#1
9.0Top Tier
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…
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Best Wood-fired Pizza
A ranked guide to Wood-fired entries across The Slice Index.
What defines this list
Wood-fired is strongest in Cincinnati, Columbus. The page groups the style across cities so the best examples are not trapped inside one local list.
Top examples include Rossville Pizza Company, Little Hill Pizza, A Tavola. The ranking is crust-first: bake, structure, sauce, cheese, and repeatability matter more than reputation.
9 entries have full review text. Score-only records remain in the index but are less editorially developed.
#2
8.9Great
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…
#3
8.5Great
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…
#4
8.5Great
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…
#5
#6
8.0Great
A gorgeous ‘gourmet’ Neapolitan pizzeria in Columbus’s Italian Village neighborhood, that happens to be run by a fellow named Gore. GoreMade/Gourmet prominently features…
#7
7.8Worth the Calories
A well-named Neapolitan pizzeria in Milford. We tried three pizzas at Joe’s: the Pepperoni (naturally), the Viva Las Vegas (an award winner from the Vegas Pizza Expo @piz…
#8
7.7Worth the Calories
This pizza truck regularly pops-up at local breweries, primarily @streetsidebrewery (where they serve on Mondays) & @listermannbrewing (where we caught them). Sidenote: L…
#9
8.3Great
This might be America’s best-named pizzeria (with the possible exception of @joespizzanyc). Let me explain: Neapolitan pizzaioli strive to achieve a "leopard-spotted crus…