butter and crispy leaves were delicious with it, I just personally like it more saucy, or cream or tomato-based besides butter. Fig crostini: 10/10. Delicious. Came with fig butter, prosciutto, and melon. Absolutely delectable I could have 10 of these. Rib eye: 10/10. LAWDDD HELP ME. This was one of the best steaks I've ever had. Sooo juicy and flavorful. Cocktails: all 10/10. The service was superb- we had a server who was relatively new and he was GREAT! So attentive, gave us a great rundown of the menu, and overall just very friendly. Totally recommend this place for some fantastic Italian cuisine!

Delicious food, awesome service and an overall lovely feel to this restaurant!! we sat outside in the "garden" area which was well heated even in the early spring. the menu was broken into antipasti, primi, sec undo and dulce, each course was fabulous especcially the scallop special and the branzini, pastas were also super fresh!

Went here for out anniversary and didn't disappoint. Beautiful patio. Had the scallops on special, the polenta was delicious. Boyfriend had the short rib with polenta and it was juicy and flavorful. Great wine list and service. We were too full for dessert but saw around and they were amazing. Also good place for family style dinner and you get to try more dishes.

Really cute, intimate neighborhood spot. Service was 10/10! The staff was helpful, friendly and extremely attentive. The was really unimpressed by the cocktails, so I'd recommend sticking to the wine. The food was so delicious. I ordered a ribeye and ragu pasta to split with one other person. The ribeye was massive and cooked perfectly to medium rare. Crostini we're delicious. I'll definitely be back!

One of my all time favorite restaurants! Their outdoor dining space is the best! You are surrounded by herb planters and tomato plants that are used by the chef daily! You can't visit Antico without ordering the gnocchi. It is the best I've ever tasted! My favorite is the gnocchi in brown butter with crispy sage, but you can also get them with bolognese and one other way. Wednesday is half priced wine day...we didn't even know so that was an added bonus when we got our check! We had the scallops, the short ribs, and the veal Milanese, and all three were fabulous. Make sure you try the Parmigiano Gratin potatoes as they are killer! We had no room for dessert after dinner, but the desserts that were coming out looked wonderful! Ask to be seated in Nora's section...she is the best!!

Antico is a lovely little restaurant I've been eyeing for many years, and I finally tried it for a special dinner. I couldn't quite give them five stars due to some minor disappointments, but overall it's a great restaurant that I would visit again to try some different dishes. I placed a carryout order by phone with a very nice staff member in the late afternoon for an early evening pickup. (Side note: I'd advise calling the restaurant for reservations or any questions; I tried using the email form on their website to ask a question about takeout, and no one responded.) I arrived at the pickup time, and my food was hot and ready. I ordered the fritto misto, a special scallop appetizer, and pappardelle with pork ragu. A square of homemade focaccia was included, which was a nice touch. All dishes were very well prepared. The scallops were perfectly seared and seasoned with a delicious sauce, but I was disappointed that only two came in the order (note: it was just the scallops and sauce with no accompaniments). I easily would have doubled my order if I knew, since they were so good. The pappardelle noodles themselves were spectacular, but I wish I'd opted for the mushroom ragu instead of pork. I didn't realize the pork would be smoky - but this is just my own taste because it's obvious it was cooked and seasoned very, very well. If you enjoy smoky meats, you will probably love it. Overall, I would come back to try some other things because clearly the cooking going on at Antico is top notch. I'm glad to see they are still going strong after all these years (and recent tough times) and look forward to being a customer again.

Yummmmm! Welcome to the neighborhood! Outstanding service, ambiance and food. We just moved to Bucktown and for our last date night without a child, we tried this place for dinner and it was incredible. We did not make a reservation and it looks like you should. They have limited hours and everyone knows it. No issue, they sat us inside but lots of people came in and were taken to the patio which we cannot wait to try. Service was outstanding. The hostess and waitress made you feel at home. And it was obvious this is normal because the number of regulars that cycled in and received hugs was incredible. Waitress recommended the scallops which were not on the menu and forever I want these scallops! They were buttery, herby, so tender. And she told us to save some Of the bread for dipping and oh man was that the move. Looking for just. Small meal, the pappadelle with wild mushroom was outstanding. Fresh pasta and ingredients was obvious. Lasagna had bechamel which is always great and portion was enough to make you happy but not go into a coma. It did have sausage or some type of meat that wasn't my favorite but my husband was in love. The pasta was super fresh too. We would have loved dessert or to try one of the secondi items but that is for next time. Ambiance is dim so pix don't do it justice. Simply wonderful and worth the price! Keep up the great work. We are looking forward to getting on the regular hug list!

Awesome neighborhood Italian spot! Had some visitors from out of town and were craving some pasta. After not being able to secure a reservation at our usual go to, Yelp led us to Antico! Great find. We put in reservations the day before for dinner and no issues phoning in and securing a table. Street parking surrounding is free (yay) and had no issues finding a spot. Staff I have to say was great and accommodating. My little one is very into waving these days, and each staff member that passed by made a point to say hello. We had some pescatarians in our group and our waiter had some great options and alternatives to choose from that weren't on the menu. Interior I would describe as cute and cozy. Would definitely make a great low key date spot. Indoor dining is available, however the back patio seemed to be where all the action was as during our visit only there was only one other table seated inside with us. As far as food goes, this definitely isn't a large portion leave you feeling groggy Italian but smaller sharable lighter bites. For food, we did some pan seared scallops, frito misto, asparagus risotto, tagliatelle bolognese, pappardelle with sauteed mushrooms, gnocchi, and braised short rib with saffron polenta. Honestly everything was great and pasta is for sure fresh made. If I had to nit pick, I wish the tagliatelle had a bit more weight to it as it seemed overly delicate. Aside from that flavors were all great. If I had to pick must haves, frito misto (loved the fried lemons) and tagliatelle bolognese. To finish, we did also do some of their in house made gelato (chocolate, hazenut, vanilla, and lemon). Lemon came out a bit icy, but of all 4 options hazenut was the most interesting. Anyways, definitely see another visit here sometime in the near future. 'Til next time, cheers!