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Best Sfincione Pizza

A ranked guide to Sfincione entries across The Slice Index.

3 entries · 3 open · 0 closed/archive

Sfincione is Palermo’s traditional thick, soft, breadlike pizza. Classic versions are topped with combinations of tomato, onion, anchovy, herbs, aged cheese, and breadcrumbs rather than a heavy blanket of melted mozzarella. The crumb should be tender and flavorful, with the toppings absorbed partly into the bread. It is rustic, aromatic, and fundamentally different from the American square pizzas it helped inspire.

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

Allez Bakery

Cincinnati · Sfincione Style · Apr 2022

8.7Great

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 rankings: While @allezbakery is not a pizze…

#3
Famous Ben’s Pizza

Famous Ben’s Pizza

New York · Sfincione Style · Oct 2022

8.1Great

It’s 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 them for what they call the “Palermo slice” but I’d call Sicil…