Best Pizza Places In MA: See Ranking By Pie Style

MASSACHUSETTS — Looking for the best pizza place in Massachusetts? There's a new way to find the top-ranked pies down to the specific pizza style.

A new national directory of regional pizza styles created by The Washington Post using Yelp data shows where in Massachusetts you get can get the best bar (or "tavern"), Neapolitan or Sicilian slice.

“We set out to find the country’s best pizzas, from slice shops in New York City to fancy California-inspired pizzas, gathering favorites from experts, historians and pros around the country,” The Post reported Thursday. “For a more populist view, Washington Post data columnist Andrew Van Dam analyzed 7.5 million Yelp reviews of pizzerias to see which regional-style restaurants attract the most and highest ratings.”

The newspaper only considered pizzerias that had at least 100 Yelp reviews and where a substantial share mentioned the pizza style in question — Chicago, New York, Detroit, Neapolitan and Sicilian.

“We ranked them with a simple formula that accounted for rating (most important), number of reviews (important) and how often reviews mentioned that particular pizza style (less important). For most types, we limited our search to the metro area of the pizza’s birth,” the newspaper said.

In Massachusetts, these are the best pizza restaurants by style:

Best Detroit Pizza
Volo Craft Pizza, Swampscott
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Best Neapolitan Pizza
Ciao! Pizza & Pasta, Chelsea
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Best New Haven Pizza
Casa Pizzeria, Ludlow
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Best New York Pizza
Ziggy’s, Brighton
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Best Roman Pizza
Mortadella Head, Somerville
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Best Sicilian Pizza
Galleria Umberto, Boston
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Best Tavern Pizza
Lynwood Cafe, Randolph
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Of course, the rankings are totally comprehensive. There's no mention of the best Chicago-style place in the state, and no mention of the best Greek-style pizza — one type that's very common in the Bay State. And don't forget Rhode Island-style bakery pizza, which you can find in Framingham if you're ever in the area.