Balena – Fra Noi https://franoi.com Embrace Your Inner Italian Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:21:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://franoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-fra-noi-favicon-2025-32x32.jpg Balena – Fra Noi https://franoi.com 32 32 Balena to “pop up” in late January https://franoi.com/dining/balena-to-pop-up-in-late-january/ https://franoi.com/dining/balena-to-pop-up-in-late-january/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:21:55 +0000 https://franoi.com/?p=19347

For one week this month, Boka Restaurant Group will run a pop-up of Balena, a popular Italian restaurant in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood that closed after a fire in 2017. The transient dining experience will run from Jan. 19-26 at The Wellsley, a private-event venue at 504 N. Wells St. in Chicago, Time Out reported. According to an official press release, Balena’s temporary iteration will feature “many iconic dishes cherished by guests,” including the Kale Tonnato Caesar Salad, Tagliolini Nero with Uni and Crab, Grilled Hanger Steak with Salsa Verde, and the signature tiramisu. ⁠The five-course, family-style meal will cost $95 per person. Optional are wine, cocktail and nonalcoholic beverage pairings.

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