About a year ago, we published the list of 100 Pizzas Worth the Calories. During 2015, we discovered several more that helped grow the list to 115, including three places (Picco, Via 313, and North of Brooklyn) that landed in the Top Ten.
Although these pies are ranked, you can expect a world-class pizza experience in almost any of the pies from number one through the mid-thirties on this list.
But as always, any pizza here is easily worth the calories, and the top two-thirds also quality as destination pizza: worth the calories and the trip to get there.
Pizza Styles
1) DeLorenzo’s Tomato Pies, Robbinsville NJ
2) DiFara Pizza, Brooklyn NY
3) Picco, Boston MA
4) Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, New Haven CT
5) Sally's Apizza, New Haven CT
6) Scuola Vecchia, Delray Beach FL
7) Via 313, Austin TX
8) Pizza Brain, Philadelphia PA
9) North of Brooklyn, Toronto Canada
10) Norma's Pizza, Manheim PA
11) Denino’s, Staten Island NY
12) Papa's Tomato Pies, Robbinsville NJ
13) Gennaro's Tomato Pies, Philadelphia PA
14) La Porta Ristorante, Edgemont, PA
15) Pizzeria Vetri, Philadelphia PA
16) Pizzeria Delfina, San Francisco CA
17) Joe and Pat's, Staten Island NY
18) Regina Pizza, Boston MA
19) Patsy’s, East Harlem, Manhattan, NY
20) Capofitto, Philadelphia PA
21) Santarpio’s, Boston MA
22) Tacconelli’s, Philadelphia PA
23) Lee’s Tavern, Staten Island NY
24) Apizza Scholls, Portland OR
25) Motorino, Manhattan NY
26) Forcella, Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
27) Pizzeria Bianco, Phoenix AZ
28) 2 Amys, Washington DC
29) Louisa’s Pizza and Pasta, Crestwood IL
30) Grimaldi’s, Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
31) Totonno's, Coney Island, Brooklyn NY
32) Rubino's Pizza, Columbus OH
33) Vito and Nick's Pizza, Chicago IL
34) Pane Bianco, Phoenix AZ
35) Seventh Hill Pizza, Washington DC
36) Zuppardi's Apizza, West Haven CT
37) Nick's New Haven Style Pizzeria, Boca Raton FL
38) Nomad Pizza, Hopewell NJ and Philadelphia PA
39) Modern Apizza, New Haven CT
40) Lombardi's, Manhattan NY
41) Arturo’s, Greenwich Village, NY
42) Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, PA and FL
43) NY Pizza Suprema, Manhattan, NY
44) John’s, Greenwich Village, NY
45) Osteria, Philadelphia PA
46) La Villa, Morrisville PA
47) Cambridge 1, Cambridge MA
48) Zavino, Philadelphia
49) Roberta's, Brooklyn NY
50) Domenica, New Orleans LA
51) Don Antonio by Starita, Manhattan, NY
52) Vecchia Pizzeria Napoletana, Phoenixville PA
53) Pieous, Austin TX
54) Lucca Grill, Bloomington IL
55) Artichoke Basille’s, Greenwich Village, NY
56) Home Slice, Austin TX
57) Zero Otto Nove, Bronx NY
58) Patsy’s, New Rochelle, NY
59) Stella, Philadelphia PA
60) Ramagi Brick Oven Pizza, Brooklyn
61) Kate & Al’s, Columbus NJ
62) Lorenzo’s, Philadelphia, PA
63) It’s Nutts, Titusville NJ
64) Dough Pizzeria Napoletana, San Antonio, TX
65) Rapidough, West Chester PA
66) Bufad, Philadelphia
67) Comet Ping Pong, Washington DC
68) Tucci’s Fire N Coal Pizza, Boca Raton, FL
69) La Sicilia, Belleville, NJ
70) Pete’s Pizza, Columbus NJ
71) Primanti Brothers, Fort Lauderdale, FL
72) L&B Spumoni Gardens, Brooklyn NY
73) New Park Pizza, Queens NY
74) SLiCE, Philadelphia
75) Tosca Café, (Throgs Neck), Bronx NY
76) Grimaldi’s (national chain)
77) Sizzle Pie, Portland OR
78) Conte’s, Princeton NJ
79) Spatola's Pizza, Paoli PA
80) Pizzeria Pesto, Philadelphia
81) DOCG, Las Vegas NV
