The Best Hole-In-The-Wall Joint For Pizza Is This Hidden MD Gem

Looking for the best hole-in-the-wall pizza spot in Maryland? A popular food site says it’s worth skipping chain restaurants and seeking out this under-the-radar favorite.

Food and culture website The Takeout recently rounded up the top no-frills pizza joints in every state, the kind of places “where the ovens have history, the dough gets the time and care it deserves, and the staff often know regulars by name.”

In Maryland, the honor goes to TinyBrickOven, a beloved local spot in Baltimore's Federal Hill neighborhood known for its New York-style pizza slices baked in an authentic brick oven.

“The crust (critical to any proper New Yorker slice success) hits that crisp-on-the-bottom, soft-in-the-middle target, and cheese melds everything to reach that classic, obligatory oil-tinged finish,” The Takeout wrote.

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The selections were based on a mix of local recommendations, customer reviews, critics’ opinions and existing “best of” lists, along with the writers’ own experiences. The picks reflect the kind of neighborhood pizza spots people discover through word of mouth rather than a formal ranking system.

The 50-state list includes everything from “blink-and-you'll- miss-them pizza places tucked into nondescript strip malls to corner markets also housing culinary pizza wonder kings,” The Takeout said.

For the full list, go to The Takeout