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cafe ba ba reeba

Café Ba-Ba-Reeba!

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Essential Information

Street Address 2024 N Halsted
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone773-935-5000
Website URL www.cafebabareeba.com/...

CBBR, with its lively food and boisterous vibe, has been the go-to place for tapas since 1985. Fried green peppers and garlicky grilled squid top the tapas list, while a terrific paella highlights the entrées. Try some Basque pintxos, too, like red piquillo peppers stuffed with short-rib meat. Desserts are pleasant minor players. Good sangría and well-priced Spanish wines.

Additional Information

Rating: 1½ stars

Price: $20-$29

Cuisine: Spanish

Neighborhood: Lincoln Park

Noteworthy:
3 or more vegetarian items
child friendly
high noise level
outdoor dining
telephone reservations
wheelchair accessible
will seat past 10:30 p.m.

Dishes We Liked:


Serrano ham, salchichon, and chorizo ($8.95); grilled shrimp brocheta ($18.95); paella de mariscos ($12.95 per person); dessert pintxos platter ($5.95)

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