The 27 best pizzas in America
Joshua David Stein spent a year eating pizza across the country for Food & Wine. These are his 27, from Austin to Winston-Salem, with the pie to order at each.
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Allday Pizza
New York-style pizza · Tarrytown, 3111 W 35th St · AustinGet: Pep & Pepp: pepperoni and pepperoncini
A New York slice with a little New Haven char, and the reason Austin finally has pizza worth a trip. Ask about the off-menu pickle pie with house ranch.
3111 W 35th St, Austin, TX 78703 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 2
Milly's Pizza in the Pan
Pan pizza · Noble Square, 925 N Ashland Ave · ChicagoGet: No Comply
Deep pan pizza with burnt-cheese edges and toppings that don't play it safe. Started in a ghost kitchen in 2020; now it has a room.
925 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 3
Pizz'amici
Tavern-style pizza · River West, 1215 W Grand Ave · ChicagoGet: Housemade Italian beef and giardiniera
Cracker-thin tavern pies leading Chicago's tavern-style comeback, and this one puts the city's other great sandwich on top. Tiny room: book, or be in line before 4pm.
1215 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60642 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 4
Michigan & Trumbull Pizza
Detroit-style pizza · New Center, 1331 Holden St · DetroitGet: Long Drive Home
Square Detroit pies with the crisp, caramelized cheese edge, named for the corner where Tiger Stadium stood.
1331 Holden St, Detroit, MI 48202 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 5
Bread and Salt
Roman-style pizza · The Heights, 435 Palisade Ave · Jersey CityGet: Mozzarella
Rick Easton is a baker first. Roman-style pizza on bread-worthy dough, kept nearly bare so the crust does the talking.
435 Palisade Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07307 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 6
Razza
Wood-fired pizza · Downtown, 275 Grove St · Jersey CityGet: East Coast Margherita
Dan Richer obsesses over every part, from the flour to the butter he churns. The margherita is the test, and it passes.
275 Grove St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 7
Pijja Palace
Indian-style pizza · Silver Lake, 2711 W Sunset Blvd · Los AngelesGet: Chutney Pijja
An Indian sports bar where the pizza is the event: green chutney and Indian spice on a thin, crisp pie.
2711 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 8
Pizzeria Sei
Neapolitan pizza · Pico-Robertson, 8781 W Pico Blvd · Los AngelesGet: Mala Garden
Tokyo-style Neapolitan pies with a soft, blistered rim. This one brings Sichuan numbing heat to a vegetable pie.
Critics: 85% liked it, from 7 reviews (2022 to 2025). Read Michelin Guide 2025, Resy 2025, Time Out Los Angeles 2024, The Infatuation 2022.
The crowd: 4.8 of 5 on TripAdvisor (5 ratings).
8781 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 9
Quarter Sheets
Pan pizza · Echo Park, 1305 Portia St · Los AngelesGet: Pepperoni Pie
Rectangular, crisp-bottomed pies (and serious cakes) from a pizza-and-pastry pair. The pepperoni cups and chars.
Critics: 87% liked it, from 5 reviews (2020 to 2024). Slipping: the recent write-ups are worse than the old ones. Read Michelin Guide 2024, Resy 2024, The Infatuation 2022, Time Out Los Angeles 2020.
1305 Portia St, Los Angeles, CA 90026 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 10
Francesco Martucci
Neapolitan pizza · Miami Beach · MiamiGet: Le 7 Consistenze della Cipolla: onion seven ways
The first US restaurant from the I Masanielli pizzaiolo in Caserta, often ranked the best in the world. One pie, onion seven ways.
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Pizzeria Lola
Wood-fired pizza · Armatage, 5557 Xerxes Ave S · MinneapolisGet: The Perfect Pickle Pie
Ann Kim's wood-fired pies, Korean-American and personal. The pickle pie is the one people cross town for.
5557 Xerxes Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 12
Folk
Wood-fired pizza · East Nashville, 823 Meridian St · NashvilleGet: Clam Pie
Naturally leavened, wood-fired pies from Philip Krajeck. A Southern cousin of the New Haven clam pie.
823 Meridian St, Nashville, TN 37207 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 13
Ceres
Pizza · Little Italy, 164 Mott St · New YorkGet: 'Nduja Pie: 'nduja, burrata and aged balsamic
Fine-dining alumni bake baguette-style crusts in a tiny oven: crackly outside, airy inside. Pricey, and worth it.
164 Mott St, New York, NY 10013 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 14
Don Antonio
Neapolitan pizza · Hell's Kitchen, 309 W 50th St · New YorkGet: La Montanara Classica: fried dough, tomato, smoked mozzarella
The dough is flash-fried, then finished in the oven: a Naples street classic most New Yorkers have never tried.
