Happy Camper Pizza
Pizza restaurant · Old Town
1209 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610
Highlights
Happy Camper serves creative thin-crust pizzas and cocktails in a sprawling, camp-themed spot with tire swings, an airstream, and a lively vibe.
Happy Camper serves creative thin-crust pizzas and cocktails in a sprawling, camp-themed spot with tire swings, an airstream, and a lively vibe.
"Happy Camper is a great spot to post up with a group and eat things covered in cheese, the highlight of which will be pizza (though an order of breadsticks with goat cheese never hurt anyone). The pies at this upbeat Old Town spot come with all sorts of toppings, from pulled pork to blackened chicken, so there's a little something for everyone. And if you have friends who aren’t as interested in the game as you, even they can get behind the beer, flannel, and food." - sam faye, john ringor
"If you bring in any protective gear to Happy Camper (like sealed masks, goggles, or face shields), you get 50% off your order - and they’ll donate it to hospital workers. They’ve also been sending pizzas to hospitals with the Anthony Rizzo Foundation, and have dropped meals off at Sarah’s Circle - an organization that supports homeless women." - adrian kane
"A newcomer to the Old Town neighborhood, Happy Camper caters to the meat lovers, the gluten-free crowd, and vegetarians alike. Just be sure to stop in early, the lines on the weekend just go to show how good this place really is!" - Kake
"TV Pairing:Parks & Recreation(Netflix) “In Season 3 of Parks & Recreation, there’s an episode entitled “The Fight” that I’ve watched about a hundred times, usually when I’m very hungover. It’s 25 minutes of perfection built around a fictional liquor called “Snake Juice,” and shows every main character plastered from said spirit along with the aftermath of it all the next day. What does this have to do with Happy Camper? Just the fact that their breakfast pizza is what we - you, myself, Ron in a tiny hat, Janet Snakehole, and Burt Macklin - can all agree does the body well after a Friday or Saturday night featuring too much Snake Juice. Or, any day really. What is time anymore?” -MB" - max bonem, adrian kane, carlo mantuano
"Happy Camper is a really good bar that has some solid pizza. It’s known for creative toppings, like buffalo chicken and pulled pork, and a crust that’s soft and airy but also crunchy on the outside (deep dish or thin crust diehards might not love it, but you can’t please everyone). You’re really here for the space, which is huge and kind of like an adult playground, with tire swing barstools, a rehabbed Airstream camper, and an enormous neon outline of the Great Lakes. It’s a weird decor combination, but it succeeds in making the entire experience fun, and it might even bring you back to that time in college when you took improv classes (before realizing comedy is best left to those who are funny)." - adrian kane
