Looking for the best pizza in Austin TX? We’ve done the legwork for you, trying out 10 popular pizza spots in a single day. From New York to Detroit style, thin crust to Neapolitan, and even extra cheesy varieties, Austin serves up a wide array of saucy options. If you’re unsure where to start, let this ultimate guide be your go-to for the best pizza in Austin TX!
We’ll be ranking each pizza based on the following (1-5 pizza rating scale🍕)
- Cheese Pull
- Flavor
- Crust
- Grease
Pinthouse Brewing
Not to be confused with Pinthouse Pizza on South Lamar, Pint House Brewing cooks up our favorite pizza in Austin, Texas. This Detroit style pizza separates itself with a fluffy in the middle but crispy on the outside crust. Packed with tons of cheese and charred pepperoni, you’ll absolutely love this pizza. Pair it with Austin’s famous Electric Jellyfish Hazy IPA and you’re set for the best pizza and beer combo in ATX! Check out their OG pepperoni pizza below:
- Cheese Pull: 4
- Flavor: 5
- Crust: 5
- Grease: 4.5
- Overall: 🍕🍕🍕🍕.6
Pedroso’s Pizza – NY Style Pizza
Our favorite of the thin crusts, Pedroso’s was in a tier of its own. Crust cooked to perfection, just the right amount of cheese and grease, we were jaw dropped by the perfection of this pizza. Try the NY with Pepperoni and Mozzarella. Pedroso’s is certainly up there when it comes to looking for the best pizza in Austin TX.
- Cheese Pull: 5
- Flavor: 5
- Crust: 5
- Grease: 5
- Overall: 🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕
Via 313 – Genuine Detroit Style Pizza
With locations on East 6th and West 6th Street, most people know and love this as a top pizza spot. Their crust is fluffy like a cloud with the crispiness you need on the edges. Amazing cheese dollops and perfectly cooked pepperoni, you can never go wrong with Via 313… it’s all the hype.
- Cheese Pull: 5
- Flavor: 5
- Crust: 4.5
- Grease: 5
- Overall: 🍕🍕🍕🍕.9
Sammataro | A NY pizza joint in Austin, TX
The prettiest pie in Austin goes to Sammataro. This pizza gets better with every bite and is absolutely one of the best pizzas you can get in Austin. We got the Classic Pie with its mozzarella, hand picked basil (so fresh), and fresh parmigiana thinly grated and melted on top, you’ll definitely go back for more.
- Cheese Pull: 0
- Flavor: 4.5
- Crust: 3
- Grease: 5
- Overall: 🍕🍕🍕.1
Dovetail Pizza and Bar
Fresh Mozzarella with Pepperonis. What really makes Dovetail pizza amazing is the homemade chili oil on every table!
- Cheese Pull: 4.5
- Flavor: 5
- Crust: 5
- Grease: 5
- Overall: 🍕🍕🍕🍕.9
Home Slice Pizza
Austin’s staple New York style pizza located in the heart of the famous South Congress Street, Home Slice perfected the thin crust.
- Cheese Pull: 0
- Flavor: 4
- Crust: 3
- Grease: 5
- Overall: 🍕🍕🍕
Show Me Pizza
Spicy Vodka Carbone style pizza. This place has a ton of pizza options, each as creative as the next. Show Me Pizza doesn’t skimp on the quality ingredients either… this pizza is packed with flavor.
- Cheese Pull: 3
- Flavor: 4
- Crust: 4
- Grease: 3
- Overall: 🍕🍕🍕.5
Toss Pizzeria and Pub
Toss allows you to buy pizza by the slice… and they are MASSIVE with tons of toppings. Call and ask if they have their Terry Blacks BBQ brisket pizza available. We got the hot honey farmhouse pizza, highly recommended!
- Cheese Pull: 3
- Flavor: 3
- Crust: 3
- Grease: 5
- Overall: 🍕🍕🍕.5
DeSano Pizza
We ordered the sausage, pepperoni, and buffalo mozzarella pizza. It was delicious; incredibly greasy and cheesy, which made it floppy, but we think it’s just the greasy sausage that made it floppy! The crust stole the show here. DeSano has multiple locations too!
- Cheese Pull: 3.5
- Flavor: 3
- Crust: 3
- Grease: 2
- Overall: 🍕🍕🍕
El Pizza Boys – Chicago Tavern Style Pizzas
Nothing brings you back to your childhood like El Pizza Boys’ Sausage Guard pizza. Did Tostino’s decide to make their pizza fresh in Austin? No, but El Pizza Boys sure did the job for them. The crispiest of crusts with quality toppings, this pop up shop hits the spot.
- Cheese Pull: 3.5
- Flavor: 4.5
- Crust: 5
- Grease: 5
- Overall: 🍕🍕🍕🍕.5
Conclusion
Pinthouse Brewing and Pedrosos Pizza stood out as the clear cut leaders for us! We had so much fun that we decided to try 5 taco spots in one day the following weekend! If you love this kind of content, we post videos weekly of fun new places, and on weekends we film some sort of food challenge to find the best kept secrets of Austin.