The Best Pizza in Connecticut in 2016 - East Haven Made the List

Connecticut is well-represented on lists of the country’s best pizza joints, but for residents of the Nutmeg State, what are the go-to spots that serve the top pies?

Connecticut Magazine recently came up with a list of the best pizza in the state, and while some of the magazine’s “Legends” are well-known, quite a few are hidden gems that serve up some unique-yet-delicious pizzas that you should also check out.

The magazine did not rank them in descending order of the best, but grouped them as “Legends,” “Legends in the Making,” “Beer Bar Pizza,” ”Unusual Places” and “Best of the Rest.”

For insight into why Connecticut Magazine ranked each place where they did click here.

Below is the magazine’s complete list:

Legends

The Original Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana - New Haven

Sally’s Apizza - New Haven

Modern Apizza - New Haven

Roseland Apizza - Derby

Bar - New Haven

Legends in the Making

Colony Grill - Stamford, Fairfield, Milford

Da Legna - New Haven

Tarry Lodge - New Haven, Westport

Bufalina - Guilford

Beer Bar Pizza

Fire Engine Pizza Company - Bridgeport

Krust Pizza Bar - Middletown

Coal House Pizza - Stamford

Stanziato’s - Danbury

Brick + Wood - Fairfield

Unusual Places

Nica’s Market - New Haven

Mozzicato DePasquale Bakery, Pastry Shop & Café - Hartford

Nauti Dolphin Pizza - Fairfield

Vocatura Bakery - Norwich

Best of the Rest

Michaelangelo Pizza & Subs - West Haven

Otto Pizza - Chester

Camille’s Wood Fired Pizza - Tolland

Bohemian Pizza - Litchfield

Rizzuto’s - Bethel, Westport, West Hartford

Willington Pizza - Willington

Vero Pizza - Plainville

Al Forno Brick Oven Pizzeria & Ristorante - Old Saybrook

The Little Rendezvous - Meriden

Mad Greek - Southbury

Cappie’s Apizza - Hamden

John & Maria’s - East Haven

Papa’s Pizza - Milford

Pizzeria Marzano - Torrington

Pizzeria Lauretano - Bethel

The Upper Crust Cucina Italiano - New Milford

Julio’s Wood Fired Pizza & Grill - Southbury

Locali Pizza Bar Kitchen - New Canaan

Pizzetta - Mystic

Mango’s Wood-Fired Pizza Co. - Mystic

Kitchen Zinc - New Haven

Bar Sugo - Norwalk

Grimaldi’s - Woodbridge

ReNapoli Pizza Restaurant - Old Greenwich

First & Last Tavern - Hartford, Avon, Middletown, Plainville

Readers’ Picks

Ernie’s Pizzeria - New Haven

Rossini’s - Cheshire

Naples Pizza - Farmington

Zuppardi’s Apizza - West Haven

Little City - Simsbury

GG’s Wood Fired Pizza - Milford

Sal’s New York Style Pizza - South Windsor

Joey Garlic’s - Newington, Farmington, West Hartford

The Plum Tomato - Colchester, Salem

Sweet Evalina’s Stand - Woodstock

Castello Pizza & Italian Market - Meriden

East Avenue Pizza - East Norwalk

Fat Cat Pie Co. - Norwalk

Taormina Restaurant - Danbury

Riko’s Pizza - Stamford, Norwalk

Blarney Stone Pizza - Middlebury

Click here to view Connecticut Magazine’s complete list of - and insight into - the best pizza in the state for 2016.

Photo credit: The “Italian Bomb” pizza from Modern Apizza

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