Downtown Weekly put on a few extra pounds while on assignment to find the best pizzas in the DT. We checked out the ovens, interviewed top chefs, and even took a pizza dough class to find out just what makes their pizzas some of DTLAâs most popular foods. As hard as we tried, after all the pinching, flipping, pulling and stomping, the pizza we made just couldnât compare to those on our list of 10 Great Places for the BEST Pizza in DTLA.
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1000 Years and Counting
The art of pizza making traces back to Naples in 997 AD, plenty of time for mankind to experiment and perfect any style of pizza imaginable. Italian immigrants first brought pizza to America by way of Ellis Island, along with special deliveries that may or may not have come with extra red sauce. #Forgetaboutit
Lucky for tourism, No. 10 – J.W. Marriott doubles as an original idea pizza making machine, with pizzas pushed to the limit covered with everything from crispy mushrooms to avocado simplicity.
In Downtown, pizza is, what pizza does. We take it anyway we can get it and nothing is more special than $2 Tuesday slices at No. 9 Pizzanista. $2 Pizza… puts them on the list.
DTLA hotels come with award winning chefs. Itâs like a requirement.
Introducing Food Chef Networkâs No. 7 – Chef Ben Diaz of Luxe City Center who is bound to surprise you with his line up of flat breads which you can enjoy in your suite or at Nixo, Luxe Cityâs rooftop lounge. Chef Ben serves his gourmet flat bread varieties on a pale wood pizza paddle bringing a nostalgic feel along with the aromas.
Yup, the oleâ wooden paddle. Oh, the memories. Really, DTLA enjoys a good presentation and subtle nuances work well with our expectations when it comes to a great dining experience.
BECAUSE AFTER THE PARTY… ITâS THE PIZZA PARTY!
Ever eat a pizza that reminded you so much of New York, youâd swear the Intercontinental Hotel was the Statue of Liberty? Well, that pizza must of had the wrong kind of mushrooms on it…Or the right kind…Just kidding, but we couldnât resist. The point we are making or missing = DTLA has plenty of New York style pizzas to go round.
Shall we begin with New York transplant No. 6 – Prime Pizza, with itâs location in Little Tokyo? Yes, we shall.
Prime Pizza bakes fresh on location and enjoys a steady crowd of pizza lovers from open to close. Best of all, they stay open late giving party goers, bands and late night munchers the perfect opportunity to fill up before crashing out or when stocking up the energy theyâll need to party HARDER!!!
No 5 – Two Boots Pizza is also from New York, and resembles a New York pizza stand more closely than most of its trendy counterparts in Downtown. Two Boots built its brand as a zany mix of Italy and Louisiana, with titles like âThe Dude or the Swamp Witch. One distinguishing ingredient, Two Boots pizza cornbread-bottomed crust, offering an unique crunch to look forward to with each delicious bite.
NO 4 – TomGeorge – proves once again that Downtown loves a great pizza fusion. TG is where Italy meets Hungary. Except when you meet these two youâll be âHungaryâ no more… Get it? âhungary…no more?
Pizza is Americaâs number one comfort food, and for good reason.
Itâs one of those dishes weâve all eaten as far back as we can remember. For children who will soon grow to become adults one thing from childhood will always remain, the thought of pizza as an all around feel good time. Thatâs Pizza for ya. Making people happy for life.
The only thing more comforting than eating pizza may be eating pizza in one of DTLAâs most comfortable laid back establishments otherwise known as No. 3 – Stocking Frame (main photo).
You wanna be happy?
Happy Hour at Stocking Frame starts at 12pm, meaning you can have your first real DTLA Happy Hour/Pizza experience starting as soon as you take the first bite.
All grown up and now itâs time to show your friends you are DTLAâs Most Knowledgeable Pizza Aficionado. You have places to go and high end people to meet, so you turn to DTLAs most top rated restaurant options and they do not disappoint.
You turn to… THE BEAST of ALL PIZZAs…
No. 2 – Bestia, of course, and yes this pizza is so good – it will bring out the beast in you. Itâs big enough for two but too tasty to share. Before you know it, your napkin is full of crumbs, your plate empty, your slices – gone. Where once was a full moon, now just an eclipse with not even a remnant of crust left in view. You howl, then ask for the check, remembering nothing except faint hints of oregano and the sweet taste of Italian decadence.
No 1 – Baldoria – Okay, letâs be clear, no one is paying us to say this, although we do offer an extraordinary content marketing option, DTLA Weekly’s number one choice for the most innovative, uninhibited varieties of pizza, from strawberries and chicken to octopus and radicchio cream sauce, Baldoria may just be the best there is in the DT.
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