If you’re on a mission to find the birthplace of Wisconsin pizza, don’t be surprised when that quest leads you straight to a spot that looks more like a cozy coffee shop than a historic pizzeria.
Wisconsin’s Oldest Pizza Restaurant
When it comes to pizza, I love it all. Thick or thin crust, fresh or frozen, I’ll eat and love it all, but I never knew there was such a thing as “Mliwaukee-style pizza”. Please allow me to explain.
Back in 1945, two men named Joe Todaro and John Caravella opened Wisconsin’s very first dedicated pizza restaurant in Milwaukee, called Caradaro Club Pizza.
Not only was Caradaro Club the first licensed pizza restaurant in Wisconsin, but it is also considered the birthplace of Milwaukee pizza…