Highest-Rated Pizzerias

The best pizza in America? It might be… It could be… This 2024 James Beard semifinalist serves sourdough-based Neapolitan pizza from a relaxed space off Mozart Street. Ra…

Pizz’Amici (“Pizza Friends”) started as a DIY project among friends - first in a Ukrainian Village apartment, then as @EatFreePizza, followed by “Pizza Fried Chicken Ice…

This was a “holy grail” pizza for me; one that had long been at the top of my to try list. Andrew Bellucci was a *legendary* figure in the pizza world. Bellucci’s career…

This slice was pretty close to perfect. @cellosnyc produces exactly what you want from a classic NY slice shop, done with great craft and precision. The super thin leopar…

Fini is one of the city’s “new-classic” slice shops - places that keep the classic NY formats intact but try to perfect the execution - think @scarrspizza, @lindustriebk,…

I sometimes say: the US has the most innovative chefs but not necessarily the best tomatoes*. Italy has the best tomatoes. So, an Italian pizzeria on top of their game is…

This is one I’ve been looking forward to writing. I first reviewed Wayfarer in January 2024 from a pop-up at Mike Dew’s kitchen. I was highly impressed (you can go back a…

A vintage aesthetic pizzeria in Williamburg, Brooklyn that turns out some outstanding Detroit-Style Pizza. We all recall the Neapolitan boom of 2008 & Hot Honey mania in…

Pretty much the ideal New York slice, found deep in Brooklyn (Midwood). Crisp yet chewy & foldable - So good that I made it my profile pic. These pics are from my ‘pilgri…

@stfrancisapizza is the pizzeria I’ve posted about the most, not just because they produce top-tier pizza but also because they are regularly improving - the sign of a gr…

@brooklyndop delivers outstanding NY-style pizza with pronounced Neapolitan influence. I assumed it meant “Department of Pizza,” but DOP actually stands for “Denominazion…

Located in Hell’s Kitchen, this West Gotham Market Sicilian style pizzeria is one I had made a point to try after I saw that Ed Levine (@seriouseatered) had written “Corn…

“D.C.’s first Detroit-style pizzeria” on 14th St in our nation’s capital’s former red light district. Red Light is the best pizza I’ve had in DC and really a top tier pla…

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 eati…

9.3/10 Slicehaus (West Village) – The “Haus” in this Carmine street pizzas reads Germanic and brought to mind the late Germantown Pizza Haus in stately Latonia, KY. No intended offense to Ge…

Roman style pizza al taglio (“pizza by the cut”) in Union Square for #PresidentsDay. Baked in a rectangular pan using a high hydration percentage (i.e. a lot of water in…

After a series of slices on the Vegas strip, I found myself requiring a true top tier pizza experience. So we visited Good Pie in the Arts District. Long on my “to try” l…

This is a Canal Street outpost of a legendary pizzeria on Avenue X in Brooklyn. Lucia is a slice shop that’s fully on top of their game. We enjoyed a couple of slices on…

Long an Upper West Side pilgrimage site, Sicilian slice specialists Mama’s Too now have a shop on Bleecker in the West Village. Often mispronounced “Mama Too’s,” the pizz…

I have long been a fan of Paul Giannone (“Paulie Gee”), who in 2010 gave up his office job to pursue his dream of opening a top tier pizzeria. In this he was quite succes…

“Slices are forever.” Over the past two decades, American pizza has made remarkable advances through waves of different movements: the wood-fired Neapolitan boom, the coa…

9.1/10 Fermento (West Village) Yesterday, I found myself in Lower Manhattan for the Knicks Championship Parade (it was a lot of fun). The streets were filled with would-be Lees & Turturros f…

A perfectly executed Sicilian square just north of Little Italy. This is the "Spicy Spring" featuring the good stuff - natural casing pepperoni that cups up into bowls of…

My first ever post from this account was a review of Prince Street Pizza’s Hollywood location (I was out in LA for a football game). The original Manhattan shop has long…

“The Ancient Pizzeria of Michele” is a NYC outpost of the famous pizzeria in old Naples. The original was founded in 1870, shortly after Italian Unification and decades b…

This is a new Detroit style pizzeria (A “Detroit Revival Pizzeria”?) located in an old garage near the intersection of Michigan and Trumbull Avenue - the location of the…

An excellent Sicilian square with a generous allotment of pepperoni cups. On a night when there’s tens of thousands of people in line at @psp_nyc, you can usually walk ri…

Pequod’s Pizza, named after the ill-fated ship in Moby-Dick, was founded in 1971 by legendary Chicago pizzaiolo Burt Katz. Katz later opened another pizzeria named after…

This is a pizzeria I have long been looking forward to visiting. I first encountered Tony Scardino - “The Professor” - from his incredible-looking pandemic-era pizza-maki…

We recently stopped by the soft-opening of @steelcitypizzaohio (the original location is in Middletown - the “Steel City” itself). The Hamilton outpost sits in the shadow…

Detroit style pizza in Columbia-Tusculum (or OTR) & my current pick for the Best Pizza in Cincinnati

Detroit-style pizza in Naples, FL. This small shop has the best pizza in Southwest Florida & it’s not close

Named for El Cerrito (‘the Little Hill’) this is another local pizza pop-up - Cincy Pizza Pop-ups being a really dynamic space recently. @littlehillpizza frequently appea…

The best pizza in Boston? For my last Boston review, I wanted to try a true New England style pizza. So I grabbed the Spicy Clam to go from Brewer’s Fork in Charlestown.…

Revisiting the one place that I’m mostly likely to be seen enjoying a slice in Cincinnati. Brown Bear usually (but not always) has only one type of focaccia per day. When…

Open since 1973 and now run by Luigi’s son Gio, Luigi’s Pizza is a case study in technical excellence; serving one of the best slices in the city. While many slice shops…

