# The best regional pizza styles in America

America's regional pizza styles, from the foldable New York slice to Detroit's caramelised square, according to Lonely Planet, Pizza Blab and regional pizza guides.

- 304 votes · 11 items
- Jul 18, 2025 · Caitlin Kelly
- https://even.best/en/l/399/the-best-regional-pizza-styles-in-america

## Top 10

1. **New York-style** (36 · ▲41 ▼5) — Large, thin, foldable slices, crisp underneath; the street-corner classic since Lombardi's (1905).
2. **New Haven apizza** (35 · ▲39 ▼4) — Charred, thin and chewy from coal-fired ovens; Frank Pepe's white clam pie is legendary.
3. **Detroit-style** (32 · ▲33 ▼1) — Rectangular, airy crust baked in steel auto-parts pans with caramelised cheese edges.
4. **Chicago deep dish** (20 · ▲25 ▼5) — Tall crust, layers of cheese and toppings with tomato sauce on top, created at Pizzeria Uno in the 1940s.
5. **Chicago tavern-style** (19 · ▲22 ▼3) — Thin, crisp, cut into squares, the real everyday Chicago pizza.
6. **St. Louis-style** (19 · ▲21 ▼2) — Cracker-thin crust with gooey Provel cheese, cut into squares.
7. **California-style** (17 · ▲20 ▼3) — Creative toppings on thin crust, popularised by Wolfgang Puck and California Pizza Kitchen.
8. **Sicilian / square slice** (15 · ▲20 ▼5) — Thick, spongy square pizza, a New York pizzeria staple.
9. **New Jersey tomato pie** (14 · ▲18 ▼4) — Sauce on top of the cheese, served at room temperature in Trenton.
10. **Quad City-style** (8 · ▲11 ▼3) — Malty crust with spicy fennel sausage, cut into strips with scissors.
11. **Grandma pie** (7 · ▲13 ▼6) — Thin square pan pizza from Long Island, with sauce dolloped over mozzarella.

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