Nando Milano Trattoria in Champaign, Illinois, was the only Italian restaurant named among the “Best in Central Illinois” by Eater Chicago. “Guests can expect to pay $100 per person for dinner before drinks and tip, and yes, lest you think your eyes deceive you, that is a $600 bottle of wine on the list,” Eater writes. However, the high prices are not a deterrent to the restaurant’s popularity in town.

Chef-owner Alessio Vullo, who first opened Nando Milano in Chicago, launched the second location after moving with his wife, who embarked on her medical internship in Champaign. Appetizers include beef, ricotta and porcini-mushroom meatballs in arrabbiata sauce, as well as cavoletti ortolani, a “warm salad” made with butternut squash, fried chickpeas, almonds, Parmesan, textures of Brussels sprouts and truffle honey.