About
As with every other Eataly around the world, Eataly Chicago was modeled after the first Eataly in Turin, Italy,
founded by Oscar Farinetti in 2007. Like Eataly New York, the second US store is a partnership between Eataly
Italia, Mario Batali, Joe Bastianich and Lidia Bastianich of Batali-Bastianich (B&B) Hospitality Group, and Adam and
Alex Saper, brothers and operating partners. At 63,000 square feet, the Chicago store has plenty for visitors to
shop, taste and savor including: six boutique eateries (La Pizza & La Pasta, La Carne, Il Pesce, Le Verdure, La Piazza,
La Birreria) and a fine dining restaurant, Baffo; retail counters, including meat, seafood, fresh pasta, pastry and
chocolate, cheese and cured meats; two coffee bars, Lavazza and Vergnano; a Nutella corner; a bakery; a
mozzarella lab; a gelateria; every essential grocery department including sweets, spreads and jams; more than 100
olive oils – resting under the shade of an olive tree – dry pastas and condiments; a housewares section; a book
store; Vino Libero, a wine bar and store; a microbrewery; a cooking school; various private event spaces, and much
more!
