Eater's 38 Essential American Pizzas

As Eater's new National Pizza 38 demonstrates, while there may be a preponderance of fantastic pizzerias in places like New York and Chicago, we live in a country where first-class pies can be had nearly anywhere.

For a list that focused on the "new classics", Eater consulted a diverse panel of pizza enthusiasts and professionals. Panelists often clashed and rarely agreed, but when a general consensus was reached—or a passionate enough argument was made—a restaurant would be added or vetoed.

Eater: The 38 Essential Pizzas Across the Country

• Al Forno—Providence, RI
• Antico Pizza Napoletana—Atlanta, GA
• Apizza Scholls—Portland, OR
• Buddy's Pizza—Detroit, MI
• Cane Rosso—Dallas, TX
• Coalfire Pizza—Chicago, IL
• Delancey—Seattle, WA
• Delorenzo's Tomato Pies—Robbinsville, NJ
• Di Fara Pizza—Brooklyn, NY
• Domenica—New Orleans, LA
• Franny's—Brooklyn, NY
• Harry's Pizzeria—Miami, FL
• Iggie's—Baltimore, MD
• Joe's Pizza—New York, NY
• Ken's Artisan Pizza—Portland, OR
• Little Star Pizza—San Francisco, CA
• Mani Osteria & Bar—Arbor, MI
• Modern Apizza—New Haven, CT
• Motorino—New York, NY
• Osteria—Philadelphia, PA
• Paulie Gee's—Brooklyn, NY
• Pizano's Pizza & Pasta—Chicago, IL
• Pizaro's Pizza—Houston, TX
• Pizzaiolo—Oakland, CA
• Pizzeria Bianco—Phoenix, AZ
• Pizzeria Locale—Boulder, CO
• Pizzeria Lola—Minneapolis, MN
• Pizzeria Mozza—Los Angeles, CA
• Pupatella Neapolitan Pizza—Arlington, VA
• Sally's Apizza—New Haven, CT
• Santarpio's Pizza—Boston, MA
• Serious Pie—Seattle, WA
• Settebello Pizzeria—Henderson, NV
• Spacca Napoli—Chicago, IL
• Star Tavern Pizzeria—Orange, NJ
• Totonno's Pizzeria Napolitano—Brooklyn, NY
• Una Pizza Napoletana—San Francisco, CA
• Via 313—Austin, TX

Clearly no list could possibly include everyone's favorites, and we're sure a lot of these will be up for debate, so let us know how you feel in the comments!

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