Ottava Via

Ottava Via gives Pizza Mode a relaxed Italian dinner on Michigan Avenue. The pizzas are Neapolitan-style and wood-fired, with pasta, small plates, cocktails, a patio, and bocce supplying plenty of reasons to stay after the first pie lands.

Order a wood-fired pizza for the table and use the rest of the menu to make it a full Corktown dinner. The Rucolina and short-rib pies show the kitchen beyond the basics.

You want pizza to anchor a social, sit-down night in Corktown.

The mission is a quick square with crisp cheese running to every edge.