There’s no better way to celebrate National Pizza Day on Feb. 9 than by chomping down on a big pizza pie.
Which cities are serving up the best slice?
LawnStarter compared the 200 biggest U.S. cities to rank 2023’s Best Cities for Pizza Lovers.
We looked for cities with plenty of highly rated pizza vendors and award-winning pizzerias. We also considered pizza affordability and popularity.
Find out which 10 cities are best (and which 10 are worst) for pizza lovers below…
Spoiler Alert… SHREVEPORT is the 5th Worst in the ENTIRE COUNTRY!
Best Cities for Pizza Lovers
| 1 | New York, NY |
| 2 | San Francisco, CA |
| 3 | Chicago, IL |
| 4 | Miami, FL |
| 5 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 6 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 7 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 8 | Washington, DC |
| 9 | Portland, OR |
| 10 | Phoenix, AZ |
Worst Cities for Pizza Lovers
| 1 | Hayward, CA |
| 2 | Mobile, AL |
| 3 | Aurora, IL |
| 4 | West Valley City, UT |
| 5 | Shreveport, LA |
| 6 | Newark, NJ |
| 7 | Salinas, CA |
| 8 | Jackson, MS |
| 9 | Bakersfield, CA |
| 10 | Moreno Valley, CA |
- Pizza Paradise: New York stands tall in first place as the capital of the Pizza Belt and the nation’s pizza empire. All competition folds in the wake of the Big Pizza, which has more than a 40-point lead over the next-best city, San Francisco.
Highly rated New York pizza vendors are recognized internationally, with the most pizzerias included in Italy’s international pizza guide in recent years. You can’t go far in NYC without encountering one of more than 1,500 pizza vendors feeding the city.
