30 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.
Pizzeria Bianco ★ 4.9 · Phoenix
downtown · 623 E Adams St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix is Chris Bianco's wood-fired pizzeria in Heritage Square, the James Beard kitchen long called the best pizza in America.
Tip: The Heritage Square original has stood at 623 Adams since 1997; arrive at open or expect a wait, no reservations for small parties.
Punch Neapolitan Pizza ★ 4.8 · 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.
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. Located in Greenwich Village. Priced at $.
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.
Driftwood Oven ★ 4.8 · Pittsburgh
lawrenceville · 3615 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Driftwood Oven on Butler Street in Lawrenceville bakes sourdough pizza and bread in Pittsburgh. A food-truck-turned-bakery with naturally-leavened pies.
Tip: The sourdough crust is the point. Pies sell out late; bread goes early.
OneSpeed ★ 4.8 · Sacramento
east-sacramento · 4818 Folsom Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95819
OneSpeed on Folsom Boulevard in East Sacramento is Rick Mahan's bicycle-themed pizza counter from The Waterboy team, organic flour and DiNapoli tomato base.
Tip: Tuesday to Friday 16:00-21:00, Saturday and Sunday 15:00-21:00. Walk-in or call ahead.
Supino Pizzeria ★ 4.7 · Detroit
eastern-market · 2457 Russell St, Detroit, MI 48207
Supino Pizzeria on Russell Street in Eastern Market serves East Coast-style pizza in Detroit since 2008, founded by Dave Mancini. Priced at $$.
Tip: Saturday market mornings are mobbed; weeknight dinners are easier. Beer and wine only.
Supino Pizzeria ★ 4.7 · Detroit
eastern-market · 2457 Russell St, Detroit, MI 48207
Supino Pizzeria on Russell Street in Eastern Market serves East Coast-style pizza in Detroit since 2008, founded by Dave Mancini. Priced at $$.
Tip: Saturday market mornings are mobbed; weeknight dinners are easier. Beer and wine only.
Sidewall Pizza ★ 4.7 · Greenville
downtown · 99 Cleveland Street, Greenville, SC 29601
Sidewall runs wood-fired pizzas, local salads and house-made ice cream from a Cleveland Street storefront. Travelers Rest original, with two Greenville.
Iron Born Pizza ★ 4.7 · Pittsburgh
strip-district · 1806 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Iron Born Pizza in the Strip District bakes crispy-edged Detroit-style square pizza in Pittsburgh. A pan-pizza specialist that grew out of a stall.
Tip: Different from the Pittsburgh-square style; this one is Detroit pan. Squares sell out.
Pizzeria Verita ★ 4.6 · Burlington
church-street-marketplace · 156 Saint Paul St, Burlington, VT 05401
John Rao shipped a two-ton wood-fired oven from Italy when he opened Pizzeria Verita on Saint Paul Street in 2012; pies cook at 900F in two minutes.
Tip: Walk-ins on Sunday-Thursday move quickly; Friday and Saturday book on the operator site. Bar seats serve the full menu.
Folino's Pizza Shelburne ★ 4.6 · Burlington
shelburne · 6305 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, VT 05482
Sourdough wood-fired pizza on Route 7 in Shelburne, sharing a building with Fiddlehead Brewing. BYO Fiddlehead; voted Vermont's Best Pizza since 2023.
Tip: Fiddlehead is the BYOB source; Folino's provides frosty glasses. Walk-in only.
Pizzeria Lola ★ 4.6 · Minneapolis
linden-hills · 5557 Xerxes Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410
Ann Kim's Pizzeria Lola on Xerxes Avenue has run wood-fired Neapolitan-Korean pizza in Minneapolis since 2010. The room that put Kim on the James Beard track.
Tip: Reservations on Tock; walk-ins go on the list at 17:00. The photo-booth dating from 2010 still works.
Pizzeria Bianco Town & Country ★ 4.6 · Phoenix
town-and-country · 4743 N 20th St, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Pizzeria Bianco Town & Country is Chris Bianco's second Phoenix pizzeria at 20th and Camelback, with a wider menu of pasta and sandwiches alongside the pies.
Tip: Sits next to Tratto at The Shops at Town & Country; this room is more relaxed than the Heritage Square original.
Mineo's Pizza House ★ 4.6 · Pittsburgh
squirrel-hill · 2128 Murray Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Mineo's Pizza House on Murray Avenue in Squirrel Hill has run a Pittsburgh-style square pizza since 1958. Tangy sauce, crispy crust and a long local loyalty.
Tip: A long-running rivalry with nearby Aiello's; locals pick a side. Counter and dining room both.
