Best pizza in Portland · Neapolitan guide
Best Neapolitan Pizza in Portland
The 6 best Neapolitan pizzerias in Portland, Oregon, ranked by editorial score. The original: a soft, blistered crust from a blazing-hot wood oven, San Marzano tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and a center that demands a fork or a fold. Neo-Neapolitan pies keep the spirit with a slightly sturdier, more structured crust.
Apizza Scholls
Brian Spangler's long-fermented thin-crust pies — a Portland institution for over two decades.
Ken's Artisan Pizza
Ken Forkish's wood-fired pies from naturally leavened dough — the spinoff that taught Portland to obsess over fermentation.
Lovely's Fifty Fifty
Sarah Minnick's seasonal, farm-driven wood-fired pizzas — among the most creative in the country.
Handsome Pizza
Naturally leavened wood-fired pies and shared space with Seastar Bakery in NE Portland.
Nostrana
Cathy Whims's wood-fired Neapolitan pies inside one of Portland's most beloved Italian dining rooms.
Oven and Shaker
Cathy Whims's and Ryan Magarian's wood-fired Pearl District pizzeria — Neapolitan pies and serious cocktails.