Critics: 78% liked it, from 6 reviews (2018 to 2026). Read Michelin Guide (Best Pizza NYC feature) 2018, Michelin Guide (restaurant listing), 50 Top Pizza World 2026 (via Time Out New York) 2026, The Infatuation 2025.
The crowd: 4.3 of 5 on TripAdvisor (2,337 ratings).
309 W 50th St, New York, NY 10019 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 15
Lucky Charlie
Coal-oven pizza · Bushwick, Brooklyn · New YorkGet: Classic Pie
Nino Coniglio fires New York's oldest coal oven back up. The plain pie is the reason to go.
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Pizza Studio Tamaki
Neapolitan pizza · East Village, St. Marks Place · New YorkGet: 5 Formaggi
The first US shop from Tokyo's PST. Five cheeses on a light, crisp-chewy crust.
St. Marks Place, New York, NY · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 17
Stretch Pizza
Pizza · Flatiron · New YorkGet: Everything Bagel
Wylie Dufresne's pizzeria. A New York bagel with everything, turned into a pie.
Critics: Read The Infatuation 2023, Time Out New York 2021.
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Una Pizza Napoletana
Neapolitan pizza · Lower East Side, 175 Orchard St · New YorkGet: Margherita
Anthony Mangieri's short menu, often called the best pizza in the world. The margherita is why.
Critics: 85% liked it, from 4 reviews (2022 to 2025). Read Michelin Guide 2025, 50 Top Pizza (via Time Out New York) 2024, The Infatuation 2022, Time Out New York.
175 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 19
June's Pizza
Pizza · West Oakland · OaklandGet: June's Red Pie
A pandemic pop-up that became an Oakland fixture. The red pie is the one to get.
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Down North Pizza
Detroit-style pizza · North Philadelphia, 2804 W Lehigh Ave · PhiladelphiaGet: No Betta Love: four cheeses and "Norf" sauce
Square, crisp-edged pies from a shop that hires people coming home from prison. The sauce is named for North Philly.
2804 W Lehigh Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19132 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 21
Pizzeria Beddia
Pizza · Fishtown, 1313 N Lee St · PhiladelphiaGet: Corn Pizza (summer): roasted corn, cream, marinated cherry tomatoes
Joe Beddia's thin, deeply browned pies. Go in summer for the corn.
Critics: 81% liked it, from 7 reviews (2014 to 2025). Read MICHELIN Guide 2025, The Infatuation 2023, The Philadelphia Inquirer (Craig Laban) 2019, Philadelphia Magazine (Jason Sheehan) 2019.
The crowd: 4.8 of 5 on TripAdvisor (15 ratings).
Also on the list: The big-night tables of Philadelphia.
1313 N Lee St, Philadelphia, PA 19125 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 22
Pizzeria Bianco
Wood-fired pizza · Downtown (Heritage Square), 623 E Adams St · PhoenixGet: Margherita
Chris Bianco's original room, where America's artisan pizza movement started.
623 E Adams St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 23
Lovely's Fifty Fifty
Pizza · Mississippi Avenue, 4039 N Mississippi Ave · PortlandGet: Tomato Confit
Sarah Minnick builds pies around what farmers bring that week, then makes ice cream for after. Tomatoes slow-cooked at their peak.
Critics: Read The Infatuation, Time Out Portland, Portland Monthly 2016.
The crowd: 4.6 of 5 on TripAdvisor (81 ratings).
4039 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97227 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 24
Jules
Sourdough pizza · Lower Haight, 237 Fillmore St · San FranciscoGet: Drunken Sailor
Sourdough crusts from a pop-up that went brick and mortar. Tables open 14 days out, and some seats are kept for walk-ins.
237 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94117 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 25
A.K. Pizza
Pizza · Rainier Valley, 6901 Martin Luther King Jr Way S · SeattleGet: Sun Gold and Pesto
Takeout only, about 60 pies a night, Thursday to Sunday. Order online a day ahead when it opens around noon, or walk in at 4pm.
6901 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98118 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 26
Zuppardi's Apizza
New Haven apizza · West Haven, 179 Union Ave · West HavenGet: Clam Pie: fresh clams, shucked to order
Family-run since 1934, a few minutes from New Haven's famous names, and maybe the most New Haven pie of all.
179 Union Ave, West Haven, CT 06516 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 27
Mission Pizza Napoletana
Neapolitan pizza · Downtown, 707 Trade St NW · Winston-SalemGet: Chef's Choice
Neapolitan pies from a Stefano Ferrara oven. Let the kitchen choose.
707 Trade St NW, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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