Riccardo Trattoria

Riccardo Trattoria is a northern Italian restaurant on North Clark Street in Lincoln Park, opened in 2006 by chef Riccardo Michi and his wife, Veronica, also a chef. Michi comes from a Milan restaurant family, and the menu leans on Tuscan country cooking: pastas like pappardelle with short rib ragù, risotto Milanese and meats and fish roasted in a wood-burning oven.

What to know

• The restaurant received a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2011, 2012 and 2013, according to Riccardo Trattoria.
• Michi moved to Chicago in 2002 to run a downtown Italian kitchen before opening his own restaurant.
• The 16-ounce veal shank ossobuco comes over saffron risotto.
• Pickup and delivery orders can be placed directly through the restaurant’s website.
• Vitello tonnato and tripe alla Fiorentina appear among the antipasti.