#1
9.3Top Tier
Shackamaxon Pizza (Fishtown, Philadelphia) - Recently finding myself in the città dell’amore fraterno, I had a moment to stop by the slice window of this longtime “wishlist” pizzeria. Ordering at the window and…
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Philadelphia Pizza Reviews
A ranked guide to Philadelphia pizza entries in The Slice Index.
What defines this list
Philadelphia pizza often feels like a firmer, more aggressively baked version of New York pizza. Shackamaxon and Angelo’s are thin and familiar in shape, but the crust is darker, drier, and crunchier, with less sag. That gives the city’s pizza its own character. The other major tradition is tomato pie. Cacia’s represents the old bakery version: soft bread, thick, herb-heavy sauce, and a room-temperature slice built more around tradition than crispness. Liberty Kitchen refines that form with better fermentation, a lighter crumb, and enough structure to stay crisp under the sauce. I’ve only scratched the surface in Philadelphia, but the ceiling is very high. The best places take local tradition seriously without using it as an excuse for mediocre execution.
Score keyTop Tier · 9.0+Great · 8.0–8.9Worth the Calories · 6.5–7.9All Pizza’s Good, Right? · Below 6.5
#2
9.2Top Tier
Angelo’s Pizzeria (South Philadelphia) - America turned 250 Saturday. After paying my respects at Independence Hall, there seemed to be only one appropriate way to celebrate: standing in a South Philly pizza line. Fortunately, at @angelos_pizzeria_south_philly the “line…
#3
8.9Great
Liberty Kitchen brings the Philly tomato-pie tradition to Fishtown: a thick, tomato-forward square slice with an airy, well-fermented crust and a satisfying soft/crisp contrast.
#4
7.5Worth the Calories
Cacia’s is a classic South Philly Italian bakery serving tomato pie, the Italian-American descendant of Sicilian sfincione: thinner, colder, and intensely tomato-forward.
#5
7.5Worth the Calories
#6
7.5Worth the Calories
Closed PizzeriasHistorical records are kept below open entries
#7
4.8All Pizza’s Good, Right?