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28 MI Pizzerias Make New Ranking For Best In Region
These Michigan restaurants have been named among the top pizzerias in the U.S., according to a new ranking.
MICHIGAN — Twenty-eight pizzerias in Michigan 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 Michigan, pizzerias receiving at least a 3.5 Yelp rating included:
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Don Petrino's Pizzeria, Holland
Carlo's Pizza & Sub Shop, Clinton Township
Detroit Style
Loui's Pizza, Hazel Park
Buddy's Pizza, Detroit
Michigan & Trumbull, Detroit
Pie Sci, Detroit
Square One Pizzeria, Mount Clemens
Quarantino's, Grand Rapids
Neapolitan
Pizza Baker, Midland
Francescas Brick Oven Pizzeria, Brownstown
Spicy Slices, Novi
Mani Osteria & Bar, Ann Arbor
Tivoli's Wood Brick Oven Pizzeria, Utica
Emma Hearth and Market, Bridgman
New Haven
Tomatoes APIZZA, Birmingham
New York
Supino Pizzeria, Detroit
Patellie's, Three Oaks
112 Pizzeria Bistro, Rochester Hills
Pizza Katerina, Kalamazoo
Fredi The PizzaMan, Melvindale
Amici's Kitchen and Living Room, Berkley
Sicilian
Capone’s Speakeasy & Restaurant, Muskegon
Peegeos, Traverse City
Amore Pizza, Paw Paw
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