Everybody agrees that Italian dishes are the food to beat. Where to get these dishes is not the problem, but where to get the best of them is usually something people have to contend with. Below are the top restaurants where you can get Italian food in the Windy City - Chicago if you like.

1. Sapori Trattoria

Apart from serving the finest Italian dishes, this restaurant also offers catering to private parties and thus if you have some friends that you want to impress, you can arrange with the restaurant staff to have you food cooked by the best Italian chefs in Chicago. Amazingly, the restaurant also serves wines from Tuscany by Winemaker Roberto Stucchi from Coltibuono winery.

2. La Scarola

With valet parking at only $4.5, full bar with cocktails of all varieties and Italian meals to boot, this restaurant is ideal for all activities from special occasions to just merry making with friends. It ensures you enjoy your meal without worrying where to park your car.

3. Volare

Since 1997, Volare has served eclectic Italian cuisines ranging from pasta dishes such as pizza and lasagna to rice dishes such as risotto. How would you love to impress you dinner date by ordering pasta e fagioli or Panino D'Agnello? Well you can only do this in Volare.

4. Piccolo Sogno

Whether you are looking for wines from Tuscany or the latest Italian dishes, this restaurant is the place to beat. It is ideal for a romantic dinner date. While at it, why don't you order some Italian seafood dishes?

5. Spiaggia Restaurant

This is an ideal local neighborhood restaurant where the chef knows everyone by name. It offers four course meals that would make your mouth water every time you think of the food you ate there. Amazingly the restaurant offers catering services for private events.

Whenever in Chicago, treat yourself with a good Italian meal. Life is too short not enjoy the delights given to the humans. Italian food is not only healthy, but it also tastes great. The cuisines have been developed through years of research, enhancement, and trial and error until they were perfected. I would sure want to sample something that has been developed over the centuries!