82) Tommy's Pizza, (Throgs Neck), Bronx NY
83) Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen, Houston TX
84) Tony Baloney's, Hoboken NJ
85) Wolfgang Puck Express (national chain)
86) Massimo’s, Hamilton NJ
87) Bertucci’s Jersey City NJ
88) Wiseguy NY Pizza, Washington DC
89) La Brea Bakery, Anaheim CA
90) Barbuzzo, Philadelphia PA
91) Brick Oven Pizza 33, Manhattan NY
92) MOD Pizza (national chain)
93) Rosati's, Bloomington IL
94) Jules Thin Crust, CA and PA
95) Luigi’s Coal Oven Pizza, Fort Lauderdale FL
96) Rustica, Philadelphia PA
97) DeLorenzo’s Pizza, Hamilton NJ
98) Franzone's, Bridgeport PA
99) Corropolese Bakery Tomato Pie, Norristown PA
100) Pica's, Upper Darby, PA
101) Napolese, Indianapolis IN
102) Tony Roni's, Willow Grove PA
103) Clank's Bar, Marcus Hook, PA
104) Sauce, Phoenix AZ
105) Marra’s, Philadelphia PA
106) Pizza by Elizabeth, Greenville, DE
107) Iron Hill Brewery, West Chester PA
108) Grotto Pizza, Dewey Beach, DE
109) Uncle Oogie’s, Philadelphia
110) Lenny’s, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn NY
111) Stella Rossa, Downingtown PA
112) Monical's Pizza, Bloomington IL
113) Bazbeaux, Indianapolis, IN
114) Felicia's Pizza Kitchen, Ardmore PA
115) California Pizza Kitchen (national chain)
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| The brilliant hybrid pie at Picco in Boston MA |
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| Detroit style at Via 313, Austin TX |
Although these pies are ranked, you can expect a world-class pizza experience in almost any of the pies from number one through the mid-thirties on this list.
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| A NY Slice at North of Brooklyn in Toronto, Canada |
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| Chicago Deep Dish at Louisa's, Crestwood IL |
But as always, any pizza here is easily worth the calories, and the top two-thirds also quality as destination pizza: worth the calories and the trip to get there.
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| American pie at Pizza Brain in Philadelphia |
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| New Haven style at Frank Pepe's |
Pizza Styles
- Chicago Deep Dish made our list for the first time, Louisa's Pizza and Pasta (Crestwood, IL) landed at number 29.
- Detroit style pie is represented by Norma's Pizza (#10) and Via 313 (#7).
- Trenton Tomato Pie remains a personal favorite, and five Trenton pies are on the list.
- The NY Slice is represented here, too often to enumerate them all.
- Sicilian style and related pan-baked pizzas are here too, such as the square slice at NY Pizza Suprema (#43).
- Neapolitan pies appear throughout; the best one remains Scuola Vecchia at #6.
- Bar Pies (and related Midwestern cracker crust pies) are here in abundance, from Lee's Tavern in Staten Island (#23) to Vito & Nick's (#33) in Chicago.
- American Pie - my term for a pie featuring a thin rigid crust with thoughtfully applied toppings - is best represented by places like Pizza Brain (#8) and Denino's (#11).
- New Haven style - a cousin to the Trenton Tomato Pie - is holding the #4 and #5 spots here, from the legendary pie joints Frank Pepe's and Sally's.
- Hybrid styles are often some wonderful mix of American/NY and Neapolitan. Two of my favorites - LaPorta (#14) and Picco (#3) - are making crazy good hybrid pies.
- St. Louis style? Still missing. I'm eager to try one, but haven't yet.