Located in the Lower East Side, this is one of my all time favorite slice joints. With decor repurposed from an old bowling alley, Scarr’s evokes a classic 1970s pizzeria…

A crisp Sicilian slice with extra pepperoni on 39th street & 8th Avenue (convenient from the Port Authority Bus Terminal). This is one of my favorites, a truly excellent…

Sfincione is not an every day item here, but when Allez does have it (watch for it on their Instagram), it is truly outstanding. In this Allez complicates Cincy pizza ran…

First stop in a February NYC trip was in Gramercy Park at this E 23rd st pizzeria for slices, garlic knots, and spumoni. In my view, Luigi’s is essentially a perfect slic…

A strong addition to the local pizza scene, @guardiacincy recently opened in Mt Lookout Square by the team behind @delwoodcincy. The vibe channels Brooklyn slice shops -…

Just a few miles from the charming summer colony of Long Beach Island, Little Egg is a different world. One step into Naples Pizza, the air thick with oven smells and Sou…

Bakeries are experts in bread and bread is half of pizza - So when a great bakery makes pizza, it’s generally well worth your time. The excellent @sebastianbakehouse appl…

A #WashingtonDC pizzeria with top notch New York style slices. The slices here are thin with a crisp exterior and chewy interior. The crust is lightly charred and foldabl…

An “Avant-Garlic” slice. After a visit to the New York Transit Museum (reasonably priced fun for the whole family! You can explore a 1905 subway car), you may find yourse…

This weekend, having a car and some free time in Queens, I was able to sample a few slices from my “to try” list. Rosario DiMarco, who immigrated to America from Sicily a…

I recall what a watershed moment it was in the #CincyPizza community when A Tavola opened in 2011 - Vine Street had to be shut down to bring in the authentic Neapolitan w…

Less traveled than its nearby neighbors Florence and Siena, the eastern Tuscan city of Arezzo boasts impressive masterpieces of its own - namely, Piero della Francesca’s…

Pronounced “Bahn-chi”, @bonciusa is the Chicago outpost of a Roman pizzeria (which you can find on the “Via della Meloria”, near the Vatican). Here, the Roman “pizza al t…

Founded in 1946, Buddy’s Rendezvous is the originator of a certain type of Sicilian pizza, cooked in blue steel pans repurposed from local auto suppliers, that’s now call…

A repeat visit (always a good sign) to this “Neapolitanish” pizza pop-up. I reviewed @companionpizza last year as takeout pizza from Oakley Wines. This time, we tried the…

Located between two businesses that are also named “Frank’s” (perhaps Big Frank’s & Little Frank’s?), F&F is an outstanding Carroll Gardens pizzeria. Pictured is a slice…

This LES slice shop sits on Orchard just south of Houston. Opened in 2024, it is part of the growing wave of elevated slice shops that are driving New York pizza to new h…

This is a Roman style “pizza al taglio” (pizza by the cut) style slice shop in Midtown. For the most part, Midtown can be a bit of a desert for top tier pizza. But I’m pr…

@damatosbakeryandsubs is a working Italian bakery, with a wholesale operation, that also serves one of Chicago’s most distinctive slices. The style here is pure bakery pi…

Located on 1208 Springfield Pike in stately Wyoming (‘The Brooklyn of Northwest Hamilton County’), Twelve08 is a wood-fired pizzeria that recently celebrated its 4.5 week…

This is one of those slice shops where the craft is evident the second you enter …especially when you walk past the bags of specialty flour. The dough here is a thoughtfu…

Now celebrating its two year anniversary, @villagesquarepizza is a #WestVillageNYC pizzeria that specializes in Sicilian slices with a perhaps exorbitant count of lightly…

Detroit style pizza in the Upper East Side. Pictured here is their take on a Margherita pizza, featuring burrata in place of the traditional fresh mozzarella. Appreciatin…

Some cities greet you with pizza on every corner- the good kind, the kind that might make you briefly believe human civilization hasn’t been a complete waste. Not Boston.…

An artfully charred New York slice in Williamsburg. L’Industrie serves a New York style pizza with some pronounced Neapolitan influences. It’s distinguished by a particul…

Talk about a beautiful slice! This airy Sicilian is available in Miami’s tony Design District. “Old Greg” here is the name of the starter used for their sourdough (The pi…

This Hell’s Kitchen bakery is the workshop of legendary breadsmith Jim Lahey (not to be confused with his namesake, the overindulgent trailer park supervisor in “Trailer…

A double pepperoni with fresh mozzarella (currently a build-your-own, but I very humbly suggest it be added to the permanent menu as the “Joey Pepperoni”). The style of D…

A 1980s Jersey pizzeria that recently relocated to Charlotte, @genodspizza is run by Geno DiPaolo and his daughter Gina. I have tried a lot of Jersey pizzas over the last…

A Detroit style outpost in Boynton Beach. This eclectic Detroit-forward restaurant features features coneys & corned beef, in addition to the pizza. But with well-caramel…

The pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus famously said “No man ever eats the same pizza twice, for it is not the same pizza and he is not the same man.” This week’s visit…

A classic late night dive, opened in 1974, Steve’s is a North Miami (Biscayne) counter-order pizzeria with graffiti covered walls. I ordered a NY slice that was served to…

It’s #NewYorkPizzaMonth here, so today we’re featuring this Soho (Spring Street) institution. The classic New York style slices here are quite good, but I’d skip past the…

General “Mad” Anthony Wayne earned his nickname from his battlefield aggression and a refusal to compromise. According to DC Comics, one of his direct decendents is the e…

The Cincy pizza scene has been booming in recent years, such that I think the top places match up well with the best nationally. One style that’s a challenge though is yo…