Chicago’s Essential Tavern-Style Thin-Crust Pizza Restaurants

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Chicago’s Essential Tavern-Style Thin-Crust Pizza Restaurants

Is tavern-style pizza falling into the same category as deep dish?

In recent years, Chicagoans have raged that deep-dish pizza isn’t what real locals eat. The infatuation with stuffed, deep dish, pan, etc. comes from clever marketing and outside media who fumble when trying to pigeonhole the biggest city in the Midwest.

Chicagoans prefer thin-crust pizza, the narrative bleeds. It’s the pizza folks here know best and eat the most. It’s a unique style that is truly Chicagoans. It does not resemble styles seen in Boston, Wisconsin, or... St. Louis. At least Chicago uses real cheese. There even seems to be a resentment of the term “tavern style” that’s been building up. “It’s Chicago thin” crotchety locals will claim sitting on their thrones at their favorite slashie. Or, whoops, we meant packaged goods store.

Regardless, these thin-cut pizzas — cut up in triangles and squares — represent comfort, tradition, and family for many in this city. Here’s Eater’s list of the best pies in town.

For a look at deep-dish pizzerias, check out this map.


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