If you want to be nickle and dimed this is the place to go! I recently went there for a friend's birthday and brought a cake for dessert. I was informed there was a $1.50 fee for bringing in dessert. Seriously?! I have never heard anyone charge for bringing in a cake. Then when the bill came there was a plate fee for 7 coming in at a total of $10.50... Excuse me?! When I asked I was told that there was a $1.50 fee PER PERSON!! So my $14.00 jewel cake became almost a $25.00 cake!! That is ludicrous! Our bill was already over $200 for just 5 pizzas, 3 appetizers and a few glasses of wine. In addition, we were charged for every little thing! I'm surprised I wasn't charged for breathing!! I will never EVER go back. I don't mind paying for a good meal, but don't like when a restaurant feels that they have the right to abuse their power and stick it to the customer. It's a shame because I really enjoyed the food, but the overall experience is what defines a good dining experience!! read more

I must say I love this website. I found this restaurant through Yelp, and I finally made it there tonight. The line was pretty long as I was warned by other yelpers (and it's a rainy Wednesday night). So I can only imagine how bad the line gets on weekends. It is a very casual place. The bottom line is that it was worth the drive and the wait. Their pizzas were very good. As I mentioned in my other reviews, I have a background to become picky about Italian food. OK.. Let me be honest... it did not top the pizzas I've tried in Naples or in other parts of Italy(And I was in Naples recently), but this comes pretty close to the best pizza I had in Italy. Definitely the best Italian style pizza(Italian style is my favorite, hence the best pizza period) in Chicago! One small complain I had was that fresh mozzarella cheese on my pizza wasn't exactly melted. I also think that it could be cheaper. One pizza is just enough to feed one. Maybe you can share two among three people. We had a small appetizer($8), two pizzas($15 each), a glass of wine($7), a diet coke($2), a tartufo($4.50), and a cappuccino ($2.50). I ended up paying 70 bucks (for two) including tax and tip. So it's not exactly a cheap pizza place. But the food is good enough, and I don't mind paying for slightly over-priced pizzas. The service was also remarkable. It was pretty darn busy, and the waiter was always there before I needed anything. Definitely check it out! Yelpers-Thanks for helping me discover Spacca Napoli! read more

Amazing food and environment. The margarita pizza was especially delicious. Overall this is my favorite restaurant I've gone to inside of chicago. read more

Incredible place. I went here two days in a row because it was so good. Try the burrata!

Excellent pizza! Great quality of all the ingredients they use and the service is great! I can not wait to go back!

Wonderful neighborhood pizza. Very friendly, fast and delicious. A perpetual favorite.

I just had lunch there today after not going for about 8 months and I am so sad. Spacca pizza is forever changed from the airy, Roman/Napoli style to a spongy, doughy crust that is a perfect circle, which leaves me wondering if they use a tool to make them all exactly the same size. I have been to Rome 6 times and I used to go to Spacca to get my fix, but I am not going back. They did something to change the dough and the pizza sauce was unimpressive. No more of the bubbles in the dough like in italy. First it was Pizza DOC to take a nose dive and now this place. The pizza resembled the spongy bread served at Ethiopian restaurants in the middle, and the crust was heavy and thick. Definitely NOT worth the money. I am so sad about this place :( read more

This place is great! I would definitely come back. Nice atmosphere and the pizza is legit. Owner is also really nice. Easy parking outside.

