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TOChicago is a city with strong opinions about pizza…..which is exactly why Coalfire stands out.
This isn’t deep-dish and it isn’t tavern-style — it’s a coal-fired, thin-crust masterpiece built on heat, craft, and consistency.
Their 1,500-degree oven creates that signature leopard-spotted char, crispy bottom, and chewy center that makes Coalfire one of Chicago’s most important modern pizza spots.
My go-to 🍕 rotation:
🧀 Cheese – the purest expression of their crust, sauce, and mozzarella
🥓 Bacon Jam – sweet, smoky, spicy, rich, and ridiculously balanced
🍯 Honey & Salami – soppressata, Calabrian chiles, mozzarella, and honey…the perfect sweet-heat combo
Coalfire changed the conversation about Chicago pizza by proving that simplicity done with intention still hits the hardest. No gimmicks. No mountains of cheese. Just high-quality ingredients and a coal-fired oven that demands respect.
If you love Chicago pizza, thin-crust pizza, coal-fired pizza, or you just want to see what “perfect char” should taste like… add Coalfire to your list.
📍 Coalfire – Chicago, IL
West Town + Lakeview locations
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