5 editor picks in Portland.
5 pizzeria places in Portland we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Portland | Pizzeria across every city.
Portland's pizza splits between fast slice counters and a newer wave of wood-fired and naturally leavened pies. OTTO on Congress Street in the Arts District built a regional following for its slices and inventive toppings, sold by the slice and the pie. Out in North Yarmouth, The Purple House on Walnut Hill Road takes the artisanal route with sourdough crusts and house bagels.
The Purple House in North Yarmouth, 20 minutes from Portland, opened 2018 from Krista Desjarlais with Montreal-style wood-fired bagels and sourdough pizza.
OrderAn everything bagel with cream cheese and house-cured gravlax, plus a pizza by the slice.
TipFriday to Sunday only; opens 08:00, closes when the bagels run out (usually early afternoon).
OTTO Pizza on Congress Street, since 2009, is the flagship of the Portland slice chain that runs unconventional toppings on hand-tossed thin crust.
OrderA slice of mashed potato bacon scallion and a slice of pulled pork mango.
TipOpen daily 11:00-22:00. Slice counter walks in; whole pies via phone or online.
OTTO Pizza on Congress Street runs the city's late-night slice counter with unconventional pies (mashed potato bacon scallion, pulled pork mango) until 22:00.
OrderSlice of mashed potato bacon scallion pizza
TipSlice counter walks in until close. The Back Cove location at 250 Read Street also runs until 22:00.
The Purple House in North Yarmouth runs wood-fired bagels and sourdough pizza Friday to Sunday, 20 minutes from Portland and selling out by early afternoon.
TipFriday to Sunday only. The everything bagel with gravlax is the canonical order.
OTTO Pizza on Congress Street runs Portland's slice counter with unconventional pies (mashed potato bacon scallion, pulled pork mango) and classic margherita.
OrderSlice of mashed potato bacon scallion pizza
TipOpen daily 11:00-22:00. Slice walks in; whole pies via phone.
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