Davanti Enoteca
Most of its pies skew middle-of-the-road. Not the Terra, with braised leeks, lots of mushrooms, and a hearty drizzle of truffle oil on a chewy crust. davantienoteca.com
Most of its pies skew middle-of-the-road. Not the Terra, with braised leeks, lots of mushrooms, and a hearty drizzle of truffle oil on a chewy crust. davantienoteca.com
From cracker crust to deep dish and everything in between: the 38 greatest pizzas in the greatest pizza city on earth
Stick to the basics at Jonathan Goldsmith’s passion project: The Margherita remains blissfully authentic, its sauce the purest expression of tomato flavor out there. 1769 W. Sunnyside Ave., 773-878-2420
The 900-degree oven in this all-day neighborhood mainstay cranks out a wonderfully charred crust that manages to be crunchy on the outside and supple at the nucleus. 2607 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-697-4234
The pizza here is not New York–style or Chicago-style, nor is it exactly New Haven or Neapolitan. Beholden to no particular geographical bias, Coalfire takes the best elements of the most beloved traditional pizza styles and forges something more satisfying than any of them. The bubbly crust, almost ornate at the cornicione (the pizza’s outer … Read more
Crumbles of goat cheese and gooey mozzarella canoodle with caramelized onions, olive oil, and ungodly amounts of garlic. 3352 W. Foster Ave., 773-649-3114
Beef and chicken shawarma tastes shockingly good topped with tomato sauce, four cheeses, olives, herb oil, basil, and oregano at this 12-seat Lane Tech lunch fave. 3539 N. Western Ave., 773-472-7444
These crispy chewy slices are so addictive you’ll finish one before you remember to fold it. 5159 N. Lincoln Ave., 773-293-6992
Pizza chic: nibbling on a pie made from 00-quality (finely ground) house-milled flour at a high-top marble table under a crystal chandelier. And when that pizza is topped with chunks of incredibly juicy lamb merguez and rich dabs of sheeps’ milk feta, you can almost feel a warm Adriatic breeze on your back. Nice in … Read more
Named for Ferris Bueller’s immortal sausage king of Chicago, this standout is equal parts sweet, salty, and bitter, and the springy thin crust crisps and bubbles in all the right places. 108 N. Green St., 312-600-6090