Convito Cafe & Market: French, New American, and Italian Cuisine with Vegan Options

Convito Cafe is a cute little spot I finally had the chance to visit in Wilmette. When you walk in to the left is the restuarant area and if you go right they have a market. I went for their restaurant which closes at 8pm during the week. Their menu focuses on two cuisines: French and Italian. As we were seated our server brought us bread and oil. The bread was delicious. I love a good starter bread. We ordered Steak Frites and the Griilled Bistro.Bistro. Everything came out correctly. I enjoyed the pommes frites. They were cooked to perfection. The steak was seasoned well also. The burger could have skipped it. It we just okay. It was a nice setting plenty of parking.

We (four of us) recently had dinner at Convito. This remains one of our favorite restaurants in the Northshore area. The food and service are consistently good and the ambience is lovely. The majority of clients ate outdoors which left a very quiet indoor dinnertime for us.

The food was authentic Italian without the heavy sauces that some places use. The fish was perfectly cooked with a light lemon caper glaze. The cheese ravioli was as delicate too. Love their patio also!

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

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

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!