More Maps

12 Bold Korean Restaurants in San Francisco

11 Bars and Restaurants With Impressively Strong Nonalcoholic Cocktail Menus in San Francisco

18 Essential Bakeries in San Francisco

More in San Francisco See more maps

A pepperoni pizza.

17 Hot and Fresh Pizza Restaurants in San Francisco

Through thick and thin, there’s nothing like a piping hot pie

by Dianne de Guzman and Lauren Saria Updated Jan 24, 2023, 1:10pm PST

View as Map

by Dianne de Guzman and Lauren Saria Updated Jan 24, 2023, 1:10pm PST

John McCloskey

It’s a bold new pizza era in San Francisco, with lists of the objective best pies running amok and legendary pie throwers like Tony Gemignani of Tony’s Pizza Napoletana letting customers know where he likes to get pizza himself. The Tenderloin is now soundly on the pizza map with the opening of Outta Sight’s slice shop, and Pie Punks is making a sound case for SoMa pizza being a thing. Now that Valencia Street’s classic Arinell has closed, and fellow Mission District Delfina merged with its next-door business Delfina Pizza, it’s really anyone’s pizza game to run. Check out these 17 pizza places the next time you’re looking to try what the city has to offer.

Health experts consider dining out to be a high-risk activity for the unvaccinated; it may pose a risk for the vaccinated, especially in areas with substantial COVID transmission.

Read More

If you buy something or book a reservation from an Eater link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics policy.

Tony’s Pizza Napoletana

Tony's (as well as sister spot Capo's and several Slice Houses around the Bay) is commendable not only for its quality, but also for its breadth. Though he's taken home umpteen Neapolitan pie-making prizes, Tony Gemignani is no purist: he's equally interested in Sicilian, Detroit-style, grandma-inspired, and coal-fired pies, and not afraid to dive into wild toppings. The man is a pizza polymath, and his combinations are delicious.

1570 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94133

Visit Website

Tony’s Pizza Napoletana

Also featured in:

A16

Way back in the pizza dark ages of 2004, A16 was one of the first places to serve true Neapolitan pies, gorgeous wood-fired char and all. They're still churning them out well over a decade later, often pairing the pies with A16’s on-point Italian wine selection.

2355 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123

Visit Website

A pizza on the counter at A16.

Also featured in:

Golden Boy Pizza

Tourists and North Beach locals rub elbows under the glowing neon sign pointing the way to Golden Boy’s thick slabs of pie. The North Beach institution has been serving Sicilian-style pizza since 1978 and if you don’t mind a little wait — there’s pretty much always a line — you can either enjoy your meal on-site or take it just a short walk away to dine in the shadow of Saints Peter and Paul Church at Washington Square Park.

Open in Google Maps

542 Green St, San Francisco, CA 94133

Visit Website

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Halle & Lauren (@lifebythebites)

Del Popolo

This Neapolitan-style pizza shop started as a roving pie vendor with an unmistakable glass-encased truck, before going permanent with a Nob Hill location. Del Popolo’s wood-fired pizzas are courtesy of Flour + Water alum Jon Darsky, and they're all beautifully blistered, seasonal, and delicious.

Open in Google Maps

855 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94108

Visit Website

Pizzeria Delfina

Craig and Annie Stoll’s Delfina spinoff, Pizzeria Delfina, is an empire, with multiple locations across San Francisco, Burlingame, and Palo Alto. That’s probably because it’s one of the best pizza options the city has to offer, with nicely charred and puffy crusts plus delicious seasonal toppings. Classics like a Margherita will always win hearts and minds, while the salsiccia with housemade fennel sausage, tomato, bell peppers, onions, and mozzarella is also a popular order.

Open in Google Maps

2406 California St, San Francisco, CA 94115

Arugula pizza at Pizzeria Delfina

Pie Punks

This SoMa pizza place opened in July with tiki cocktails, Detroit-style pies, and even thin and crispy Grandma pizzas. Owners Lane Ford and Alvin Luna brought in Delarosa and Beretta alum Pedro Gonzalaz to craft the dough; pizza toppings include esoteric options like Spam and corned beef.

Open in Google Maps

145 2nd St, San Francisco, CA 94105

Visit Website

A Detroit-style pizza from Pie Punks.

