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Dayton Pizza Reviews

A ranked guide to Dayton pizza entries in The Slice Index.

The current top five: Red Bird Pizza (9.0), Old Scratch (8.0), Joe’s Pizzeria (7.7), Ron’s Pizza (7.3), and Flying Pizza (6.1).

8 entries · 8 open · 0 closed/archive · Open Dayton map

Score keyTop Tier · 9.0+Great · 8.0–8.9Worth the Calories · 6.5–7.9All Pizza’s Good, Right? · Below 6.5
#1
Red Bird Pizza

Red Bird Pizza

Dayton · Miamisburg · New York Style · Sep 2026

9.0Top Tier

@redbird_pizza opened in 2024 after starting as a home-baking passion project. They describe what they make as “East Coast style” pizza. It’s almost always a good sign when a pizzeria has…

#3
square-cut tavern pie with curled pepperoni cups, Joe’s Pizzeria

Joe’s Pizzeria

Dayton · Riverside · Tavern Style · Oct 2024

7.7Worth the Calories

When I mention “Dayton Style,” the cliché response is always, “It’s an attitude as much as a wardrobe.” And indeed, effortlessly chic is the ultimate Dayton uniform. Elegance is seemingly in their DNA, with a s…

#4
cracker-thin party-cut pie loaded edge-to-edge with pepperoni, Ron’s Pizza

Ron’s Pizza

Dayton · Miamisburg · Tavern Style · Feb 2025

7.3Worth the Calories

I recently found myself in Miamisburg, Ohio, a picturesque small town full of surprisingly bustling shops just south of Dayton, Ohio (One of my top two Daytons in the greater Cincy megalopolis). Exploring, I en…

#5
Pepperoni slice dusted with oregano and red pepper flakes, Flying Pizza

Flying Pizza

Dayton · Beavercreek · New York Style · Jul 2010

6.1All Pizza’s Good, Right?

Flying Pizza is a small local chain founded by two Sicilian brothers who grew up in Queens. They opened their first Tri-State pizzeria in 1971, which gives the place a more credible New York pedigree…