il Vicolo

Frank Russo and Vito Tufano
116 N. Oak Park Avenue

For Vito Tufano and Frank Russo, life happens around a table. It’s where you eat, drink and share a laugh. It makes sense, then, that dining at their restaurant, il Vicolo, makes you feel like you’re at home—or maybe like you’re dining al fresco in Italy if you grab a seat on the patio.

On their first night 15 years ago, il Vicolo seated 350 guests for dinner and hasn’t looked back. The restaurant serves up family recipes with a Neapolitan influence at 116 N. Oak Park Avenue. At il Vicolo (which means “the alley” in Italian), you arrive as a customer, leave as a friend and are treated as family.