1) DeLorenzo’s Tomato Pies, Robbinsville NJ
2) DiFara Pizza, Brooklyn NY
3) Picco, Boston MA
4) Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, New Haven CT
5) Sally's Apizza, New Haven CT
6) Scuola Vecchia, Delray Beach FL
7) Via 313, Austin TX
8) Pizza Brain, Philadelphia PA
9) North of Brooklyn, Toronto Canada
10) Norma's Pizza, Manheim PA
11) Denino’s, Staten Island NY
12) Papa's Tomato Pies, Robbinsville NJ
13) Gennaro's Tomato Pies, Philadelphia PA
14) La Porta Ristorante, Edgemont, PA
15) Pizzeria Vetri, Philadelphia PA
16) Pizzeria Delfina, San Francisco CA
17) Joe and Pat's, Staten Island NY
18) Regina Pizza, Boston MA
19) Patsy’s, East Harlem, Manhattan, NY
20) Capofitto, Philadelphia PA
21) Santarpio’s, Boston MA
22) Tacconelli’s, Philadelphia PA
23) Lee’s Tavern, Staten Island NY
24) Apizza Scholls, Portland OR
25) Motorino, Manhattan NY
26) Forcella, Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
27) Pizzeria Bianco, Phoenix AZ
28) 2 Amys, Washington DC
29) Louisa’s Pizza and Pasta, Crestwood IL
30) Grimaldi’s, Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
31) Totonno's, Coney Island, Brooklyn NY
32) Rubino's Pizza, Columbus OH
33) Vito and Nick's Pizza, Chicago IL
34) Pane Bianco, Phoenix AZ
35) Seventh Hill Pizza, Washington DC
36) Zuppardi's Apizza, West Haven CT
37) Nick's New Haven Style Pizzeria, Boca Raton FL
38) Nomad Pizza, Hopewell NJ and Philadelphia PA
39) Modern Apizza, New Haven CT
40) Lombardi's, Manhattan NY
41) Arturo’s, Greenwich Village, NY
42) Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, PA and FL
43) NY Pizza Suprema, Manhattan, NY
44) John’s, Greenwich Village, NY
45) Osteria, Philadelphia PA
46) La Villa, Morrisville PA
47) Cambridge 1, Cambridge MA
48) Zavino, Philadelphia
49) Roberta's, Brooklyn NY
50) Domenica, New Orleans LA
51) Don Antonio by Starita, Manhattan, NY
52) Vecchia Pizzeria Napoletana, Phoenixville PA
53) Pieous, Austin TX
54) Lucca Grill, Bloomington IL
55) Artichoke Basille’s, Greenwich Village, NY
56) Home Slice, Austin TX
57) Zero Otto Nove, Bronx NY
58) Patsy’s, New Rochelle, NY
59) Stella, Philadelphia PA
60) Ramagi Brick Oven Pizza, Brooklyn
61) Kate & Al’s, Columbus NJ
62) Lorenzo’s, Philadelphia, PA
63) It’s Nutts, Titusville NJ
64) Dough Pizzeria Napoletana, San Antonio, TX
65) Rapidough, West Chester PA
66) Bufad, Philadelphia
67) Comet Ping Pong, Washington DC
68) Tucci’s Fire N Coal Pizza, Boca Raton, FL
69) La Sicilia, Belleville, NJ
70) Pete’s Pizza, Columbus NJ
71) Primanti Brothers, Fort Lauderdale, FL
72) L&B Spumoni Gardens, Brooklyn NY
73) New Park Pizza, Queens NY
74) SLiCE, Philadelphia
75) Tosca Café, (Throgs Neck), Bronx NY
76) Grimaldi’s (national chain)
77) Sizzle Pie, Portland OR
78) Conte’s, Princeton NJ
79) Spatola's Pizza, Paoli PA
80) Pizzeria Pesto, Philadelphia
81) DOCG, Las Vegas NV
82) Tommy's Pizza, (Throgs Neck), Bronx NY
83) Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen, Houston TX
84) Tony Baloney's, Hoboken NJ
85) Wolfgang Puck Express (national chain)
86) Massimo’s, Hamilton NJ
87) Bertucci’s Jersey City NJ
88) Wiseguy NY Pizza, Washington DC
89) La Brea Bakery, Anaheim CA
90) Barbuzzo, Philadelphia PA
91) Brick Oven Pizza 33, Manhattan NY
92) MOD Pizza (national chain)
93) Rosati's, Bloomington IL
94) Jules Thin Crust, CA and PA
95) Luigi’s Coal Oven Pizza, Fort Lauderdale FL
96) Rustica, Philadelphia PA
97) DeLorenzo’s Pizza, Hamilton NJ
98) Franzone's, Bridgeport PA
99) Corropolese Bakery Tomato Pie, Norristown PA
100) Pica's, Upper Darby, PA
101) Napolese, Indianapolis IN
102) Tony Roni's, Willow Grove PA
103) Clank's Bar, Marcus Hook, PA
104) Sauce, Phoenix AZ
105) Marra’s, Philadelphia PA
106) Pizza by Elizabeth, Greenville, DE
107) Iron Hill Brewery, West Chester PA
108) Grotto Pizza, Dewey Beach, DE
109) Uncle Oogie’s, Philadelphia
110) Lenny’s, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn NY
111) Stella Rossa, Downingtown PA
112) Monical's Pizza, Bloomington IL
113) Bazbeaux, Indianapolis, IN
114) Felicia's Pizza Kitchen, Ardmore PA
115) California Pizza Kitchen (national chain)