The 8 Best Pizzas in San Francisco

San Francisco is an American food mecca, but their place as a real player in the pizzaverse is relatively new. Unlike the Italian immigrant communities on the East Coast made up of pizza-making southern Italians, the California population of Italian-Americans are from the focaccia-centric regions of northern Italy. But it was only a matter of time before a city so food-, and specifically, bread-focused would hone in on perfecting a doughy vehicle for showcasing the agricultural bounty of the state.

Although the pizza revolution has experienced its most rapid expansion over the last couple of years, the tone was set when Alice Waters installed her wood-burning oven at Chez Panisse and laid the groundwork for artisanal pie-making in Californina to draw from the abundant produce selection and incorporate the finest local ingredients. That influence is very clear in the topping focused style of pies that are most prevalent in the rising pizza capital of the West. The Neapartisanal pies that have emerged in the Bay Area represent an American re-interpretation of classic Italian pies and evidence new ways to successfully build off of established, traditional techniques.

1. Pizzaiolo's Wild Nettle and Pecorino Pie
2. Delfina's Magic Pie
3. Liguira Bakery's Pizza Focaccia
4. Una Pizza Napoletana's Filetti
5. Pizzeria Picco's Margherita
6. Tony's Pizza Napoletana's Margherita with Sausage
7. Flour + Water's Bone Marrow Pizza
8. Emilia's Sausage with Onion

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