With a countless variety of toppings and numerous crust variations, pizza is one of the few food items that opens up an infinite number of culinary possibilities. Moreover, it’s worth noting that the style and flavor of pizza varies drastically depending on geography and regional taste. New York City is renowned for its hand-tossed, thin pizza crusts, whilst Chicago embraces the deep-dish pizza that inspires some critics to argue against its legitimacy as a pizza. And that’s just the traditional types of crusts.
These days, plain all-purpose or bread flour just doesn’t make the cut anymore for some consumers. To cater to health-conscious patrons on a gluten-free or low-carb diet, pizzerias have innovated recipes to include pizza crusts consisting of whole wheat flour or vegetables such as cauliflower and zucchini. Toppings, on the other hand, are the elements that truly add complexity to a pizza. Conventional pizzas may be adorned with rounds of pepperoni, sweet Italian sausage, and some vegetables, but upscale versions could have fresh sashimi, salty caviar, or delectable truffles. Accordingly, there also exists whimsical toppings such as mozzarella cheese sticks, French fries, and pizza rolls to create a pizza that embodies the ultimate comfort food. With that said, here are the top pizza places in each U.S. state.
The Best Pizza Place In Every State In The U.S.
| Alabama Tortugas Pizza Birmingham, AL | Montana Howard's Pizza Great Falls, MT |
| Alaska Moose’s Tooth Pub & Pizzeria Anchorage, AK | Nebraska Mangia Italiana Omaha, NE |
| Arizona Federal Pizza Phoenix, AZ | Nevada Noble Pie Parlor Reno, NV |
| Arkansas Vino's Little Rock, AR | New Hampshire Jeremy's Pizzeria & Deli Newmarket, NH |
| California Zachary's Pizza Oakland, CA | New Jersey People’s Pizza of Cherry Hill Cherry Hill, NJ |
| Colorado Pizzeria Rustica Colorado Springs, CO | New Mexico Pizza Castle Albuquerque, NM |
| Connecticut Little City Pizza Simsbury, CT | New York Joe's Pizza New York, NY |
| Delaware Wood Fired Pizza Shop Newark, DE | North Carolina Blue Mountain Pizza Weaverville, NC |
| Florida Lucali Miami Beach, FL | North Dakota Fireflour Pizza Bismarck, ND |
| Georgia Ammazza Atlanta, GA | Ohio Coccia House Wooster, OH |
| Hawaii J.J. Dolan's Honolulu, HI | Oklahoma Empire Slice House Oklahoma City, OK |
| Idaho Guido’s Original New York Style Pizza Boise, ID | Oregon Mi Famiglia Wood Oven Pizzeria Oregon City, OR |
| Illinois Lou Malnati's Pizzeria Chicago, IL | Pennsylvania Nomad Pizza Company Philadelphia, PA |
| Indiana Jockamo Upper Crust Pizza Indianapolis, IN | Rhode Island Providence Coal Fired Pizza Providence, RI |
| Iowa Fong's Pizza Des Moines, IA | South Carolina Monza Charleston, SC |
| Kansas Limestone Pizza+Kitchen+Bar Lawrence, KS | South Dakota Monks House of Ale Repute Sioux Falls, SD |
| Kentucky Smashing Tomato Lexington, KY | Tennessee Aldo's Pizza Pies Memphis, TN |
| Louisiana Louisiana Pizza Kitchen New Orleans, LA | Texas Bosses Pizza New Braunfels New Braunfels, TX |
| Maine Pizza By Alex Biddeford, ME | Utah The Pie Pizzeria Salt Lake City, UT |
| Maryland Pizza John's Essex, MD | Vermont Pizzeria Verità Burlington, VT |
| Massachusetts Area Four Cambridge, MA | Virginia Brothers Pizza Virginia Beach, VA |
| Michigan Silver Beach Pizza St. Joseph, MI | Washington Cristiano's Pizza Etc Marysville, WA |
| Minnesota Pizzeria Lola Minneapolis, MN | West Virginia Pies & Pints Fayetteville, WV |
| Mississippi TriBecca Allie Café Sardis, MS | Wisconsin Transfer Pizzeria Café Milwaukee, WI |
| Missouri Shakespeare's Pizza Columbia, MO | Wyoming Crowbar & Grill Laramie, WY |
| District of Columbia Pizzeria Paradiso Washington, D.C. |
Zachary's Pizza (California): “Order the stuffed spinach and mushroom deep dish at Zachary’s, and you’ll feel the glow that comes from supporting an employee-owned company.” Diablo Magazine, July 2016
Jockamo Upper Crust Pizza (Indiana): Award-winning pizza restaurant where everything is house-made, except for their lite dressings, because they pride themselves in saying, "We don't make anything without the calories God intended."
Fong's Pizza (Iowa): "We are home to the original Crab Rangoon pizza and offer a menu featuring Asian-inspired and traditional pizzas. We also have handmade appetizers, salads, desserts, a Fongtastic beer selection (88 taps in Ankeny!) and a super fun tiki bar! Kung-Fu for your face!"
Limestone Pizza+Kitchen+Bar (Kansas): Located in the heart of downtown Lawrence creating wood-fired "neo-prairie" style pizza utilizing the bounty of the northeastern Kansas agriculture. Customers love their Margherita pizza, voted best overall dish in Lawrence, as well as all of their locally-sourced, hand-crafted salads, sandwiches, desserts and cocktails. Limestone is for the people, made by the people.
Noble Pie Parlor (Nevada): Offers handcrafted oven fired East Coast style pizzas, award winning chicken wings, calzones, garlic knots, parmesan garlic fries, and salads. They pride themselves in utilizing "the highest quality NON GMO locally sourced meats to make our own special recipe Italian style sausage, succulent meatballs, fresh sliced cured meats and salumi, and roasted/rotisserie whole chickens for pizzas."
Blue Mountain Pizza (North Carolina): Where locals meet and visitors are treated like locals, BMP has the best food, brews its own beer on site, and churns fresh ice cream daily. Nightly live local music and a community spirit long recognized as a cornerstone in the community.
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This article was written by Justina Tran.