# The 16 Best Pizzerias in the United States

> Coal-oven shrines, deep-dish temples and neighborhood slice counters collide in one big American pie fight, from old-school legends to modern cult favorites. Cast your vote!

*By YPB Team · Published October 13, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-16-best-pizzerias-in-the-united-states*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Di Fara** — score 1000/1000
   Legendary Midwood, Brooklyn pizzeria founded by Dom DeMarco in 1965.
2. **Pequod's** — score 943/1000
   Chicago pan pizza spot known for its caramelized cheese crust.
3. **L&B Spumoni Gardens** — score 840/1000
   Brooklyn home of the Sicilian square slice with sauce on top.
4. **Frank Pepe** — score 800/1000
   New Haven's 1925 original home of the white clam pie.
5. **Pizzeria Mozza** — score 692/1000
   Los Angeles pizzeria by Nancy Silverton and Mario Batali.
6. **Prince Street Pizza** — score 600/1000
   SoHo slice shop famed for its pepperoni square slice.
7. **Lucali** — score 491/1000
   Brooklyn BYOB pizzeria in Carroll Gardens famed for thin-crust pies and long waits.
8. **Totonno's** — score 491/1000
   Coney Island coal-oven pizzeria dating to 1924.
9. **Lou Malnati's** — score 491/1000
   Chicago deep-dish institution founded in 1971.
10. **Una Pizza Napoletana** — score 491/1000
   Anthony Mangieri's purist Neapolitan pizzeria.
11. **Pizzeria Bianco** — score 491/1000
   Phoenix pizzeria by Chris Bianco credited with elevating American artisan pizza.
12. **Sally's Apizza** — score 491/1000
   New Haven coal-fired rival to Pepe, famed for its tomato pie.
13. **Joe's Pizza** — score 360/1000
   Greenwich Village slice shop that defines the classic New York slice.
14. **Grimaldi's** — score 360/1000
   Brooklyn Bridge coal-oven pizzeria with a global following.
15. **Modern Apizza** — score 360/1000
   New Haven apizza stalwart open since 1934.
16. **Roberta's** — score 0/1000
   Bushwick wood-fired pizzeria that became a Brooklyn dining institution.

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