Opening Spring 2026 · Chicago, IL
Bubbly wood-fired margherita pizza fresh from the oven
Opening Spring 2026

Serving happiness,
coming to Chicago

Wood-fired pizza, hand-rolled pasta, and a warm corner table — opening on Damen Avenue.

Counting down to opening night

Reserve your spot in line

We'll send one very excited email when the doors open.

Hello, Chicago

A neighborhood pizzeria, built around the table.

We're opening on the corner of Damen and Cortland with one simple goal: bake the kind of pizza you want to eat every week. Slow-fermented dough, San Marzano tomatoes, wood-fired in 90 seconds, served alongside Italian wines and ice-cold local beer.

Wood-fired
48hr dough
Family-friendly
Cozy interior of Windy City Pies with warm pendant lights and brick walls
Slow-fermented doughSan Marzano tomatoesWisconsin mozzarellaWood-fired in 90 secondsLocal Italian winesFamily-ownedSlow-fermented doughSan Marzano tomatoesWisconsin mozzarellaWood-fired in 90 secondsLocal Italian winesFamily-owned
A taste of what's coming

Signature pies

01
Damen Sausage

Damen Sausage

from $19

Fennel sausage, roasted peppers, hot honey, mozzarella

Order at opening
02
Bucktown White

Bucktown White

from $18

Ricotta, garlic confit, lemon, arugula

Order at opening
03
Smokestack

Smokestack

from $20

Smoked mozzarella, pepperoni, Calabrian chili

Order at opening
Chef tossing dough in the Windy City Pies kitchen
Meet the team

Built by neighbors, for neighbors.

A pizza you'd want to eat every week — not just once.
— Chef Mateo Reyes

Mateo spent ten years in kitchens from Naples to Brooklyn before landing in Chicago. Windy City Pies is his love letter to the neighborhood — honest food, warm service, and a place that feels like home from your very first visit.

Read our story
Opening night

Don't miss the first slice.

Join the list and we'll send a single, very excited email when the oven is hot and the doors are open.