In 2017, Buona brought its family recipes to downtown Chicago, opening our Streeterville location at 613 North McClurg Court, just steps from the Magnificent Mile. Today, Buona Catering serves all of downtown Chicago, from office lunches and client meetings to corporate events, holiday parties, and family celebrations across Streeterville, River North, the Gold Coast, and the Chicago Loop.
Family-owned since our first restaurant opened in 1981, our menu features Chicago-Italian dishes passed down through our extended family for generations. Featuring our parents’ legendary recipe for Chicago’s original Italian beef and other family favorites, we’re committed to authenticity in the food we serve and in the service we provide.
Streeterville’s best catering starts with ordering it the way your event needs it. Set up a full buffet for a company celebration, send individually packed boxed lunches to a business meeting, or mix and match à la carte trays, appetizers, and fresh-baked desserts for something more casual. Whatever you choose, it’s filled with our famous Italian beef and the Chicago-Italian favorites downtown offices and families keep coming back for.
Bring a taste of Chicago to your next meeting or office party with sandwich trays of Italian beef, Italian Sausage, burgers, chicken sandwiches, and more.
Let your guests choose from a full catering buffet. Our all-inclusive packages feature signature Italian beef, pastas, salads, and more, so there's something for everyone.
Simplify your get togethers with our signature classics, sandwiches, and salads, all conveniently packaged.
Great for mixing and matching selections. Our trays are designed to add flexibility and variety to any catering spread, each tray features freshly prepared Buona specialties.
Enjoy chef-created salads made with ultra-fresh ingredients and served with all-natural dressings.
The perfect sweet ending for any gathering! Choose from cannoli, fresh-baked cookies and brownies.
From our Streeterville restaurant, Buona proudly provides catering throughout Downtown Chicago for businesses, hospitals, hotels, schools, residential buildings, nonprofit organizations, and private events. Whether you’re planning lunch for twenty people or catering for several hundred guests, our menu features authentic Chicago favorites prepared fresh and served with the dependable service Buona has been known for since 1981.
Our central location allows us to efficiently serve events throughout Streeterville, River North, the Loop, West Loop, Fulton Market, River West, the Gold Coast, Lakeshore East, Printer’s Row, the Magnificent Mile, South Loop, and surrounding downtown neighborhoods.
Downtown Chicago hosts every type of event imaginable, from executive meetings and employee appreciation lunches to weddings, family celebrations, conferences, and community events. Our catering menu is designed to accommodate both everyday gatherings and larger special occasions with generous portions and flexible ordering options.
Whether your event takes place in an office conference room, hospital department, hotel meeting space, university campus, rooftop venue, banquet room, or residential high-rise, Buona helps make planning the meal one less thing to worry about.
Our dedicated team of catering specialists will help you plan and organize everything for a gathering of any size, from a large corporate event to an intimate get-together. We’ll be with you every step of the way.
Buona provides dependable service with convenient pickup and delivery for offices, hospitals, and events throughout the Streeterville neighborhood and across downtown. We serve organizations near these area landmarks and business districts:
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Northwestern University’s Chicago campus
Navy Pier
The Magnificent Mile and North Michigan Avenue offices
River North business district
Whether you’re planning an office lunch for your team, hosting a client meeting, or celebrating a big win, Buona makes it easy from ordering through pickup or delivery.
Buona is a great fit for:
Office lunches
Client and board meetings
Training sessions and conferences
Hospital and staff appreciation events
Holiday office parties
Birthday parties
Graduation celebrations
Game-day watch parties
Does Buona offer catering in Downtown Chicago?
Yes. Our Streeterville restaurant, located at 613 N McClurg Ct, caters everything from office lunches and business presentations to birthday parties, graduation celebrations, and holiday get-togethers. If you’re hosting an event anywhere in Streeterville or downtown Chicago, we’d love to feed your guests.
Which downtown Chicago neighborhoods do you serve?
From our Buona Streeterville restaurant, just east of the Magnificent Mile, we cater events across downtown Chicago, including Streeterville, River North, the Gold Coast, the Loop, Lakeshore East, West Loop, Fulton Market, and the South Loop. Not sure if you’re in range? Give us a call at (872) 259-0418.
Does Buona deliver catering in downtown Chicago?
Yes. Our Streeterville location delivers catering orders of $200.00 or more to offices, hospitals, hotels, and residential buildings throughout downtown Chicago. You can place your catering delivery order online or by calling (872) 259-0418.
Can I pick up my catering order in Streeterville?
Yes, you can pick up your catering order at our Streeterville restaurant, 613 N McClurg Ct, Chicago, IL 60611. Plan to arrive at your scheduled time so everything is hot and ready when you get here. Place your catering order online or call (872) 259-0418.
Can Buona cater large groups and events in Chicago?
Absolutely. Our Streeterville catering team regularly handles large orders across downtown Chicago, from business meetings and conferences to company parties and private events with several hundred guests. No event is too big or too small. Buffet packages, catering trays, and individually boxed lunches make it simple to serve a crowd, and our catering specialists will help you plan quantities, timing, and setup.
Do you cater corporate lunches for downtown Chicago offices?
Yes. Office catering is a big part of what we do in Streeterville. We deliver to conference rooms and corporate offices along North Michigan Avenue, in River North, and throughout the Loop, whether it’s a recurring team lunch, a training session, or an executive meeting. Boxed lunches are a favorite for busy teams that need to eat on their own schedule.
Can you cater hospital and medical staff events in Streeterville?
Yes. Located near Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Streeterville medical campus, we cater staff meetings, shift-change lunches, resident and nursing appreciation events, and department celebrations. Individually packaged meals make it easy to feed teams working around the clock.
Are there vegan catering options at Buona Streeterville?
Yes. Our vegan Italian beef is available for catering in trays, sandwich boxes, or by the pound, so guests with plant-based diets can enjoy a Chicago classic too. For other dietary needs, let our catering team know when you order, and we’ll help put together a spread that works for every guest.
Does Buona Streeterville cater holiday parties?
Yes. Holiday catering is one of our busiest seasons in downtown Chicago, from office holiday parties in December to Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, Easter, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day gatherings. Order early during the holidays to lock in your preferred pickup or delivery time.