Also featured in:

Pizzetta 211

Adorably petite Pizzetta 211 embraces true seasonality, with pizzas that change by the nanosecond to incorporate the best of what's growing. The wait times can be long, but the cute 12-inch pies, like the white pie with rosemary and fiore sardo, are great. Stop by any day but Tuesday to pick-up a pie or dine outdoors.

211 23rd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121

Visit Website

Also featured in:

Outta Sight Pizza

The Tenderloin can call itself a pizzaiolo destination now thanks to Eric Ehler’s shop at 422 Larkin Street. The pesto pie features fresh and aged mozzarella, basil, and a nut-free pesto. Swing by for single slices or whole pies, or time things just right for a delivery order to your door.

Open in Google Maps

422 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102

Visit Website

An overhead photo of pizza. — The Orchard at Outta Sight pizza.

Also featured in:

These Are the Hottest New Restaurants in San Francisco, May 2023

Square Pie Guys

The crispy-edged, rectangular pizzas from these Detroit-style square pie specialists have always been prepared with takeout or delivery in mind, making them perfect for a lazy dinner on comfy nights in. Order online for both takeout and in-house delivery, or head to the flagship location at Ghirardelli Square for a full-service meal.

Open in Google Maps

1077 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103

A spread of pizza, salads, and chicken wings at Square Pie Guys

Also featured in:

Little Star Pizza

Little Star's signature deep dish is so good that it licensed the recipe — to a pizzeria in St. Louis that President Obama calls his all-time favorite. Winning the deep-dish devotion of a Chicagoan is no small feat, but Little Star's signature cornmeal crusts and meaty fillings are up to the task.

846 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117

Visit Website

Slices of different pizzas are seen on white plates.

Also featured in:

Sunset Squares Pizza

Sunset Squares began as an Instagram-based business, with a mysterious pizza chef who’d deliver DMed orders to his Sunset neighbors. Then the chef revealed his identity: it was Dennis Lee, co-owner of the Namu mini-empire of restaurants. Lee’s square pies are a proprietary sourdough concoction some have described as neo-Detroit, and the toppings range from the standard (pepperoni, cheese) to the unexpected (mapo tofu, or pork belly and kimchi). Find them at the SSP Beer Hall.

Open in Google Maps

59 9th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Visit Website

Angie’s Pizza

Angie’s Pizza is the new Mission pizza spot from Pizza Hacker and Pizzetta 211 alum, John McCloskey. It’s a tight pizza menu of six options, but even standards like pepperoni get an upgrade with a dousing of garlic chili honey and some basil. Don’t skip out on the rotating sides or the ice cream, which is made in-house.

Open in Google Maps

3228 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Visit Website

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Angie’s Pizza (@angiespizzasf)

Arizmendi Bakery

Perhaps the most quintessentially Bay Area pizza place on this list, worker-owned cooperative Arizmendi serves a different pizza every day. Its sourdough crust, whole-milk mozzarella, and fresh seasonal, organic vegetables come by the half or whole pie, and partially-baked pizzas are available via preorder.

1331 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122

Visit Website

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Arizmendi Bakery (@arizmendi.9thave)

Also featured in:

Damnfine

Outer Sunset wood-fired upstart Damnfine opened inside a former “massage parlor” at the height of the city’s coronavirus lockdown with a well-curated menu of naturally fermented, three-day cold-rise pizzas cooked in a 5,500-pound wood-burning oven. The spot also has a full bar for those who want cocktails with their pie.

Open in Google Maps

3410 Judah St, San Francisco, CA 94122

Visit Website

Shuggie’s Trash Pie + Natural Wine

This Mission District pizzeria crashed onto the scene, an assault of bright yellow and lime green, earlier this spring and has been drawing attention not only for its very specific aesthetic but also for its commitment to using irregular or surplus produce and food production byproducts. You can categorize the pizzas as Grandma-style pies, meaning they’re thin-crusted squares topped with an unexpected mishmash of ingredients like ground beef and Takis or salt cod and potato. Don’t worry, there’s also the Bobo, a more classic combo of pepperoni, honey, and chile.

Open in Google Maps

3349 23rd St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Visit Website

A pizza being topped with Takis chips.

Also featured in:

Cellarmaker House of Pizza

Detroit-style pizza seems to be here to stay, and Cellarmaker serves square pies with a balanced ratio of crust to toppings, with lots of crispy edges. Don’t miss the Detroit red top or classic pepperoni, and check out whatever Sicilian they have on the menu that day, too — it’s a rotating selection, all of them superstars.

