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16 Years of OTTO: Here’s How We’re Celebrating

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We opened our doors in 2009 with a single goal: serve creative, crave-worthy pizza made with care, using wholesome, high-quality ingredients. Sixteen years later, we’re still doing what we love thanks to you. All month long we’re throwing a birthday bash packed with pizza deals, live music, giveaways, and even a nostalgic playlist from OTTO’s founding year. Here’s everything on tap for June:

🎉 All-Month Deal (June 1 – 30)

The Masher — 16 % Off with Code SWEET16

Our Sweet 16 Bracket Challenge pizza champion, The Masher (Mashed Potato, Bacon & Scallion), takes a well-deserved victory lap in June. Get 16 % off every whole pie Masher order—dine-in, takeout, or delivery—when you apply promo code SWEET16 at checkout.

How to redeem:

  • Online: Enter promo code SWEET16 during checkout anytime you order a Masher via order.ottoportland.com in June.
  • Phone or in-store: Just tell our team you’d like the SWEET16 promo any time you order a Masher in June, and the discount will be applied.
  • Valid June 1–30 at all OTTO locations.

🎉 Sunday, June 8

Resurgam Music & Arts Festival Presented to OTTO
12 PM – 7 PM | Ocean Gateway, Portland, ME

We’re proud to present the Resurgam Music & Arts Festival: A FREE, day-long waterfront festival from the Maine Academy of Modern Music that brings together Maine’s vibrant music scene, local artisans, and community arts organizations for Portland’s premier summer kickoff event!

Headlining this year’s festival are The Fogcutters and Genevieve Stokes.

The Fogcutters—who will be joined by special guests Kenya Hall and Gina Alibrio—are Portland’s own eclectic pop-rock big band.

Genevieve Stokes is one of alternative pop’s brightest stars. A former MAMM student herself, Genevieve has recently been named among People’s “Emerging Artists” list, and is currently signed to Atlantic Records.

Learn more at resurgamfestival.com

🎉 All June at Select OTTO Locations

Bissell Brothers Summer Rise Pale Ale (Limited Release)

Brewed annually in collaboration with Maine Academy of Modern Music in celebration of Resurgam Music & Arts Festival, this easy-drinking pale ale is perfect for a day of Maine music and merriment.
Our beer-pouring Maine shops will be serving it up as soon as it arrives, and until it’s gone.

🍺 Learn more about Summer Rise here.

🎉 Wednesday, June 18 – In-Store Sweet 16 Birthday Bash

All OTTO locations | All day

We’re turning every shop into party HQ:

  • $1.60 slices (any slice, all day)
  • Free OTTO swag (while it lasts!)
  • Enter on-site to win:
    🍕 Free pizza for a year (1 winner)
    👕 OTTO T-Shirt of your choice (10 winners)
    🧧 $20 OTTO gift card (10 winners)

No purchase necessary to enter the drawing—just swing by, grab a slice, and celebrate with us!

🎉 All June – OTTO Sweet 16 Playlist

Relive 2009 with a curated Spotify mix of the songs we blasted while throwing dough in those early days. Hit the link below to listen anytime (and be sure to follow us!):

Thank You for 16 Sweet Years ❤️

Your ongoing support and your friendly faces are what keep us going after 16 sweet years. Thank you for being a part of it! Whether you join us for a slice on June 18, catch some live music on the waterfront, or crank the playlist while ordering online, we can’t wait to celebrate with you all month long.

Here’s to many more years—and many more pizzas!

—Team OTTO

Boston: Join us Tuesday, Dec 5 for a 3-location fundraiser for the Neuroscience Family Advisory Council!

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We are hosting a multi-location fundraiser to support to support the Neuroscience Advisory Council (NFAC) on Tuesday, December 5 from 5-9pm.

The fundraiser will take place simultaneously at three Boston-area OTTO locations:
888 Commonwealth Avenue (BU)
289 Harvard Street (Coolidge Corner)
1432 Massachusetts Ave (Harvard Square)

We will be donating 15% of every purchase that is designated as supporting NFAC.

