Caramelized-crust deep dish, cracker-thin tavern squares, and wood-fired Neapolitan: Chicago argues about pizza like no other city. These are the pies worth the trip, ranked.
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Caramelized-crust deep dish, cracker-thin tavern squares, and wood-fired Neapolitan: Chicago argues about pizza like no other city. These are the pies worth the trip, ranked.
Five Squared Pizza (Goose Island)
A Goose Island Detroit-style specialist with sky-high ratings, turning out crispy, frico-edged square pans quartered into different toppings. One of Chicago's most acclaimed newer ovens.
Vito & Nick's (Ashburn)
Time Out's number-one pizza in Chicago and the patron saint of tavern-style: a wood-paneled South Side institution since 1965 turning out cracker-thin, square-cut pies with a sausage blanket edge to edge.
Robert's Pizza & Dough Co. (Streeterville)
A lakefront pizzeria named among the World's 50 Best, where founder Robert Garvey obsessed over dough hydration for years before opening. Thin, crisp, and precise, with a patio on the river.
Milly's Pizza in the Pan (Lakeview)
Robert Maleski's cult deep-dish operation, a Time Out and Infatuation favorite, with a buttery, laminated pan crust and seasonal toppings that sell out fast. Some of the most obsessed-over pizza in the city.
Bob's Pizza (Pilsen)
A Pilsen newcomer that vaulted onto every critic's list, slinging crispy tavern squares and a famous pepperoni pie. Equal parts cocktail bar and pizzeria, with a serious kitchen behind the bar.
Pat's Pizza (Lincoln Park)
A 1950s Lincoln Park original credited with helping define Chicago thin-crust, still cutting its lightly sweet, well-done pies into squares. A living piece of the city's pizza history.
Jimmy's Pizza Cafe (Ravenswood)
A Ravenswood neighborhood pizzeria praised by Time Out and the Infatuation for blistered, well-charred pies and a serious crust. A quiet local favorite.
Pequod's Pizza (Lincoln Park)
The Lincoln Park deep-dish landmark known for its caramelized cheese crust, a ring of blackened, chewy mozzarella fused to the pan's edge. The Infatuation scores it 8.7, near the top of its Chicago pizza guide.
Bonci Pizza (West Loop)
The Chicago outpost of Rome's famous Bonci, serving pizza al taglio: airy, high-hydration squares sold by weight with rotating, market-driven toppings.
Spacca Napoli (Ravenswood)
A Ravenswood pizzeria turning out blistered, soupy-centered Neapolitan pies from a wood-burning oven. The Infatuation scores it 8.6 for some of the most authentic Naples-style pizza in Chicago.
Ranked across 7 sources: One Bite by Dave Portnoy · Ranked by Score (June 2026); Time Out Chicago · 28 Best Pizza, Ranked 2026; The Infatuation Chicago · Best Pizza 2026 (by 0–10 score); The Infatuation Chicago · Best Pizza 2026 (unscored picks, unordered); Chowhound · Best Tavern-Style Pizza in Chicago (unordered); Yelp · Ranked by Rating (June 2026); Google Reviews · Ranked by Rating (June 2026). Full scoring is on the Methodology tab above.
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