Pennsylvania Pizzerias Among The '101 Best' In America

It may call another country home, and it may not be quite as American as apple pie, but pizza is nonetheless one of our national dishes.

To help settle the squabbling, the Daily Meal, the website that keeps its knives and forks on the culinary pulse of America, recently released its 2015 list of the 101 Best Pizzas in America.

And not surprisingly, there are several perennial favorites from Pennsylvania that made the fourth annual list.

The rankings, in fact, were largely dominated by Philadelphia eateries. A total of seven Pennsylvania parlors made the cut.

Lorenzo’s and Sons, a cult favorite on South Street that has recently expanded to the Wells Fargo Arena and is opening another branch soon in West Chester, led the way in 31st place. 

Favorite pizza place didn’t make the cut? Give them a shout-out in the comments!

Here’s the full list of Pennsylvania purveyors of perfect pies that made the cut, in descending order, with their signature dish in parentheses:

#101 Ghigiarelli’s, Old Forge, Pa. (Red: Tomato, brick cheese)

#97 Tony’s Place, Philadelphia, Pa. (Tomato Pie: mozzarella and tomato sauce)

#88 Pizzeria Vetri, Philadelphia (Tonno: Sicilian tuna, onion, mozzarella, tomato sauce, peperoncino)

#83 Pizzeria Beddia, Philadelphia (No. 1: Tomato, mozzarella, Old Gold aged cheese, extra-virgin olive oil)

#66 Osteria, Philadelphia (Parma: Mozzarella, fontina, arugula, prosciutto di Parma)

#63 The Original Tacconelli’s Pizzeria, Philadelphia (White Pizza: Spinach and tomato)

#31 Lorenzo’s and Sons, Philadelphia, Pa. (Cheese Pie)

To view the complete list of the 101 best pizzas in America, click here.

Photo: Frank Pepe’s white clam pizza. Credit: Arthur Bovino via The Daily Meal.