Open in Google Maps

3193 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Visit Website

Also featured in:

Gialina Pizzeria

Gialina is a family-friendly Glen Park restaurant with an excellent menu of starters and roasts, but it’s the pizza that inspires a daily line there and at its NoPa sister spot, Ragazza. Expect a thin crust with the right amount of chew, and a selection of composed pies like the Yukon gold with potatoes, bacon, red onions, thyme, and gorgonzola.

Open in Google Maps

2842 Diamond St, San Francisco, CA 94131

Visit Website

A pizza topped with an egg in the center.

© 2023 Vox Media, Inc. All rights reserved.

Link copied to the clipboard.

Tony’s Pizza Napoletana

1570 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94133

Tony's (as well as sister spot Capo's and several Slice Houses around the Bay) is commendable not only for its quality, but also for its breadth. Though he's taken home umpteen Neapolitan pie-making prizes, Tony Gemignani is no purist: he's equally interested in Sicilian, Detroit-style, grandma-inspired, and coal-fired pies, and not afraid to dive into wild toppings. The man is a pizza polymath, and his combinations are delicious.

1570 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94133

Visit Website

Tony’s Pizza Napoletana

A16

2355 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123

Way back in the pizza dark ages of 2004, A16 was one of the first places to serve true Neapolitan pies, gorgeous wood-fired char and all. They're still churning them out well over a decade later, often pairing the pies with A16’s on-point Italian wine selection.

2355 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123

Visit Website

A pizza on the counter at A16.

Golden Boy Pizza

542 Green St, San Francisco, CA 94133

Tourists and North Beach locals rub elbows under the glowing neon sign pointing the way to Golden Boy’s thick slabs of pie. The North Beach institution has been serving Sicilian-style pizza since 1978 and if you don’t mind a little wait — there’s pretty much always a line — you can either enjoy your meal on-site or take it just a short walk away to dine in the shadow of Saints Peter and Paul Church at Washington Square Park.

Open in Google Maps

542 Green St, San Francisco, CA 94133

Visit Website

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Halle & Lauren (@lifebythebites)

Del Popolo

855 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94108

This Neapolitan-style pizza shop started as a roving pie vendor with an unmistakable glass-encased truck, before going permanent with a Nob Hill location. Del Popolo’s wood-fired pizzas are courtesy of Flour + Water alum Jon Darsky, and they're all beautifully blistered, seasonal, and delicious.

Open in Google Maps

855 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94108

Visit Website

Pizzeria Delfina

2406 California St, San Francisco, CA 94115

Craig and Annie Stoll’s Delfina spinoff, Pizzeria Delfina, is an empire, with multiple locations across San Francisco, Burlingame, and Palo Alto. That’s probably because it’s one of the best pizza options the city has to offer, with nicely charred and puffy crusts plus delicious seasonal toppings. Classics like a Margherita will always win hearts and minds, while the salsiccia with housemade fennel sausage, tomato, bell peppers, onions, and mozzarella is also a popular order.

Open in Google Maps

2406 California St, San Francisco, CA 94115

Arugula pizza at Pizzeria Delfina

Pie Punks

145 2nd St, San Francisco, CA 94105

This SoMa pizza place opened in July with tiki cocktails, Detroit-style pies, and even thin and crispy Grandma pizzas. Owners Lane Ford and Alvin Luna brought in Delarosa and Beretta alum Pedro Gonzalaz to craft the dough; pizza toppings include esoteric options like Spam and corned beef.

Open in Google Maps

145 2nd St, San Francisco, CA 94105

Visit Website

A Detroit-style pizza from Pie Punks.

Pizzetta 211

211 23rd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121

Adorably petite Pizzetta 211 embraces true seasonality, with pizzas that change by the nanosecond to incorporate the best of what's growing. The wait times can be long, but the cute 12-inch pies, like the white pie with rosemary and fiore sardo, are great. Stop by any day but Tuesday to pick-up a pie or dine outdoors.

211 23rd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121

Visit Website

Outta Sight Pizza

422 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102

The Tenderloin can call itself a pizzaiolo destination now thanks to Eric Ehler’s shop at 422 Larkin Street. The pesto pie features fresh and aged mozzarella, basil, and a nut-free pesto. Swing by for single slices or whole pies, or time things just right for a delivery order to your door.

Open in Google Maps

422 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102

Visit Website

An overhead photo of pizza. — The Orchard at Outta Sight pizza.

