Best Street Pizza Styles Ranked: A Pisa Street Food Verdict

Every city has its own street pizza style. Pisa Street Food has ranked them all based on flavor, technique, cultural authenticity, and overall eating experience.

One. Gold: Roman Pizza al Taglio
No street pizza style combines versatility and quality as consistently as Roman pizza al taglio. The variety is virtually infinite, the quality floor is high, and the practice of charging by weight is elegant and fair.

Two. Silver: New York Thin-Slice
The New York slice is the most internationally recognized street pizza and earned its reputation honestly. Foldable, portable, satisfying, and consistent. The classic benchmark for street pizza eating.

Three. Bronze: Detroit-Style Squares
Detroit's thick, caramelized-cheese-edge square slices are increasingly available as street food. The structural integrity of a Detroit square makes it ideal for eating while standing or walking.

Four. Notable: Chicago Deep Dish by the Slice
An unusual entry because deep dish is not typically thought of as street food. But Chicago street vendors and counter-service spots have adapted the format to slice-by-slice service with impressive results.

Five. Rising: Korean Corn Cheese Pizza
Sweet corn, mozzarella, and mayonnaise in a Korean style that leans sweet. Unconventional by Italian standards but delivers enormous crowd-pleasing energy at street food events.

Six. Regional Gem: New England Clam Pizza Slices
Found almost exclusively in Rhode Island and Connecticut, this white clam pizza slice has achieved local institution status. Briny, garlicky, and completely unlike any other street pizza in the world.