Family Style Italian Dining at a 1930 Chicago Tavern
Share Italian classics after a slow weekend morning, with a family tradition rooted in Little Italy.
🍝 A Family Tradition
Let the weekend morning stretch out, then put Vernon Park Tap on the calendar for later. At 1073 W Vernon Park Place in Little Italy, the tavern dates to 1930 and serves Italian classics family style in an easygoing, vintage setting.
Joseph DiBuono and Teresa Tufano established the restaurant, and the family has continued to operate it from the same building across generations. Today, Joe DiBuono runs the business together with his daughter Darci, with other relatives helping out. The restaurant received the James Beard Foundation American Classics Award in 2008, and it has also been featured on the television program Diners, Drive Ins and Dives.
Opening hours are Tuesday through Friday from 11 AM to 9 PM, Saturday from 4 PM to half past nine PM, and Sunday from 3 PM to quarter to nine PM, with Mondays closed.
