Pizza is a favorite meal in most households––even considered its own food group by kids! We’ve put together a curated list of where to get the very best pizza for delivery (or pick-up), and every one of these pizzas has been taste tested and comes highly recommended by families. This supreme list includes at least one recommendation in every corner of San Diego, so you’ll be sure to find the perfect pie in your part of town. Phone numbers are included for your convenience, so dial up your nearest pizza delivery joint and support local restaurants while providing some delicious comfort food for your family.
Bronx Pizza
This Hillcrest pizzeria has a cult following and is at the top of this list because it comes in as the most recommended pizza joint in town. It’s a simple place with NY-style thin-crust pies and calzones, but its loyal fans keep going back again and again. Unfortunately, they don’t deliver and it’s a cash only, pick-up only spot.
111 Washington St.
Hillcrest
619-291-3341
Online: bronxpizza.com
Mountain Mike's Pizza
Committed to quality ingredients like fresh vegetables and sliced meats every day since 1978, this is a family favorite all around. Mountain Mike’s is a pinnacle in pizza and luckily you don’t have to go too far to find one nearby.
San Carlos, 619-469-6453
Bay Park, 619-275-6453
Oceanside, 760-295-3121
Fallbrook, 760-645-0505
Temecula, 510-537-0650
Online: mountainmikespizza.com
Best Pizza & Brew
Best Pizza & Brew certainly lives up to its name when local residents claim this pizza spot as the Best in their neighborhood.
Cardiff, 760-436-7000
Carmel Mountain, 858-927-3900
Mira Mesa, 858-566-9900
Oceanside, 760-435-1000
Online: bestpizzaandbrew.com
Mr. Moto Pizza House
This fun pizza house has a devoted fanbase from all around. They have a new Stay at Home Family Dinner Special for $29 that includes: 1 large topping pizza, 1 pasta choice (spaghetti, vodka sauce penee or chicken pesto penne), 1 salad (house or Caesar) and 2 garlic knots. That’s a great deal for a great meal!
North Park, 619-642-0788
Point Loma, 619-501-8488
Ocean Beach, 619-981-9777
Pacific Beach, 858-490-0501
La Jolla, 858-729-0717
Online: mrmotopizza.com
Isola Pizza Bar
Little Italy is where you go for a good Italian meal and pizza is no exception. There are several pizzerias in Little Italy, but the Neapolitan-style pies from Isola’s were recommended more than all the others on the block.
1526 India St.
Little Italy
619-255-4230
Online: isolapizzabar.com
Pizzeria Luigi
When a place has been featured on Diner’s, Drive-ins & Dives not once, but twice, that’s where you get your pizza from! Hot NY-style pies and calzones are made daily at three locations.
Golden Hill, 619-233-3309
North Park, 619-294-9417
Imperial Beach, 619-271-3477
Online: pizzerialuigi.com
Buonna Forchetta
Authentic and award-winning Neapolitan-style pizza is why this place comes so highly recommended. It’s a small family owned shop that keeps getting better with each of their expansions. Their ovens are even hand made with hand-pressed bricks and clay oven floors direct from Italy to ensure uniform baking. Now that’s some pizza amore!
South Park, 619-381-4844
Liberty Station, 619-548-5770
Coronado, coming soon
Encinitas, 760-704-8070
Online: buonaforchettasd.com
Village Pizzeria
Sure we’ve all had pizza for breakfast at one time, but have you ever had a breakfast pizza? It’s topped with bacon and eggs! This is Coronado residents’ go-to spot for hand-tossed pizza and other Italian specialties. Their Military Mondays have been extended to include all First Responders, and Frontliners will get 50% off any large pizza available.
1206 Orange Ave.
Coronado / near the Hotel Del
619-522-0449
1201 First St.
Coronado / Bayside near the Ferry Landing
Online: villagepizzeriacoronado.com
Pizzos Pizzeria
Eastlake neighbors rave about this hand-crafted pizzeria. Any way you slice it, the Neapolitan is positively sublime.
2322 Proctor Valley Rd.
Chula Vista in Eastlake
619-240-3826
Online: pizzospizzeria.com
Woodstock Pizza
If you’ve had the Love Pie dessert pizza you’d know that pizza doesn’t have to be just for dinner. Like it’s peace ‘n love namesake, Woodstock serves up some groovy vegan options and sweet CinnaBread dessert pies. Gluten free and cauliflower crusts are available.
6145 El Cajon Blvd.
College area/SDSU
619-265-0999
Online: woodstockssd.com
URBN North Park
New Haven-style pizza made over a coal fire is one of my family’s favorites! With their craft pizza combinations like fried eggplant, their famous garlic mashed potato & bacon and even a vegan pie, they’ve got something for everyone. Their polpetta (meatball) pie is my family’s personal favorite.
3085 University Ave.
619-255-7300
Online: urbnnorthpark.com
Napoleone's Pizza House
When a pizza place has been making pies for over 60 years, you know it has to be good! They’ve put together some special family meal deals with their pizza and pasta so call to ask what the specials are for the day. They have discounts for military on Mondays and for police every day.
619 National City Blvd.
National City
619-474-2888
Online: napoleonespizzahouse.com
Pizzeria El Jefe
You’ve never had pizza like this before. Some call it a Mexican Pizza Revolution! They’ve combined Mexican and Italian flavors to create some truly unique pizzas like their birria, bistec or adobada pork pizzas. Top it off or dip them into freshly made salsas created specifically to pair with each pizza.
1655 Broadway
Chula Vista
619-591-9686
Online: pizzeriaeljefe.com
Filippi's Pizza Grotto
A San Diego classic Italian restaurant since 1947 has to be good to have that much staying power. It’s still owned and operated by the entire family and they’ve expanded to 12 SoCal and 2 NorCal locations.
Little Italy, 619-232-5094
Pacific Beach, 858-483-6222
Imperial Beach, 619-754-6650
Chula Vista, 619-427-6650
Mission Valley, 619-281-3511
Kearny Mesa, 858-279-7240
Santee, 619-562-7878
Poway, 858-748-1800
Scripps Ranch, 858-586-0888
Escondido, 760-747-2650
Temecula, 951-699-8900
Jamul, 619-669-1080
Online: realcheesepizza.com
Mama 'n Papa's Pizza Grotto
Family owned Italian joint priced right and serving thick-crust pizzas, pasta & subs. The owner grew up working at famed Fillipi’s Pizza Grotto where he met his wife. Fillipi’s shared their recipes, menu and blessings with them to open up their own restaurant in Vista and it has been a local favorite since 1986.
988 Civic Center Dr.
Vista
760-941-3900
Online: mamanpapaspizza.com
––Bonnie Taylor
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