The best pizza in Pittsburgh

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   Cork & Crust4.7

   Oakland · $$$ · No. 12 of 157 overall

   A Forbes Five-Star chef came home and picked pizza as the hill to die on. Three-day dough, blistered and structurally serious - proof a hotel restaurant can be the whole reason you drive to Oakland.

   Order: The 72-hour dough pizza

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   Iron Born Pizza4.5

   Strip District · $$ · No. 24 of 157 overall

   Some of the best Detroit-style squares in town. Pepperoni cups, crispy edges. Casual and very good.

   Order: Detroit square with pepperoni cups

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   Driftwood Oven4.4

   Lawrenceville · $$ · No. 28 of 157 overall

   Sourdough pizza from people who clearly obsess over dough. The menu and hours are limited. Quality over breadth.

   Order: Soppressata & hot honey sourdough pie

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   Mercurio's4.1

   Shadyside · $$ · No. 40 of 157 overall

   Honest Neapolitan pizza and excellent house gelato. Small and busy. The cones alone justify a stop.

   Order: Neapolitan pies + made-in-house gelato

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   Aiello's Pizza3.9

   Squirrel Hill · $ · No. 44 of 157 overall

   The other half of the Murray Ave pizza rivalry. Good, classic, and best argued about with a Mineo's slice in hand.

   Order: 16-inch pepperoni pizza

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   Colangelo's Pizza3.9

   Strip District · $ · No. 46 of 157 overall

   Strip District bakery counter doing tomato pie the old way: room temperature, heavy on the sauce, no cheese to speak of. Buy more than you think you need.

   Order: A square of tomato pie

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   Mineo's Pizza House3.8

   Squirrel Hill · $ · No. 62 of 157 overall

   A beloved square-slice institution. It's nostalgia pizza. Comforting and consistent, not life-changing. Pick your side in the Murray Ave war.

   Order: Square cheese slice

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   Pizza Lupo3.8

   Lawrenceville · $$ · No. 66 of 157 overall

   Wood-fired pies and natural wine; the clam pie is a sleeper. A little pricey for pizza, but worth it.

   Order: Vodka pie with hot honey

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   Spak Brothers3.7

   Garfield · $ · No. 83 of 157 overall

   Punk-rock pizza counter that has been quietly feeding vegans and their sceptical friends for years. Order by the slice, eat it on the curb, and don't be surprised when the vegan one is the better pie.

   Order: A vegan slice that fools carnivores

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    Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse3.6

    Bloomfield · $$ · No. 85 of 157 overall

    The owner keeps winning international pizza awards and then going back to work in Bloomfield, which is very Pittsburgh. Draft list is deeper than the room suggests.

    Order: A world-champion pie and a rare beer

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