Finally - Italian style pizza in a land of over-stuffed deep dish. Simple, classic pizza with very fresh ingredients. The owner brought over a fennel dish for us to try because he wanted "feedback" - thought that was nice (it was v. good). I'll be back. read more

Looked forward to eating here. Food was great, company was great. Everything unraveled when we paid our bill. As soon as we signed and they picked up the 500 dollar bill, a very unpleasant lady came over and told us we needed to get up and leave. The most rude, unpleasant dining situation I have ever encountered. This would never happen in Italy which it so much attempts to emulate. I will never be back nor will I recommend this place. There are too many other great pizza restaurants in Chicago to give this place any more of my money. read more

I really do like this style of pizza (thin crust, light on sauce). I've eaten here twice, and both times the pizza was very good. I like the funghi a lot. However today I tried the Salmone Marinato and it wasn't anything like what I expected. Maybe because I'm such a sashimi fan and enjoy fresh fish, I though this would be like raw salmon in a sort of olive oil and garlic marinade. Instead it was cured. I've never had cured fish before and while it wasn't bad, it wasn't good either. The consistency was tough and really chewy. Another thing that bums me out is the menu is in Italian and there aren't any descriptions of what the appetizers and such are. So you have to ask the waitress if you want to know. In our case, when we inquired about the Salmone she didn't know if it was smoked or raw or cooked. Maybe that should have been a warning. At any rate, the pizza is good and I'm sure we'll be back again. read more

The best pizza in Chicago! I realize this may offend some hard-core stuffed pizza fans out there but thin is just so much better... If you have been searching for the perfect thin crust, look no more! They also have abundant number of tasty appetizers that make up for the lack of entree choice. The atmosphere is relaxing and seats are spacious. You won't regret coming here! read more

Best authentic Neapolitan pizza in Chicago, no question. Great spot for large groups, out-of-town family and friends, or just my husband and myself. Never disappoints. Wish there were more stars on your scale and days in the week to enjoy this spot. read more

Killer pizza, lively setting, attractive prices. Only suggestion for these folks is a slightly more generous pour on the wine.

i want to love it, i really do, but shouldn't the crust be crisp out of the fancy oven? everything else is 5 star.

This place is absolutely amazing. Everything about this experience was perfect. The prosciutto on my pizza was the best I've ever had. We all had a free cannoli at the end too. Even the mint at the hostess stand was great. So glad we tried it out. read more

This was my fourth and final visit to Spacca Napoli. Two visits ago, I was dining with a friend at a two-top. After our plates were cleared, Jonathan Goldsmith (the owner) came up to us and asked if we would mind moving to another table as he was trying to set up for a party of eight. He offered us each a grappa and apologized for the inconvenience. We obliged without question. Last night I was dining with 3 friends at a four-top. We had reservations and were seated promptly. After completing our meals (including dessert), our waiter offered us the check. At that time, we had been at our table for a little over an hour. In the middle of our conversation, Jonathan Goldsmith came to our table and asked if he could settle our bill, to which I replied, "No, we haven't looked at it yet." Shortly there after, we put our credit cards in the jacket. Jonathan Goldsmith collected it and then returned it to us. Within 2 minutes of signing our credit card receipts, he returned to our table and asked if we would mind moving to the bar (where he would offer us grappa or a drink of our choice) because there were a lot people who were waiting to be seated. In protest, I told him that this was the second time in a month I had been asked to vacate my table at his restaurant and that I found it in poor taste to be asked to leave the dining room to make room for another party. Taking issue with my protest, he told me that he was sorry, but that he was "trying to be nice" and didn't want to make his other customers wait 1.5 hours to be seated. Frustrated, we left the restaurant. Sadly, Jonathan Goldsmith's behavior exemplifies what is experienced in American eateries across the country: namely, it isn't about making the customer feel welcome or encouraged to digest one's meal at the table on which it was served. It's about turning the tables and making sure that every last available dollar is taken in by the end of the night. Fortunately, I live in a city where there are a number of fantastic pizzerias and Italian restaurants where the owners and managers encourage you to enjoy your meal (Calos and Pizza D.O.C. being 2 perfect examples) in a relaxed, unhurried setting. read more

My family and i have been to Spacca Napoli on several occasions. Never needed reservations. However, we did make them a week in advance for 6:30 last night for a party of 7 since it was a Saturday evening. Some of our party arrived 9 minutes late and they gave our table away. When we asked the owner why they would do that and not offer any other accommodations his reply was simply "I'll run my restaurant." Just the kind of pompous attitude that will undo 6 years of success. The only thing people remember more in a restaurant than the last meal they ate is the way they were treated. We will not be back. read more

