Convito Cafe & Market

I ended up here for dinner after exploring the area. Service was good and prompt. The focaccia was delicious. I had the Cesar salad and the the pasta with broccolini and sausage. It was perfectly cooked and had a light cream sauce. The Cesar had an olive tapenade which honestly, for me didn't add to the dish. It wasn't my favorite. The Parmesan crisps were fabulous though. The pasta was delicious. Light, creamy and the broccolini was cooked just enough to be edible, perfect. It will reheat beautifully. Finally, the tiramisu, which was interesting. Not in a bad way. It was unique, delicious, but if you are looking for a traditional one, this might not be it. The cream was very thick, not airy and light. The coffee flavor was so light it was almost not there. Again, not bad, just different. Give it a shot. The cafe needs a facelift but the market was cute and they had a decent wine selection!

Better food than I rembered. Good menu. The pasta with peas and mushrooms in wonderful.

Consistently excellent. Stopped by for brunch today with me daughter and father. Service was as always excellent. We had a couple of minor requests and they were no problem. Food was served quickly, and everything was hot, flavorful and fresh. My daughter ordered the pasta Bolognese. The pasta was homemade-fresh and cooked "to the tooth". Sauce was excellent. I had the grilled salmon with farro, tossed with lovely mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes and fresh spinach. The fish was prepared perfectly. My father wanted a bowl of lentil soup, which was offered over on the deli side of the store. His request was accommodated, no problem. I took home a white bean soup to my 92 year old mother, and she loved it. Both soups were fresh and tasty. For dessert, my daughter and I split a creme Brûlée and had a little coffee. The caramelized sugar topping was done to order. Lovely. And the coffee was nicely balanced. We always make it a point to lunch or brunch here whenever we are in town. My parents can get something lighter, while we can order a larger plate. Their salads and appetizers are equally excellent. Our lunch including the soup to go was $99, plus tip. I definitely recommend this charming place. Still 5 stars...

Great location. Nice ambiance. Good customer service and quality food. Had one of the best salmon salads that I've ever had. Love the market part of the restaurant that sells all types of fresh food items that you can purchase to go.

So I've been coming here for quite some time now and it's pretty consistently good. Tonight was no different and the food was deeelish. The outdoor patio was open too and we enjoyed the gorge weather and then the temp turned a a bit chilly as the sun went down...more drinks to warm us up please! I had the Aperol spritz so I can pretend I'm in Italy LOL. So we had onion soup which was topped with fried onion strings; the broth had a bit of garlic and perhaps some tomato paste to sweeten it a bit. It's not the classic French onion soup but it really has a nice depth of flavor and overall it was quite delicious. I had the beet salad which had the red and golden beets with arugula and goat cheese--so yummy if u like beets.Entree we had the chicken paillard topped with arugula and the chicken was crispy juicy and flavorful. I ordered the Orchiette with sausage and broccoli rabe and it too was delicious!

After a lovely visit to the Chicago Botanic Gardens in Glencoe we start heading back to Chicago and we end up driving through the city of Wilmette.Of course it's lunch time, so my wife pulls into a shopping center. Low and behold there is this little Market / Cafe called Convito Cafe. We get an outdoor table, scan their menu and roll up our sleeves and wait for our lunch.My wife and I shared a really terrific salmon club sandwich with bacon, lettece, tomato and a special secret sauce. We split a small Caesar salad whichwasexcellent. A couple of iced coffee's and we we set.Our L.A. guests had the same as us and they loved it.You can see that this market / restaurant is run with care and attention.We all loved it and we're very happy to have found Convito Cafe.

Food, ambiance and location with a great opportunity to dine outsideConvito has stayed the course and has come out victorious from all the tribulations that Covid dealt.This Northshore restaurant offers something for everyone.

Great service from extremely polite Northshore teens. However the subroll for my Italian sub was stale. Awful.. Subway actually better

I cannot believe the terrible food here. -not authentic Italian and they really scrimp on ingredients!!!!They deliberately 'trick' the buyer in their deli. They don't put prices on their food. You always have to ASK!! Their lasagna has no meat!! They sprinkle about a 1/2 tsp. of meat on top to make you think there is meat but, there is none. Their meatloaf falls apart... can't even slice!! ... all crumbled bread. The restaurant employees don't understand an order! Maybe it will close as the plaza changes.

Food was over priced, not thoughtfully presented, and over-promised and under delivered. I ordered from the gluten free menu, the tuna salad, and the menu made it seem as though it would be a piece of tuna with the salad. Instead, it was a very small scoop of plain tasting, dull tuna with only green lettuce. Not even worth $5, and especially not worth $16. My friend even offered me some of her tomatoes, saying I needed "color" on my plate. I will never dine here again. I had tried it another time, was disappointed, and continue to be disappointed, and even starving when I left.