Best Pizza & Beer Institution in Aurora · Aurora, CO
Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom brought its Chicago-style pies and deep beer list to Aurora as a neighborhood taproom institution. The menu runs to tavern-thin and pan-style pizzas, calzones, and pub fare, but the draw is the rotating tap wall and the long-running 'World Beer Tour' that regulars work their way through.
The concept began in Boulder in 1976 and grew into a Colorado fixture; the Aurora location has served as a reliable East Iliff gathering spot for games, group nights, and pizza-and-a-pint dinners for decades.
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Founded in Boulder in 1976, Old Chicago's Aurora locations carry forward Colorado's homegrown pizza-and-craft-beer tradition.
Yes — Old Chicago is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Pizza & Beer Institution in Aurora, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best pizza and beer institution in Aurora for 2025 for being the Colorado-born chain that set the standard for beer and deep dish across the state.
Old Chicago is in Aurora, CO.
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