So, you arrive with a 12 year old, and he whines, at delivery to the table, that his pizza is "wet". You force him to try 2 pieces before you own it. His pizza is soggy and disgusting. Yet when you point this out to the server (who has never been to the table to check in your satisfaction), he first assures you that this will be removed from your much larger bill then fails to remove it. I then approached the server, bill in hand, at the register, only to be spoken to defensively by the owner, and once I pointed out that our soggy pizza had not been deducted, he finally re-presented that bill, and lead with "yet your son ate several pieces." Yes, you jerk, I made my son to eat several pieces before I finally believed him. I also paid the tax on the $13 cash you gave me back. The least I can do is tell everyone I know not to eat there. read more

Great wine selection and amazing pizzas. Never really had the type of crust they serve here, as it is a little more doughy, but i found it pleasant the way it was cooked. The toppings were high quality, especially the anchovies, and they had a great selection of wines. The service was excellent and contributed to to an overall pleasant dining experience. read more

Okay, I know it is going to sound like I have a sensitivity to light given that this is the second time that I will talk about how bright a restaurant is. It is a bit bright in here...and my friend noticed it first. I met some friends here who had arrived 15 minutes before I had so I did not have to wait long when I got here. But they had servers walking around serving bites of pizza, cheeses, etc to the people waiting in line...totally cool. The smell in here is phenomenal. The kitchen is open, which gives it a cafe/bistro type feel. The pizzas are really good. They look like they are bigger than they really are though because the crust is actually really thin. We ordered one pizza for our table of three women and we each has an Insalata Mista to start. We could have had another pizza so that we could have one more piece and keep the leftovers, but we decided to get the spumoni dessert instead. The dessert was great and the other options that we peeked at on other peoples' tables looked great too (especially the tiramisu!). The ingredients on the pizzas are really fresh and delicious. They use buffalo mozzarella. If you like a lot of sauce on your pizza this isn't for you (unless they have a pizza that you can order with more sauce). There is very little sauce and mostly toppings. I thought it was very delicious. I will definitely go back here again and it is great that it is right around the corner from me! read more

I'm sorry but I'm not a fan of this place. I do not like the style of pizza that they serve in Naples. I like more cheese and I don't like my crust to be burnt. Seriously, when you get your pizza, the bottom of it and the top of the crust is just black and I hate that. We had the fried zucchini and that was okay but I really did hate my Margherita pizza. I would have rather went to Pizza Hut over this place because at least they don't burn your crust there. It seems like a nice place to go and have some wine and appetizers and chat with your friends though. It is just not my style of pizza that I like to eat. I'm sure I would like to go again sometime and just try to see if the pizza if any better but I doubt it because my friend's pizza was burnt too. I guess it just depends on what kind of pizza you like if you would want to go here. I like more of a thicker crust pizza with more cheese so this is not a good place for me to go if I'm wanting really good filling pizza. Now if you like really thin crust that is burnt with big air bubbles in the crust sometimes and not a lot of sauce or cheese then this is the place for you to go. I suspect people from Naples probably think of pizza as more of an appetizer and maybe that is why it is so light. Pizza was not invented in Italy though, it was invented in New York by Italian Americans, so I think we do it better over here than they do in Europe. I was shocked though when I watched The Girls Next Door a long time ago and they said they liked the Olive Garden's food more than what they were getting in Italy. I would like to go over there and see what I think too, but I do know I don't like their pizza. They do have a nice little selection of desserts though and I maybe would want to try some of their wines sometime but I'm just not sure if I want to have burnt pizza placed in front of me again. Plus I thought the service that night was pretty slow and it really agitated me because I wanted to leave sooner. read more

