Order a Dean Martini – gin, lillet, orange peel – sink into a deep sofa, and enjoy standards from the newly installed trio that plays on weekends at this Rush Street café. In warm weather when windows open onto sidewalk tables, it doesn’t take much imagination to believe you’re in a trattoria in Rome. A mural of Lake Como runs the length of one wall and house specialities on the Tuscan menu include escarole soup, swimming with sausage and white beans, and country-style rigatoni tossed with smoky Italian bacon, sweet sausage, and herbs.
