15 pizzeria rooms worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
Lucali ★ 4.9 · New York City
carroll-gardens · 575 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Mark Iacono's candlelit Carroll Gardens pizzeria in New York City turns out a coal-fired Brooklyn pie and a calzone, cash only, BYOB, no reservations.
Tip: Walk-in only. Put your name down at 17:30, then come back at 19:30; the wait is the room's whole social fabric.
Joe's Pizza ★ 4.8 · New York City
greenwich-village · 7 Carmine St, New York, NY 10014
Pino Pozzuoli's Carmine Street counter has folded the canonical New York slice in New York City since 1975. Foldable plain cheese, sold by the wedge, eaten standing.
Tip: Order at the counter, eat standing at the window. Pepperoni runs out by 21:00; arrive earlier if it matters.
Una Pizza Napoletana ★ 4.8 · New York City
lower-east-side · 175 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002
Anthony Mangieri's Orchard Street pizzeria is the editor's neapolitan pie in New York City: 60-second wood-fired bake, twelve-pizza menu, no slices.
Tip: Six covers at the counter, ten tables, reservations open 30 days out and vanish fast. Wednesday is the longest wait.
Apizza Scholls ★ 4.6 · Portland
hawthorne-belmont · 4741 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97215
Brian and Kim Spangler's 18-inch sourdough pies on SE Hawthorne in Portland, in business since 2004 and still the canonical Portland Neapolitan pizza.
Tip: Phone orders open at 16:00. Dough sells out on weekends; arrive by 17:30 or risk no pie.
Punch Neapolitan Pizza ★ 4.5 · Minneapolis
saint-paul · 769 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105
Punch Neapolitan Pizza on Grand Avenue has fired Vera Pizza Napoletana pies in the Twin Cities since 1996. The first Italy-certified pizzeria in the Midwest.
Tip: Walk-ins only; wait list moves fast. Nine Twin Cities locations spread the load.
Antico Pizza Napoletana ★ 4.4 · Atlanta
west-midtown · 1093 Hemphill Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
Giovanni Di Palma's West Midtown pizzeria in Atlanta opened 2009 with wood-fired Neapolitan pies certified by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana since 2010.
Tip: Communal tables, no reservations. Wine is BYOB at the original Hemphill location. Buckhead and Decatur sister locations take reservations.
Santarpio's Pizza ★ 4.4 · Boston
north-end · 111 Chelsea St, Boston, MA 02128
Santarpio's on Chelsea Street has fired Boston-style thin pies in East Boston near Maverick station in Boston since 1933. Wood-charcoal grill for lamb skewers, cash only, no reservations.
Tip: Take the Blue Line to Maverick. Skip the menu, order pies and skewers; the grill is the whole show.
Pizzeria Vetri ★ 4.4 · Philadelphia
center-city · 1615 Chancellor St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Pizzeria Vetri in Philadelphia is Marc Vetri's Neapolitan pizza room on Chancellor near Rittenhouse, with a wood-fired oven from Naples and the rotolo that travelled the country.
Tip: Walk in at 17:30 on a weeknight. The main rush starts at 18:30.
Pizzeria Vetri ★ 4.4 · Philadelphia
center-city · 1615 Chancellor St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Pizzeria Vetri in Philadelphia is Marc Vetri's Neapolitan pizza room on Chancellor near Rittenhouse Square, with the wood-fired oven from Naples and the famous rotolo.
Tip: Walk in at 17:30 on a weeknight. The main rush starts at 18:30.
Tony's Pizza Napoletana ★ 4.4 · San Francisco
north-beach · 1570 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94133
Tony's Pizza Napoletana in San Francisco is Tony Gemignani's North Beach room, with 13 ovens running 7 pizza styles and a long list of World Pizza Cup wins.
Tip: The Margherita STG is capped at 73 per day; arrive at 17:00 to lock one in or expect a sell-out by 19:30.
Regina Pizzeria ★ 4.3 · Boston
north-end · 11 1/2 Thacher St, Boston, MA 02113
Regina Pizzeria on Thacher Street has fired thin-crust pies in Boston's North End since 1926. The original location is the one that matters; brick oven, no slices, cash and card.
Tip: Walk-ins only at the North End original. Lunch at 11:00 is the easy seat; dinner waits run 60 minutes weekends.
Regina Pizzeria ★ 4.3 · Boston
north-end · 11 1/2 Thacher St, Boston, MA 02113
Regina Pizzeria on Thacher Street has fired thin-crust brick-oven pies in Boston's North End since 1926. The original location only; walk-ins, no slices, cash and card.
Tip: Avoid the chain locations citywide. Only the Thacher Street original is the historic pie.
Slim & Husky's Pizza Beeria ★ 4.3 · Nashville
north-nashville · 911 Buchanan St, Nashville, TN 37208
Three Tennessee State alumni opened Slim & Husky's Buchanan Street pizzeria in Nashville in 2017, anchoring North Nashville's restaurant revival with hip-hop and pies.
Tip: Counter ordering, no table service; the patio gets busy on Saturday afternoons. Cinnamon rolls run out by 14:00.
Ammazza ★ 4.2 · Atlanta
old-fourth-ward · 591 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312
Ammazza in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta runs wood-fired Neapolitan pizza out of an Edgewood Avenue space since 2013. The Diavola and Margherita anchor the menu.
Tip: Edgewood Avenue patio in spring. Reservations on Resy; takeaway hatch on busy nights.
Pizza Domenica ★ 4.2 · New Orleans
uptown · 4933 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Pizza Domenica in New Orleans is the BRG Hospitality Magazine Street pizzeria with a custom Italian wood-fired oven, sausage and broccoli pies and a long antipasti list.
Tip: Patio seats are first-come; the bar runs walk-in best on weeknights.