Restaurants & Bars
38 California Pizzerias Ranked Among Best In Nation
From classic New York-style slices to square Roman cuts, California has dozens of highly rated pizzerias slinging a variety of styles.
CALIFORNIA — Thirty eight pizzerias in California are among the best in the country, according to a new national directory of regional pizza styles created by The Washington Post using Yelp data.
“We set out to find the country’s best pizzas, from slice shops in New York City to fancy California-inspired pizzas, gathering favorites from experts, historians and pros around the country,” The Post reported Thursday. “For a more populist view, Washington Post data columnist Andrew Van Dam analyzed 7.5 million Yelp reviews of pizzerias to see which regional-style restaurants attract the most and highest ratings.”
The newspaper only considered pizzerias that had at least 100 Yelp reviews and where a substantial share mentioned the pizza style in question — Chicago, New York, Detroit, Neapolitan and Sicilian.
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“We ranked them with a simple formula that accounted for rating (most important), number of reviews (important) and how often reviews mentioned that particular pizza style (less important). For most types, we limited our search to the metro area of the pizza’s birth,” the newspaper said.
In California, the top-rated pizzerias receiving at least a 3.5 Yelp rating included:
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Chicago style
Masa of Echo Park
Los Angeles
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Zachary's Chicago Pizza
Oakland
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Little Star Pizza - Divisadero
San Francisco
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Detroit style
Square Pizza
San Diego
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Parma Pizzeria Napoletana
Thousand Oaks
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Square Pie Guys
San Francisco
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Neapolitan style
Fuoco Pizzeria Napoletana
Fullerton
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DeSano Pizza Bakery
Los Angeles
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L'Antica Pizzeria Da Michele
Los Angeles
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New Haven style
Ozzy’s Apizza
Glendale
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Pazzo
San Carlos
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New York style
Tony's Pizza Napoletana
San Francisco
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Bronx Pizza
San Diego
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A Slice of New York
San Jose
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Roman style
Fatto a Mano, The Pasta Shop
Redondo Beach
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Gelati & Peccati
San Diego
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Triple Beam Pizza
Los Angeles
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Sicilian style
Dino's Pizza Kitchen
Livermore
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Sicilian Thing Pizza
San Diego
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Big Rob's Pizzeria
Westminster
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Check out the complete list of rankings for every state here.
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