This joint is hoppin' early, so I definitely recommend reservations any time after 5pm. The appetizers are ok, but not worth the $15 for a small plate of veggies, for example. You're much better off waiting for a pizza, as that's obviously their specialty. They have thin, more traditional Italian pizzas and they are delicious. I can't help but get a margherita but recommend trying from their white pizzas which include artichokes, lots of cheeses, mushrooms, etc. Portions can be tricky if there are odd numbers in your party, but I would do one per hungry person if there's no apps. They have a good wine list, but count on bottles being at least $30 on the cheaper end. They are a family kind of restaurant so my dinner experience had two children screaming and running around their table within earshot. No one else seemed to care so I went with the flow, but it might not be ideal for a romantic kind of evening. Service is good and they give you a treat on your way out, so if you'd like to check out a pizza place that's different from the typical fast food joint, check this one out. read more

I think Spacca Napoli is a great neighborhood restaurant but it is only worth 3 stars. The atmosphere inside is average and does feel more like the suburbs then the city. The prices are high when compared to other pizza places in the city with similar quality food. Also, the beer and wine list is weak and not having wine glasses is a real turn off. Anyhow, I will go back for the food if I am in the neighborhood but is certainly isn't worth going out of your way to try. read more

Coming from a pizza lover, this is some of the best pizza I've had. Fresh ingredients and flavor. Absolutely delicious food and great service. read more

Went here with a group of 10 last night and enjoyed everything we ordered. We tried six different pizzas and all of them were delicious. A little loud inside, but overall a nice place with delicious food. On the way out they even offered free cannoli. read more

This pizza is awesome, it's just like i had in italy. The owner and wait staff are very nice and answer any questions you have. This pizza takes no time to make, yet you feel like you can stay there for hours without being rushed. I will go back, again and again! read more

Best Italian/Neopolitan-style pizza I've found in Chicago. They cook the pizzas quickly in a wood-fired oven and the crust has a perfect crunch and thickness. Toppings seem freshly prepared and dishes are composed nicely. I particularly enjoy the "white" pizzas although if you prefer a tomato base, those deliver on quality as well. I've been here a few times and have yet to be disappointed. read more

Don't come here if you expect to have an authentic Italian experience. This restaurant is not a fan of their guests eating slowly and enjoying wine as people do in Italy. Service was pretty bad; the waiter was not around much and we had to put orders in through the busboys. The waiter was clearly annoyed that we stayed for a few hours, even though we were ordering appetizers, pizzas, and wine the entire duration of our stay. He eventually "cut us off" and refused to serve us any more wine after two bottles of white wine in a 3+ hour period. Now, we could understand if we were being rude, disruptive, loud, or acting inappropriately in any way or showing any signs being completely inebriated, but we were not. Also, we understand this place is not a bar which is why we had also ordered over $70 worth of food. We are professionals in our thirties out for a nice meal and were being very respectful of the restaurant and the other guests. And we enjoy drinking wine. We were very offended by this so we talked to the owner who also made a couple rude comments to us because he had to "defend his waiter". All we were looking for was an explanation as to why we were being denied service which was never given to us. Instead of any sort of legitimate explanation we received multiple rude comments. Obviously this made us irate and we made comments we normally would not make. Absolutely unbelievable. We've never been refused service at any restaurant and we've never been so offended. This is highly offensive in the Mediterranean culture where food and wine is everything. Very rude. We're definitely not coming back. read more

A good meal was overshadowed by owner, Jon Goldsmith, asking us to give up our table, "for some hungry people." A party of three, having spent over $100.00, having just finishing dessert, should not be treated this way. None of us will go back. read more

The best. It's not cheap pizza, but the quality is amazing and well worth the price. The whole family loved it. Spacca Napoli should definitely be tried. read more

truly italian. the owner locks sight of you at some point during your visit not to size you up, but to remember you for next time. it's a place with a heart. they want you to feel like family, the good and the bad. the waiter will tell you if he's had better days and exactly what you can't miss on the menu, according to him. they don't cut the pizzas and rightly so, the middle of the crust gets soggy faster than your mom's mood changes. my only complaint is the expense, considering it IS pizza. read more

BEST pizza in Chicago. Excellent EVERYTHING ALWAYS. Been coming here since they opened a decade ago- perfect & authentic every time.

not my thing really. quality product and setting but i'm too american to enjoy this style of pizza. it's good for what it is.