Square Pie Guys

1077 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103

The crispy-edged, rectangular pizzas from these Detroit-style square pie specialists have always been prepared with takeout or delivery in mind, making them perfect for a lazy dinner on comfy nights in. Order online for both takeout and in-house delivery, or head to the flagship location at Ghirardelli Square for a full-service meal.

Open in Google Maps

1077 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103

A spread of pizza, salads, and chicken wings at Square Pie Guys

Little Star Pizza

846 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117

Little Star's signature deep dish is so good that it licensed the recipe — to a pizzeria in St. Louis that President Obama calls his all-time favorite. Winning the deep-dish devotion of a Chicagoan is no small feat, but Little Star's signature cornmeal crusts and meaty fillings are up to the task.

846 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117

Visit Website

Slices of different pizzas are seen on white plates.

Sunset Squares Pizza

59 9th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Sunset Squares began as an Instagram-based business, with a mysterious pizza chef who’d deliver DMed orders to his Sunset neighbors. Then the chef revealed his identity: it was Dennis Lee, co-owner of the Namu mini-empire of restaurants. Lee’s square pies are a proprietary sourdough concoction some have described as neo-Detroit, and the toppings range from the standard (pepperoni, cheese) to the unexpected (mapo tofu, or pork belly and kimchi). Find them at the SSP Beer Hall.

Open in Google Maps

59 9th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Visit Website

Angie’s Pizza

3228 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Angie’s Pizza is the new Mission pizza spot from Pizza Hacker and Pizzetta 211 alum, John McCloskey. It’s a tight pizza menu of six options, but even standards like pepperoni get an upgrade with a dousing of garlic chili honey and some basil. Don’t skip out on the rotating sides or the ice cream, which is made in-house.

Open in Google Maps

3228 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Visit Website

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Angie’s Pizza (@angiespizzasf)

Arizmendi Bakery

1331 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122

Perhaps the most quintessentially Bay Area pizza place on this list, worker-owned cooperative Arizmendi serves a different pizza every day. Its sourdough crust, whole-milk mozzarella, and fresh seasonal, organic vegetables come by the half or whole pie, and partially-baked pizzas are available via preorder.

1331 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122

Visit Website

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Arizmendi Bakery (@arizmendi.9thave)

Damnfine

3410 Judah St, San Francisco, CA 94122

Outer Sunset wood-fired upstart Damnfine opened inside a former “massage parlor” at the height of the city’s coronavirus lockdown with a well-curated menu of naturally fermented, three-day cold-rise pizzas cooked in a 5,500-pound wood-burning oven. The spot also has a full bar for those who want cocktails with their pie.

Open in Google Maps

3410 Judah St, San Francisco, CA 94122

Visit Website

Shuggie’s Trash Pie + Natural Wine

3349 23rd St, San Francisco, CA 94110

This Mission District pizzeria crashed onto the scene, an assault of bright yellow and lime green, earlier this spring and has been drawing attention not only for its very specific aesthetic but also for its commitment to using irregular or surplus produce and food production byproducts. You can categorize the pizzas as Grandma-style pies, meaning they’re thin-crusted squares topped with an unexpected mishmash of ingredients like ground beef and Takis or salt cod and potato. Don’t worry, there’s also the Bobo, a more classic combo of pepperoni, honey, and chile.

Open in Google Maps

3349 23rd St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Visit Website

A pizza being topped with Takis chips.

Related Maps

Cellarmaker House of Pizza

3193 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Detroit-style pizza seems to be here to stay, and Cellarmaker serves square pies with a balanced ratio of crust to toppings, with lots of crispy edges. Don’t miss the Detroit red top or classic pepperoni, and check out whatever Sicilian they have on the menu that day, too — it’s a rotating selection, all of them superstars.

Open in Google Maps

3193 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Visit Website

Gialina Pizzeria

2842 Diamond St, San Francisco, CA 94131

Gialina is a family-friendly Glen Park restaurant with an excellent menu of starters and roasts, but it’s the pizza that inspires a daily line there and at its NoPa sister spot, Ragazza. Expect a thin crust with the right amount of chew, and a selection of composed pies like the Yukon gold with potatoes, bacon, red onions, thyme, and gorgonzola.

Open in Google Maps

2842 Diamond St, San Francisco, CA 94131

Visit Website

A pizza topped with an egg in the center.

Related Maps