Candlelite Chicago
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Serving tavern-style pizza, gourmet hamburgers, and garlic fries in Rogers Park for over 75 years! When it comes to thin crust pizza, we mean business.
Candlelite in Rogers Park has been serving Chicago thin crust pizza in Rogers Park since 1950! We make our dough from scratch everyday and our pizza sauce is homemade as well! We use the all of the best ingredients to top off our delicious thin crust pizzas including fresh vegetables, meats, cheeses and herbs! Candlelite is a family friendly restaurant and sports bar that is welcome to all! Have a
The only thing better than pizza night?
Pizza night with a bonus pizza. 🍕
Join us Tuesdays for **2-for-1 Pizza** and double your order without doubling the bill.
*Medium or large pizzas.
Free pizza must be of equal or lesser value.
Available in-store only.*
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06/22/2026
Why wait for the weekend when every day comes with a reason to stop by Candlelite? 🍕🍷🍸🍺
Here's what's on deck:
🍷 Monday — Half Price Wine
🍕 Tuesday — 2-for-1 Pizza
🍸 Wednesday — $8 Select Martinis
🥃 Thursday — $6 Well Drinks
🐟 Friday — Fish Fry Special
🍺 Saturday & Sunday — $6 Yuengling & Cider Drafts, $16 Domestic Buckets, and $8 Bloody Marys
Whether you're craving pizza night, happy hour, a Friday fish fry, or weekend drinks with friends, we've got something special waiting for you.
*Specials available in-store only.*
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06/18/2026
PSA: We are open early tomorrow for the match. USA, USA, USA! ⚽️🍻
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Dear Candleliters,
On Friday, the doors at Candlelite open early at 2PM for the World Cup showdown as Team USA takes on the Socceroos live from Seattle. Catch every second on the big screens with the best tavern-style pizza in Chicago (and the world), cold drinks, and an upbeat atmosphere. Please join us!
Friday • 2PM • Pizza • Beer • World Cup Energy • Bad Austrailian Accents
06/15/2026
Dear Candleliters,
On Friday, the doors at Candlelite open early at 2PM for the World Cup showdown as Team USA takes on the Socceroos live from Seattle. Catch every second on the big screens with the best tavern-style pizza in Chicago (and the world), cold drinks, and an upbeat atmosphere. Please join us!
Friday • 2PM • Pizza • Beer • World Cup Energy • Bad Austrailian Accents
06/10/2026
06/08/2026
Real Chicagoans know that tavern-style is the one true king of the city. 👑
"Hey Chicago" just dropped their list of the best pizzerias according to locals, and we’re proud to be in the mix.
What’s your go-to Candlelite topping combo? Let us know in the comments, and read the full article below.
Thank you so much for the support!
We Asked Locals For Chicago's Best Thin Crust Pizza. Here's What they Said. - Hey Chicago Forget deep dish. We asked Chicagoans where to get the city's best tavern-style thin crust pizza. The answers ran from Ashburn to Logan Square.
There’s a reason Chicago cuts pizza this way. 🍕
Square-cut slices. Crispy thin crust. A tray made for sharing over cold beers and loud tables.
At Candlelite, we’ve been serving it up the Northside way for generations — fresh out of the oven and cut into perfect little squares behind the bar every single day.
No trends. No shortcuts. Just a true Chicago classic that’s been getting it right for nearly 80 years.
📍 Rogers Park’s original neighborhood pizza spot.
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06/03/2026
Kudos to Zarella Pizzeria & Taverna for receiving a shout-out from Caleb Williams. Caleb, you have an open invitation to stop in and try ours. We've been serving the city's best tavern style for > 75 years, and we think you'll love it. Go Chicago Bears!
Bears QB Caleb Williams dishes to Kelces about discovering tavern-style pizza He appeared on the "New Heights" podcast Wednesday.
Your week just got a whole lot better. 🍕🍔🍺🐟
No matter what day it is, Candlelite’s got something worth showing up for:
🍷 MONDAY — Half Price Wine
🍕 TUESDAY — Buy 1 Pizza, Get 1 FREE
(Medium or Large Pizza)
(Free Pizza Must Be of Equal or Lesser Value)
🍔 WEDNESDAY — Burger & Beer for $15
🐟 FRIDAY–SUNDAY — Fish & Chips for $12 (while supplies last)
Available in-store only — because some things are just better around the table.
From pizza nights to weekend comfort food, these are the kind of specials that keep Rogers Park coming back week after week.
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At Candlelite, we've been making Rogers Park memories for decades, and graduation season is our favorite time of year.
Book your party, and we'll put your grad's name right up on the marquee.
The pizza's already legendary.
The memory? That's yours.
🍕 Square-cut Chicago style · 🍻 Full bar · 👨👩👧 Family friendly, call to reserve.
Spots fill up FAST.
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7452 N Western Avenue
Chicago, IL
60645
Opening Hours
| Monday | 5pm - 11pm |
| Tuesday | 5pm - 11pm |
| Wednesday | 5pm - 1am |
| Thursday | 5pm - 1am |
| Friday | 4pm - 1am |
| Saturday | 11am - 1am |
| Sunday | 11am - 11pm |