Pizza Guides by Place
First-hand, ranked guides to pizza across the United States and Europe. Start with the deep guides to Cincinnati, New York, and Chicago, or explore smaller collections from trips elsewhere. Coverage reflects places I have actually visited—not scraped listings, sponsored recommendations, or crowd averages.
Principal City Guides
Cincinnati
A pizza market that's much better than outsiders assume, where nationally serious pizzerias like Wayfarer and St. Francis have replaced years of scattered, tavern-thin nostalgia.
Tavern · New York · Bakery and Focaccia · Neapolitan
90 open · 56 archived · Highest rated: Wayfarer (9.5)
New York
Still the benchmark pizza market — fiercely competitive and unmatched in density and variety, from classics like Di Fara and Scarr's to newer shops like Fini that refine the form without abandoning it.
New York · Coal-Fired · Sicilian · Neapolitan
68 open · 5 archived · Highest rated: Fini Pizza (9.5)
Chicago
Unfairly reduced to deep dish, Chicago's real strength is range — from Pequod's and Middle Brow to tavern, Roman, and bakery pizza — making it perhaps the most complete pizza culture I've reviewed.
Tavern · Deep Dish · Stuffed · New York
26 open · 7 archived · Highest rated: Middle Brow (9.7)
East
South Florida
15 open · 1 archived · Top score 8.9
New Jersey
11 reviewed · Top score 8.7
Boston
8 reviewed · Top score 8.8
Philadelphia
6 open · 1 archived · Top score 9.3
Washington, DC
7 reviewed · Top score 9.3
Asheville
2 reviewed · Top score 8.0
Atlanta
2 reviewed · Top score 9.0
Austin
1 reviewed · Top score 8.2
Charlotte
1 reviewed · Top score 8.2
New Haven
1 reviewed · Top score 8.7
Tampa
1 reviewed · Top score 8.3
Chain
15 reviewed · Top score 8.3
Midwest
Columbus
9 open · 1 archived · Top score 9.2
Dayton
7 reviewed · Top score 8.0
Detroit
4 reviewed · Top score 9.0
Indianapolis
4 reviewed · Top score 5.3
Lexington
4 reviewed · Top score 7.5
Cleveland
1 open · 1 archived · Top score 6.8
Louisville
2 reviewed · Top score 3.8
Minneapolis
2 reviewed · Top score 8.3
Wheeling, WV
1 reviewed · Top score 6.3