27 CT Pizzerias Make New Ranking For Best In Region: Here's The Full List

CONNECTICUT — Twenty-seven pizzerias in Connecticut 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.

Not surprisingly, all the top New Haven style pizza joints are in New Haven, but we could not have predicted the state's best Sicilian pie would hail from Old Lyme.

“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.

“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 Connecticut, pizzerias receiving at least a 3.5 Yelp rating included:

Chicago Style

1. Vito's Pizzaria, Wethersfield | Yelp listing

New York Style

1. Michael Angelo's Pizzeria, Danbury | Yelp listing
2. Dante's Pizza, New Canaan | Yelp listing
3. La Stella Pizzeria, Norwich | Yelp listing
4. Classica Pizza, Norwalk | Yelp listing
5. Nauti Dolphin, Fairfield | Yelp listing
6. Sal's Pizzeria, South Windsor | Yelp listing

Detroit Style

1. Joe's Pizza, New Canaan | Yelp listing

Neapolitan

1. Zeneli Pizzeria & Cucina Napoletana, New Haven | Yelp listing
2. 900 Degrees Pizza Truck, Bridgeport | Yelp listing
3. Camille's Wood Fired Pizza, Tolland | Yelp listing
4. Brick & Basil Wood Fired Pizza, Yantic | Yelp listing
5. Stanziato's Wood Fired Pizza, Danbury | Yelp listing
6. Naples Pizza, Farmington | Yelp listing

Sicilian

1. Sapore Pizzeria, Old Lyme | Yelp listing
2. Aniello's Pizza & Italian Restaurant, East Haven | Yelp listing
3. Chimirri's Italian Pastry Shoppe, Wethersfield | Yelp listing
4. Pasta Avest & Pizzeria, Guilford | Yelp listing
5. Villa Pizzeria Ristorante Bar, Stratford | Yelp listing
6. Massimos Pizzeria Ristorante, Bridgeport | Yelp listing

Tavern style

1. Colony Grill, Norwalk | Yelp listing

New Haven style

1. Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, New Haven | Yelp listing
2. Modern Apizza, New Haven | Yelp listing
3. Zeneli Pizzeria & Cucina Napoletana, New Haven | Yelp listing
4. Next Door, New Haven | Yelp listing
5. New Haven Pizza Truck, North Haven | Yelp listing
6. BAR, New Haven | Yelp listing