The best Pizza restaurants in Pilsen, Chicago — 3 ranked picks with ratings and must-try dishes.
3 picksPilsen has 3 Pizza restaurants we would send anyone to, ranked here by rating and review depth. Novel Pizza Cafe sits at the top with 4.7 stars. If you only order one thing, make it the longanisa and giardiniera pizza at Novel Pizza Cafe. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. None of these take online reservations — they are walk-in or phone-only, so go early.
Pilsen is a Pizza-leaning pocket of Chicago where the 3 restaurants we track average 4.5 stars.
Pizza in Pilsen — 4.7 across 1,698 diner reviews
Must-try: Longanisa and Giardiniera Pizza, Hot Pepperoni, Margherita
📍 1759 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Pizza in Pilsen — 4.7 across 571 diner reviews
Must-try: Pesto Stracciatella Pizza, Pickle Pizza
📍 1659 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608
Pizza in Pilsen — 4.1 across 1,848 diner reviews
Must-try: Cheese Slice, Pepperoni Slice
📍 1710 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
Novel Pizza Cafe — 4.7 stars across 1,698 reviews, the highest on this list. Pizza in Pilsen — 4.7 across 1,698 diner reviews.
None of the 3 on this page take online bookings — they are walk-in or phone-only. Going early, or on a weeknight, is the reliable move.
The longanisa and giardiniera pizza at Novel Pizza Cafe, the pesto stracciatella pizza at Bob's Pizza and the cheese slice at Chomp Pizza. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.
Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 3 of the 3 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.