How to ensure your purchase is supporting NFAC

Online Orders:
Orders must be placed at order.ottoportland.com. After adding your items, you must enter promo code NFAC in the ‘Promos and Rewards’ field and select ADD. Your order is now tagged as supporting NFAC. (You may need to toggle Promos and Rewards to reveal the promo code field.) Continue the checkout process and 15% of your pre-tax subtotal will be donated!


In-Store or Phone Order:
When placing your order, let our team members know that you would like your order to support NFAC.

Addresses and phone numbers for the three participating locations can be found here.

Funds raised during the events will provide “pizza hours” for council members, inpatient baskets, educational tools, and help advance the council’s advocacy and patient care initiatives.

Join us on December 5 to benefit the NFAC and to learn more about the work they do to empower and support patients and their families.

Thank you for supporting NFAC and all they do.

Order Dec. 5 from 5-9 right here! (don’t forget the promo code NFAC!)

ENZO – Reserve your own private OTTO for your next event!

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Need a place where 30 of your closest friends can gather over OTTO’s delicious signature pies, savory salads, the best in local craft beer, and wine? We’ve got you covered.

ENZO is a gem of a room. Its warmth and simplicity make it the perfect spot for birthday parties, family gatherings, rehearsal dinners, sports team functions, bridal or baby showers, and other celebrations.

Adjacent to the original OTTO location at 576 Congress Street in Portland’s Arts District, ENZO is conveniently located mere blocks from downtown hotels, music venues, the Old Port, parking decks, and several of Portland’s museums and art galleries.

ENZO also contains a piece of New England music history — the original bar from Boston’s legendary Rathskeller club, which was the premiere spot for up and coming punk, rock, and alternative acts from 1974 to 1997. (Many of your favorite artists have rested their elbows on that bar back in the day.)

ENZO shares OTTO’s kitchen, meaning all of OTTO’s offerings — pizzas, sandwiches, salads, apps and desserts — are available for your event.

To reserve ENZO, or to learn more, contact James Tranchemontagne at jamest@ottoportland.com.

The OTTO Thirsty Camper Tour is headed your way with delicious Maine beer, pizza, bluegrass, and more!

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We’re loading up a little bit of what makes Portland special and setting up camp at a location near you. It’s a traveling pizza and beer garden on wheels — the OTTO Airstream, courtesy of Rustic Taps.  Come down and enjoy beer from our friends at Maine Beer, Lone Pine, Allagash, and Orono, hear some live bluegrass, play some games, win some prizes — and of course we’ll be supplying the pizza.  

Every Thursday in August, we’ll be pulling up to a different OTTO location to celebrate summer in Vacationland. (With pizza, beer, and bluegrass this good, why would you leave??)

We’ll be serving cold, delicious Maine beer from the Airstream bar, and each evening will feature the best in Maine bluegrass, including renowned mandolinist Joe Walsh, who headed up OTTO Bluegrass Nights back in the day.

Our lovely beer partners have provided us with loads of great brewery swag, and OTTO will have plenty on hand as well, so you’re likely to go home with more than a smile.

And if that wasn’t enough, there’ll be cornhole, giant Jenga, and did we say PIZZA??

Come join us at one of our stops below.  This is a magical, silvery beer and pizza garden on wheels – and we can’t wait to see all of you.

The OTTO Thirsty Camper Tour:

* 5PM-close each night * Free Entry! *

Thu Aug 4 – RSVP – OTTO 159 Cottage Rd, South Portland – feat. Joe Walsh & Friends

Thu Aug 11 – RSVP – OTTO 305 US-1, Yarmouth – feat. Taylor Smith & Friends

Thu Aug 18 – RSVP – OTTO 779 Portland Rd, Saco – feat. The Snowglobe String Band

Thu Aug 25 – RSVP – Congress Square Park, Portland – feat. Joe Walsh & Friends

Godfather Night at ENZO (576A Congress Street) — Celebrating 50 Years

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Join us Saturday, July 16 from 6-10pm at OTTO’s wine bar and event space, ENZO, for an evening of Godfather-themed pizzas, cocktails, wine, music, and don’t forget the cannoli.