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.
Lovely's Fifty Fifty ★ 4.6 · Portland
mississippi-williams · 4039 N Mississippi Ave, Ste 101, Portland, OR 97227
The Smith family's whole-grain sourdough pizza and house-churned ice cream room on N Mississippi in Portland, all foraged toppings and seasonal flavours.
Tip: Walk-in only with a handful of booths. The ice cream rotates weekly with foraged flavours.
The Purple House ★ 4.6 · Portland
woodfords-deering · 378 Walnut Hill Road, North Yarmouth, ME 04097
The Purple House in North Yarmouth, 20 minutes from Portland, opened 2018 from Krista Desjarlais with Montreal-style wood-fired bagels and sourdough pizza.
Tip: Friday to Sunday only; opens 08:00, closes when the bagels run out (usually early afternoon).
Moose's Tooth Pub and Pizzeria ★ 4.5 · Anchorage
south-anchorage · 3300 Old Seward Highway, Anchorage, AK 99503
Moose's Tooth opened on Old Seward Highway in 1996 and has anchored Anchorage pizza culture since, with specialty pies and Broken Tooth Brewing pints.
Moose's Tooth Pub and Pizzeria ★ 4.5 · Anchorage
south-anchorage · 3300 Old Seward Highway, Anchorage, AK 99503
Moose's Tooth has anchored Anchorage pizza since 1996. Specialty pies, salads, sandwiches and Broken Tooth Brewing pints in a dependable South Anchorage room.
All Souls Pizza ★ 4.5 · Asheville
river-arts-district · 175 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
All Souls Pizza in the River Arts District has run wood-fired pies on Clingman Avenue since 2013. Daily-changing seasonal pies, a large patio with kitchen.
Tip: Walk-in only; arrive at opening or after 20:30 for the easiest seats. Closed Mondays.
All Souls Pizza ★ 4.5 · Asheville
river-arts-district · 175 Clingman Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
All Souls Pizza in the River Arts District has run wood-fired pies on Clingman Avenue since 2013. Daily-changing seasonal pies, a large patio with kitchen.
Tip: Walk-in only; arrive at opening or after 20:30 for the easiest seats. Closed Mondays.
Rose Pizzeria ★ 4.5 · Berkeley
downtown · 1960 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
Nationally acclaimed. A 22-seat room: vegan dough, nine rotating thin-crust varieties, rose garden patio. Natural wine. Book on Resy; fills fast.
American Flatbread Burlington Hearth ★ 4.5 · Burlington
church-street-marketplace · 115 Saint Paul St, Burlington, VT 05401
Paul Sayler and Rob Downey opened American Flatbread Burlington Hearth in 2004; in-house brewery (Zero Gravity's original home) and an upper-deck patio.
Tip: Weeknight walk-in only; weekends take a Resy waitlist. Upper deck opens late spring.
American Flatbread Burlington Hearth ★ 4.5 · Burlington
church-street-marketplace · 115 Saint Paul St, Burlington, VT 05401
The Burlington Hearth location of Vermont's wood-fired flatbread chain. Big upper-deck patio, in-house brewery (Zero Gravity's original home),
Tip: Weeknight walk-in only; weekends take a Resy waitlist. Upper deck opens late spring through fall.
Renzo ★ 4.5 · Charleston
upper-peninsula · 384 Huger St, Charleston, SC 29403
Renzo in Charleston runs wood-fired pizzas and a natural-wine list out of an industrial spot on Huger Street since 2018. Located in Upper Peninsula.
Tip: Book on Resy. Tuesday to Saturday only; small room, books out by Wednesday.
Renzo ★ 4.5 · Charleston
upper-peninsula · 384 Huger St, Charleston, SC 29403
Renzo in Charleston runs wood-fired pizzas and a natural-wine list from an industrial Huger Street storefront since 2018. Located in Upper Peninsula.
Tip: Book on Resy. Small room, books out by midweek for the weekend.
Pequod's Pizza ★ 4.5 · Chicago
lincoln-park · 2207 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Pequod's Pizza in Chicago is the Lincoln Park pan-pizza institution on Clybourn since 1971, the caramelised cheese ring around the crust copied.
Tip: Walk in at 16:30 to beat the queue; tables fill before the kitchen opens for dinner service.
Dewey's Pizza Oakley ★ 4.5 · Cincinnati
oakley · 3014 Madison Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45209
Dewey's Pizza Oakley on Madison Road in Cincinnati is the open-kitchen wood-fired pie shop founded in 1998, with the Bronx Bomber and dough-tossing show.