Bar Roma Launches Brunch

Bar Roma now offers brunch service on weekends. The new Italian restaurant in Andersonville will feature Executive Chef Fred Ramos' sweet and savory midday fare from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The brunch menu, detailed below, includes such dishes as caprese salad, braised oxtail pappardelle, mascarpone french toast, beef cheek meatball panini, frittata, homemade granola and more. Toast to the weekend with a variety of brunch cocktails from bubbly (Bar Roma Spritz; Mimosa; Peach Bellini) and spice (Circus Maximus Bloody Mary; Italian Michelada) to favorites (Pomegranate Basil Smash; Hemingway 1919) and fresh squeezed juices.

Bar Roma is located at 5101 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60640.

Bar Roma: Brunch Menu

Per Cominciare

Insalata di Rucola
Tangy baby arugula, seasonal fruit, Pecorino Romano, speck and pine nuts $10

Insalata Caprese
Traditional salad of creamy mozzarella di bufala, vine-ripe tomatoes, basil-pesto olive oil $11

Trippa alla Romana
Slow braised tripe, tomato, Pecorino Romano, mint, cage free fried egg and breakfast potatoes $11

Colazione di Straciatella
Creamy imported Straciatella, grilled grapes,local honey, toasted ciabatta $10

Primo Pranzo

Panino di Guanciale di Manzo
Roman style beef cheek meatball, pommodoro, mozzarella, arugula house-made chips $13

Pappardelle con coda alla Vaccinara                        
Antonia’s hand rolled wide ribbon pasta, braised oxtail, ragu, Pecorino Romano $15

Rigatoni alla Carbonara
Classic carbonara, bacon, cage free egg two ways, Pecorino Romano, black pepper $15

Maritozzi con la Panna
Luscious French toast, banana, almond, mascarpone, Nueske’s applewood smoked bacon $13

Frittata di Oggi
Italian style open face omelette, breakfast potato, toast $13

Torticcio alla Trastevere
Crispy tortillas simmered in tomato-chipotle sauce, smoky pork belly, avocado, ricotta salata $15

Silky Greek yogurt with homemade granola and fresh fruit $6
Nueske’s applewood smoked bacon $5
Side of fruit $4
Breakfast potatoes $3

Cocktail Mestiere

The Bubbles

Bar Roma Spritz
Arancia Rosso Amaro, Aperol, Terre Gaie Prosecco $10

Mimosa
Fresh squeezed orange juice, Prosecco $10

Bellini
Terre Gaie Prosecco, peach puree $10

The Spice

Circus Maximus Bloody Mary
Italian style bloody mary, pommodoro, Tito’s vodka $10, Peroni back $2

Italian Michelada
Peroni beer, lime, balsamic-tomato elixir, salted rim $10

The Favorites

Pomegranate Basil Smash      
London dry gin, pomegranate juice, lemon, basil $11

Hemingway 1919
Denizen Rum, lime, apricot Luxardo, grapefruit $10

Fresh squeezed orange juice $5
Fresh squeezed grapefruit juice $5