"Thanks to its fairly hidden location (surrounded by homes and across from a school), open tables are almost always guaranteed at this BYOB Argentine-Italian spot in Avondale. While your friends chat about their stints as an aerialist or professional plant nanny, you can all share an excellent prosciutto and caramelized tomato pizza or cheesy chicken milanesa with your favorite bottle of wine. La Nonna's not-too-big, not-too-small, wooden dining room complete with artwork from Argentine cartoons and Homegoods-esque signs is open all day. So it’s also great for meeting up with a third-tier friend and you want to keep the hang short by just grabbing coffee and a couple empanadas." - adrian kane, john ringor