Lucrezia Café

Taste Northern Italian Cuisine in all its Casual Splendor

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Jeremy Branshaw—#1 Best Chef
Dylan Mcrae—#1 Best Chef
1 Best Italian Food
1 Best Service


Dylan Mcrae—#2 Best Chef


Best Italian Restaurant
Neighbor’s Choice, 2020


Patrick Scholz—Best Chef
Best of the Region—2012 through 2017


#1 Best Italian Restaurant in the Region
Best of the Region—2011 through 2017


#2 Best Fine Dining


Best Fine Dining

Bet Italian Restaurant


Voted one of the most unique restaurants in Indiana!

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Neighbor’s Choice Award 2015


Indiana Dunes Country Culinary Tour
Featured Restaurant


Neighbor’s Choice Award 2014


“That spaghetti carbonara was awesome!”
Tracy Butler—ABC7


Lake County Restaurant of the Year
Recognition of Service Excellence


Places to Dine
Chicago Social—2008


Restaurant of the Year
Porter County—2008


Best Gourmet Restaurant
The Times, Readers Choice Award
Best of the Region—2006


Best Appetizer Menu
Lake Magazine, Best of Readers’ Choice—2005
Best Dessert Menu
Lake Magazine, Best of Readers’ Choice—2005

Best First Date Spot
Lake Magazine, Best of Readers’ Choice—2005
Best Friday Night Dinner Spot
Lake Magazine, Best of Readers’ Choice—2005


Worth the Drive
“It’s worth the drive to this tasty little trattoria.”—Bonnie Miller Rubin


Putting Porter County on the Map




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Three Great Locations.

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Welcome to Lucrezia Café and Ristorante of Northwest Indiana and Lucrezia Trattoria near the beautiful shores of Lake Maxinkuckee in Culver, Indiana. Lucrezia provides innovative Northern Italian specialties at value prices in a relaxed and eclectic atmosphere in Chesterton, Crown Point and Culver. Gift cards are available for special occasions and events.

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Lucrezia’s sister company, Olivezia has gourmet items like imported ultra premium extra virgin olive oils and balsamic vinegars that you can taste before we bottle! We offer domestic and imported wines, pastas, cheeses, charcuteries, gourmet foods, gift ideas and our monthly WINE CLUB! The same premium olive oils and vinegars enjoyed at Lucrezia are available online.

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We offer “open seating”—first come, first serve seating. Reservations are not accepted at this time at any of our locations.

LARGE PARTIES—Eight (8) or more—Please phone ahead. We ask that parties of eight or more arrive before 6pm or after 8pm on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Large parties dining before 6pm on a Friday or Saturday evening are asked to keep within a 2 hour dining window.

Please remember that your entire party must be present prior to being seated.
—Buon Appetito


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CHESTERTON
(219) 926-LUCY
428 S. Calumet
Chesterton, IN 46304
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CROWN POINT
(219) 661-LUCY
302 S. Main Street
Crown Point, IN 46307
Order Online
CULVER
(574) 842-3220
117 S. Main St.
Culver, IN 46511

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Chesterton and Crown Point

Sun – Thurs | 11am–10pm (9pm winter)
Fri & Sat | 11am–11pm (10pm winter)

Culver

Wed – Thurs – Sun | 4pm-10pm (9pm winter)
Monday & Tuesday  | Closed
Friday & Saturday | 4pm-11pm (10pm winter)

HOLIDAY HOURS

Chesterton and Crown Point

Thanksgiving | CLOSED
December 24 | Arrive BEFORE 6pm
December 25 | CLOSED
December 31 Reservations Only 3pm–9pm
Open Seating After 9pm
Kitchen Closes at 10pm
January 1 | CLOSED

Culver

Thanksgiving | CLOSED
Black Friday | CLOSED
December 24 | CLOSED
December 25 | CLOSED
December 31st Bar Opens at 4pm
Reservations Only 4pm–9pm
Open Seating After 9pm
Kitchen Closes at 10pm
January 1 | CLOSED

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