We’ll be celebrating with two special pizzas — one night only:

  • The Corleone — Brie, Prosciutto, and Fig Jam (white pie)
  • The Mattress — Sliced Meatballs and Fresh Basil (red pie)

Two special cocktails:

  • The Don — Whiskey, Amoretto, and Garnish, with Blood Orange and Dark Cherry
  • The Appolonia — House-made Jalapeño-infused Vodka, St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur, Fresh Strawberry

Special wines to pair with each pizza.

Cannolis.

Free slice and cannoli for each customer arriving in funeral attire.

RSVP here.

ENZO is located right next door to the original OTTO slice shop in the Portland Arts District, at 576A Congress Street.

OTTO South Boston opens Monday, March 2nd

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OTTO’s new South Boston location will have its grand opening on Monday, March 2nd.  

Located at 416 W Broadway in the vibrant South Boston neighborhood, this brand new location will be the first OTTO to feature a “mobile pickup” option, allowing customers to order any menu item (including single slices, whole pies, salads, apps, desserts, and beverages) and skip the wait entirely.  

Nestled just behind Caffe Nero and across from Lincoln Tavern and Restaurant, this location will provide South Bostonians quick and convenient access to the “Best Pizza by the Slice” (Yankee Magazine) and one of “The Greatest Pizzas in the USA” (Food Network).

In addition to takeout service, OTTO Southie will feature a slice counter, indoor seating, and catering services. OTTO looks forward to becoming a part of the growing, vibrant South Boston neighborhood, and working with local community organizations as part of our ongoing ‘Good Food, Good Causes’ fundraising program. 

OTTO Southie is OTTO’s eighth outpost in Massachusetts (coming on the heels of OTTO’s first airport location, at Boston Logan International), and 15th location overall. 

Open Sunday through Thursday from 11am-12am and Friday-Saturday from 11am-1am.  Entrance is on F Street, directly behind Caffe Nero, and across the street from Loco Taqueria and Oyster Bar. 

20 Taps! New Menu Items! Cocktails! A New Beer! Lots to celebrate at OTTO’s Spring Smörgåsbord!

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It may not look much like Spring out there, but everything’s new at OTTO East End (225 Congress Street). The second-oldest OTTO location, located at the foot of Munjoy Hill, has just received a Spring refresh!

Join us on Thursday, March 15 from 5-8pm for our Spring Smörgåsbord, showcasing a bevy of exclusive new additions to the East End OTTO.

During the event, 50% of all sales of new menu items will be donated to our friends, the Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization.

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20 Taps!
We’ve vastly expanded our tap lines, and will be featuring the very best in regional craft beer!

Pizza Night IPA
We’ll be launching Pizza Night IPA, our brand new beer collaboration with Banded Horn Brewing Co. made with Simcoe, Mosaic, Azacca and Summit hops. An herbal, grassy, piney & tropical-flavored IPA made just for OTTO.

Signature Cocktails
Moscow Mule
Gin Basil Collins
Manhattan
Rosemary Margarita
OTTO Palmer

New Bar Menu!
A slew of delicious new things that we like to call ‘Not Pizza:’
Sliders (Meatball, Falafel, or Pulled Pork)
Hand-Cut Fries w/House-Made Sauces (Buffalo-Dusted or Loaded)
Baked Mac ‘n’ Cheese
Everything Knots

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Detroit Style Pizza
We’ve held several pop-ups in Maine and Massachusetts to perfect our take on Detroit-Style pie, and we’re thrilled to be serving it full-time at OTTO East End. Expect a delicious, square-shaped, deeper dish pie with a thick, crispy crust.

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