Bari Foods

If you’re anywhere near the West Loop, you have to make a stop at this Italian grocery. Work your way through the tiny aisles with jam-packed shelves offering imported pastas, olive oils and biscotti galore, and head for the deli counter in back. You’ll find the best Italian sandwich in town: a crusty sub loaf (baked next door at D’Amato’s) brimming with capocollo, genoa salami, mortadella, provolone, oregano, tomato and housemade giardiniera. Grab a San Pellegrino and a pint of Ciao Bella gelato, and you’ve got the best lunch in town for less than a ten-spot.