#2 What Is Chicago Tavern-Style Pizza?

Chicago tavern-style pizza is a distinctly thin and crispy variety of pizza that stands apart from the city’s more famous deep-dish counterpart. Instead of a thick slice with layered fillings, this style features a cracker-thin crust that’s small and firm enough to hold toppings without folding. It’s traditionally topped edge-to-edge with a thin layer of tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and classic Chicago toppings like Italian fennel sausage or pepperoni.

One of its most recognizable features is the way it’s cut—not into wedges, but into small, square pieces, often called “party cut” or “tavern cut.” This makes it easy to share, snack on, and enjoy casually—often with a cold beer in hand.

The origins of tavern-style pizza trace back to the 1940s, when it was served in neighborhood bars (taverns) across Chicago, especially on the city’s South Side. It was often given out as a salty, satisfying snack to encourage patrons to stick around and order more drinks. This unassuming, no-frills pizza has long been a staple in local spots, and in recent years, it’s started gaining popularity far beyond Chicago thanks to its bold flavors, crispy texture, and shareable format.

Chicago Tavern-Style Pizza - The Perfect Bar Snack

Our Chicago bar-style pizza brings the real taste of Midwestern taverns to Sweden:

  • Ultra-thin crispy crust
  • Cuttable into shareable bit-size squares - the classic Chicago bar serving style
  • Generous toppings despite the thin base
  • Quick 15-minute bake from frozen - perfect for bars and home cooks

Key Features:

  • 30cm diameter
  • Crispy thin crust with generous toppings
  • No cornicione, No thick topless outer edge. Cheese nearly all the way to the edges.

Tavern style

Traditional Chicago toppings include

Pepperoni, fennel sausage, fresh mushroom, green pepper, and onion are classics. We offer two standard combinations; “The 312” with pepperoni and mushrooms and “The 708” with green peppers and onions. But bars and local grocers can contact us about custom toppings to make their pizza unique.

For Taverns as wells as Home Consumers:

This is the perfect accompaniment to cold beer.

  • Quick preparation (bakes in 15 minutes from frozen)
  • We recommend traditional square-cut presentation (cut after baking)
  • Perfect for game nights or casual entertaining