Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! has served Spanish tapas in Lincoln Park since 1985, billing itself as Chicago's first tapas bar. The menu is built for sharing — tapas, pintxos, and the Valencian rice dish paella — alongside sangria, craft cocktails, Spanish wine, and local beers.
Reviewers point to croquetas, spicy potatoes, stuffed mushrooms, octopus, and brussels sprout salad among the tapas, with hanger steak and lamb on the heartier end and flan for dessert. Paella draws particular praise when the kitchen executes it well.
The restaurant is part of the Lettuce Entertain You group and has become a fixture in the neighborhood for birthdays, showers, and rehearsal dinners. The Infatuation has rated it 7.5/10.
Reviewers point to croquetas, spicy potatoes, stuffed mushrooms, octopus, and brussels sprout salad among the tapas, with hanger steak and lamb on the heartier end and flan for dessert. Paella draws particular praise when the kitchen executes it well.
The restaurant is part of the Lettuce Entertain You group and has become a fixture in the neighborhood for birthdays, showers, and rehearsal dinners. The Infatuation has rated it 7.5/10.