#1
9.3Top Tier
Roman style pizza al taglio (“pizza by the cut”) in Union Square for. Baked in a rectangular pan using a high hydration percentage (i.e. a lot of water in the dough recipe), the Roman style square slice is ligh…
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Best Roman / Al Taglio Pizza
A ranked guide to Roman / Al Taglio entries across The Slice Index.
Pizza al taglio is Roman tray-baked pizza sold by the cut, traditionally priced by weight. Long fermentation and high-hydration dough create an open, airy crumb with a crisp base capable of supporting a wide range of toppings. The best examples remain light despite their thickness, with enough structure to hold their shape after cutting and reheating.
Score keyTop Tier · 9.0+Great · 8.0–8.9Worth the Calories · 6.5–7.9All Pizza’s Good, Right? · Below 6.5
#2
8.5Great
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 taglio” (literally “pizza by the cut”) is…
#3
8.5Great
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 1452 “Legend of the True Cross” fresco*…
#4
8.5Great
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 pretty much always down for Roman style pi…
#5
8.3Great
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 Park Boys”). Lahey is credited with sett…
#6
#7
7.4Worth the Calories
#8
7.2Worth the Calories
A ‘Roman Style’ slice with a crunchiness that stands it apart from the other Vegas Strip pizzerias. Available on a Skywalk, Pizza D’Italia’s pizza is thicker & crispier than all the NY slices I’ve seen in this…
#9
4.8All Pizza’s Good, Right?
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#10
8.9Great
‘Pizza Quadrata Romana’ which translates to ‘Roman Square Pizza’ is an American outpost by a venerable Italian pizzaiolo. Consequently, this Upper East Side pizzeria specializes in Roman style bakery sheet pizz…
#11
8.0Great
We visited this Pendleton pizzeria this last week, pairing it with some art via @otrfinalfriday & @pendletonartcentercincinnati. Razzo (Italian for “rocket”) bills itself as a Roman style pizzeria. I’m a big fa…
#12
Trattoria RomaClosed
Address: 580 Walnut St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
7.6Worth the Calories
#13
5.8All Pizza’s Good, Right?