Great Neapolitan style pizza. Soft, crust, good mozzarella (if you are into burrata, definitely try theirs) and a good selection of toppings. While most of their pies deserve your attention, my best experience was the simple margherita. They give you a cannolo on the way out, which is also nice. I also liked the fried zucchini flower, though they were a bit overpriced. In their beer selection, go for the "menabrea." read more

Best and most authentic pizza around! I love the arugula pizza and the white sauce ones are excellent. I carried out an order recently and it was a busy Friday night. I didn't have to wait long, but they still gave me a complimentary glass of wine. The zucchini appetizer is EXCELLENT and has me anxious to go back for it again. read more

I love this place!! Excellent service that actually takes care of their guests! Excellent pizza with so many kinds to choose from! The appetizers are delicious and the atmosphere is great! Great date place! read more

I usually give a restaurant a couple chances, but we were SO turned off by our experience that I would not waste the time or money to go back. We stumbled upon this place on a lazy Sunday afternoon. It wasn't busy, but they sat us on top of the only 2 tables in the restaurant. Whatever. Our waiter was just plain rude and snotty, which I just don't get. I mean, it's a pizza joint? He started by selling us the disgusting $15 cheese appetizer special. Another yelper described it as "a big blob of cold cheese spread infused with olive oil or something". Exactly! It had absolutely NO flavor and was gross. When our waiter asked how it was, we said we didn't like it, that there was really no flavor. He said "OK you're fine" and walked away. Whaaaaaat??? So then we try and order pizza. We asked our lovely server what type of pizzas the next table had because they looked good. He didn't even turn around, just snarked "That's not my table." Um, does it have to be YOUR table to LOOK??? The margherita pizza was soggy and tasteless, as was the "spicy red" wine this guy recommended. Way too pricey for less-than-average food and arrogant service. read more

I give this place five stars because the people are incredibly friendly, the space is adorable, and the food is absolutely amazing. We had attended a fundraiser earlier in the evening and were coming to Spacca Napoli with arm loads of raffle/silent auction items we had purchased and won. It was nearing close, since we had gone to the fundraiser first, but our host graciously sat us in a corner where we would have space to store our winnings and never hesitated to suggest we sit down and order. Despite being 15 minutes to close, our waiter never rushed us, and gave us plenty of suggestions on what to order. We went with a simple buffalo mozzarella and red sauce with a prosciutto Asiago and rocket pizza. Both were absolutely delicious. I could go on and on about the crust and the sauce---everything was so authentic and fresh it's hard to know where to begin. I think the crust is really what sets it apart though. Before we left, the host explained to us the difference between "Napoli" pizza and other kinds of pizza, and that's really where he difference lies--the farther north you go, the more "crackery" they become, and the closer to Rome the thicker they get. But in Naples, it's the perfect amount of thin and fluffy, crisp but soft. And the sauce on top of that--perfection. One of the best and most authentic pizza places in the city, hands down!! read more

Well well well... Food was great, wine was good. But never in my life have I ever been at a restaurant where lots of money was spent and as soon as the check is signed the hostess asked us to vacate the table for another reservation. Bad call on the managements part. The whole night was oddly timed expect from the very slow waiter at he beginning to the super fast "let's wrap it up folks --thanks for the cash now get out". The manager said they apologized for their bad timing but the owner encouraged them to ask people to leave. This only tells me that the owner is arrogant and greedy! Customers are much more appreciated at Pizza hut! It's too bad because I liked their food. In a big city like this I can go to another Napoli style pizzeria ! What started as great reunion amongst friend ended up as a bad restaurant experience. Bad manners! Have fun counting your money, Owner --- cause you just lost 8 customers! read more