There ’s no motion that Chicago is a pizza pie - exert force to be reckoned with , and while we ’ll always have the well - found greats , there ’s also room for a wise craw of remarkable pizzeria . From bigger and better expansions of aforementioned greats , to trendy new concepts with the hope of stay power , here are seven of the best new pizza pie joints to have opened over the past year .
Forno Rosso (Randolph location)
On the heels of the success of the original Harlem Ave location , this Neapolitan pizza purveyor made the lucid next move : give a shop on Randolph Row . The area is a culinary hotbed , no doubt , but had long bear from a lack of great pizza until these good folk showed up . Between its rustic , Old - World atmosphere and the VPN - license pizzas , it ’s among the most unquestionable Neapolitan pizza shop in the city . pick out from a selection of red and white pizzas oppressed with quality , Italy - approved ingredients .
Happy Camper
Much like its Lincoln Park sister restaurant , Homeslice , this trendy pizzeria is an Instagrammer ’s vacation spot , thoroughgoing with pic op - ready tyre swings and neon sign that look as though they were overstretch directly from the closet of a graphic tee junkie . The menu is equally playful , and endure the gamut from beer - basted breadsticks teamed with goat cheese and marinara to an array of meat - operose and veg - favorable PIE name after hoi polloi . The 18 in Mike ( Italian sausage , sunshine - dried tomatoes , red onion , Parmesan , and spinach - ricotta sauce ) , anyone ?
Robert’s Pizza Company
The theme song part of this stylish resto ’s coveted pies is a top - hidden pelf formula that take father Robert Garvey some 20 years to hone . The thin - yet - downy impudence is the perfect canvas for upmarket creation , like a roasted duck’s egg breast pizza with Bella Viva plum tree , scallions , pecorino , Szechuan peppercorns , and hoisin , and a roasted red grape & fennel combo with taleggio and salted walnuts .
Coalfire (Southport location)
With a sleek and significantly gravid distance and an expanded computer menu , the Southport Corridor placement of Chicago ’s pet ember - fired pizza pie joint is everything the West Town outpost is and more . Score two vegan - well-disposed pies that do n’t skimp on flavor ; an ultra - earthy figure throng high with seasonal mushrooms , panna , truffle spread , garlic , and olive crude ; and longstanding favorites like the pepperoni and whip ricotta , or starters like charcuterie and burrata . rinse it all down with a selection from the thorough beverage fare .
LaBarra
OK , so the pizzeria formerly known as Pizza Barra is in the ' burbs , but it ’s been flying under the radar since it unfold last fall , and we ’re here to remedy that . The goodish pizza menu gratify most pizza fancier , with artisan - style Italian pizza pie with a ciabatta cheekiness , or Chicago - inspired thin encrustation like the La Barra Supreme , which comes pile with mushrooms , onion , immature pepper , pepperoni , and olives . But the material stunners here are the Chicago pan pizza pie . The supremely fatheaded masterpieces remind us , in all the best ways , of the sought after cooking pan pizzas atPequod ’s , crispy crust and all .
Home Run Inn (North Side location)
After nearly 70 years of satisfying the South Side ’s collective thirst for pizza , this longstanding local heavy finally brought its signature pizzas to the North Side . The Lakeview frontier settlement operates out of a sprawling 5,500sqft space , and promises a huge lineup of pizza pie broken down into family like " Flame ceramicist " ( hot & spicy ) and " Curve Ball " ( think : bacon cheeseburger and Carolina BBQ chicken pizzas ) , as well as 16 beers on tap and a North Side - only mac & cheese skillet .
Lark
Having open up just in sentence for summer , this neighborhood - y touch has manage to seamlessly blend well - put to death pizza with childhood nostalgia in the shape of tv set screening ' 80s and ' XC music telecasting from MTV ’s heyday . Like Forno Rosso , Lark also join the elite group of wanted few local eating house fake VPN - certified Neapolitan slender - crust pizza pie , and while pizza may be the primary name of its culinary game , it ’s also home to house - made pasta , cheffy apps , and a respectable cocktail program .
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Robert’s Pizza Company
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