- 3.5 Hours Duration 3.5 Hours
- 21+ y/o Ages 21+ y/o
Enjoy Chicago’s evening pizza scene like a VIP! Our team of guides and drivers makes sure all you need to do is have fun at the party.
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Try the Best Pizza in Chicago
Explore Chicago’s pizza legacy on this foodie adventure, our daytime guided bus pizza tour of significant neighborhood pizzerias.
- Visit four pizzerias to try more than six slices of pizza.
- See Chicago like a local as you dine in off-the-beaten-path restaurants.
- Learn the history, ingredients, and physics of how the best pizzas are prepared.
- Explore four different Chicago neighborhoods through their food and history.
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Meet at a central location downtown to start your tour. Hear the history of the deep dish pizza while devouring a full slice at the first stop. Following that, our bus picks you up and you ride comfortably and enjoy stories from your local guide. You get the chance to literally eat your way through Chicago as you visit significant pizzerias in several Chicago neighborhoods, sampling a wide range of styles and toppings from some of the best pizzerias in the world.
Escape the tourist areas as our local guides share the history and adventure of Chicago and its pizza.
Pizano’s Pizza & Pasta
Culturally significant pizzeria with family ties to the creation of the deep dish pizza in 1943.
Flo & Santo’s
Thin crust tavern-style joint in the heart of the South Loop. Features South Side thin crust pizza with Italian and Polish backgrounds.
Pequod’s
A local legend since 1971, famous for their burnt cheese caramelized crust with the sweet sauce.
Coalfire
Chicago’s original coal oven pizzeria — this American style of pizza is distinctively different from the Neapolitan style that inspired it.
Piece Pizza
Only Bucktown could play host to a pizzeria featuring New Haven-style pies. Since 2001, Piece has been providing locals with pizzas and craft beer.
Lou Malnati’s
The most significant name in deep dish pizza, their flagship location in the Gold Coast delivers a true Chicago experience.
Macello
Located under the L tracks in the Fulton Market, this off-the-beaten-path pizzeria features wood-fired pies from the Puglia region of Italy.
Bacino’s
One of the best stuffed pizzas in town. They rely on ultra-fresh ingredients to make the massive pizza seem light.
Spacca Napoli
Regarded as one of the best Neapolitan pizzerias in the world, they stay true to tradition.
Exchequer
What was once an Al Capone-controlled speakeasy is now one of the best downtown pizzerias.
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Tours meet just a block away from Millennium Park at Pizano’s Pizza & Pasta 61 E Madison Street when they open their doors at 11:00 a.m. Please ask the hostess where the tour is set up. The tour will conclude back at the starting location Pizano’s Pizza & Pasta 61 E Madison Street.