For the love of pizza
In the 2022 Spring Dish Dining Guide, Charleston City Paper asked the age-old important question: What’s so great about pizza, anyway?
Easy answer? “It’s the simplicity of it,” said Emeline food and beverage manager Adam Jimenez in the article.
But what we didn’t talk about were the vast styles pizza can come in. A simple Google search will yield: grandma pizza, wood-fired pizza, New York-style pizza, thin and crispy bar pies, Detroit, Chicago, Neapolitan, etc.
Ben D’Allesandro, co-owner of D’Allesandro’s Pizza, said he’s a fan of the thin, New York-style pizza, but really is “a fan of all types of pizza. You put enough tomato sauce and cheese on carbs, and it’s gonna be good one way or another.”
However, his brother Nick D’Allesandro, the other co-owner of D’Allesandro’s Pizza, has a different favorite: the Detroit-style pizza, which can be found in the Summerville location of D’Allesandro’s Pizza.
“A lot of times I like to eat the thick crust, the [Detroit style-pizza],” Nick D’Allesandro told City Paper in 2022. “It’s kind of pillowy and thick with some crunchiness.”
This time around, we also asked pizza connoisseur Ben D’Allesandro his opinion on the polarizing Chicago-style pizza: “It’s definitely a tasty pizza, if you can call it pizza. It’s more like a pie though.”
But whether you like it thick, thin, circular, rectangular or maybe even folded over (calzone, anyone?), there’s no shortage of pizzas in the Charleston area.
Here’s where to find ’em in alphabetical order:
A Dough Re Mi Pizza
New York Style
Mount Pleasant. 2700 N. Hwy. 17 #100
(843) 881-6989
adoughremi.com
Antonio’s Pizzeria
New York Style
North Charleston. 8636 Dorchester Road
(843) 494-9154
antoniospizzeriaclassico.com
Amalfi’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
Neapolitan and Sicilian Style
Mount Pleasant. 664 Long Point Road
(843) 793-4265
amalfisofmountpleasant.com
Antica Napoli
Neapolitan Style
Summerville. 4650 Ladson Road
(843) 900-8604
anticanapolipizzeria.com
Athens Restaurant
Greek Style
James Island. 1739 Maybank Hwy., Suite G
(843) 795-0957
athensofcharleston.com
Baker’s Bar
Traditional
West Ashley. 6 Windermere Blvd.
(843) 207-4935
bakersbarchs.com
Benny Mazzetto’s
New York Style
Summerville. 111 S. Main St.
(843) 225-0873
bennysva.com
Benny Palmetto’s
New York Style
Mount Pleasant. 433 W. Coleman Blvd.
(843) 388-4332
bennysva.com
Benny Ravello’s
New York Style
Downtown. 520 King St.
(843) 414-7143
bennysva.com
Benny Rinaldi’s
New York Style
North Charleston. 1079 E. Montague Ave.,
Suite 100
(843) 900-3885
bennysva.com
Brooklyn South Pizza
New York Style
Summerville. 10597 Dorchester Road
(843) 900-8100
Coastal Crust
Neapolitan Style
James Island. 979 Harbor View Road
(843) 576-4562
coastalcrust.com
Crust Wood Fired Pizza
Neapolitan Style
James Island. 1956 Maybank Hwy. #B
(843) 762-5500
crustwoodfiredpizza.com
DeSano Pizza Bakery
Neapolitan Style
North Charleston. Charleston International Airport. Concourse B, 5500 International Blvd.
(843) 767-7000
desanopizza.com
D’Allesandro’s Pizza
New York Style, Detroit Style
Downtown. 229 St. Philip St.
(843) 853-6337
Summerville. 414 Nexton Square Drive
(843) 900-3593
dalspizza.com
EVO Pizzeria
Neapolitan Style
North Charleston. 1075 E. Montague Ave.
(843) 225-1796
evopizza.com
Famulari’s Pizzeria
New York Style, Chicago Style
Cainhoy. 1721 Clements Ferry Road
(843) 972-8001
Hanahan. 1000 Tanner Ford Blvd.
(843) 572-7105
James Island. 1291 Folly Road
(843) 225-4646
Summerville. 105 Old Light Road
(843) 821-7770
Summerville. 1704 Old Trolley Road
(843) 832-2222
West Ashley. 2408 Ashley River Road
(843) 571-0555
famularis.com
Fiore’s Pizza & Grinders
Traditional
West Ashley. 3642 Savannah Hwy.
(843) 556-5571
fiorespizza.com
Frannie & the Fox
Neapolitan Style
Downtown. Hotel Emeline. 181 Church St.
(843) 577-2644
hotelemeline.com
Gilroy’s Pizza Pub
Irish Style
Downtown. 353 King St.
(843) 937-9200
gilroyspizza.com
Iggy’s Pizza Shop
Traditional
Mount Pleasant. 1220 Ben Sawyer Blvd.
(843) 388-7872
iggyspizzashop.com
Indaco
Neapolitan Style
Downtown. 526 King St.
(843) 727-1228
indacorestaurant.com
Jet’s Pizza
Detroit Style
North Charleston. 5325 Park Forest Pkwy.
(843) 552-0311
Jetspizza.com
JI Pizza
New York Style
Johns Island. 2770 Maybank Hwy.
(843) 559-9200
King’s Pizza
New York Style
Summerville. 3786 Ladson Road
(843) 875-9630
kingspizza.co
La Pizzeria
Brick Oven
Mount Pleasant. 976 Houston Northcutt Blvd.
(843) 375-4607
mtplapizzeria.com
Laura
Neapolitan
Summerville. 101 N. Main St.
(843) 738-6988
laurasummerville.com
Mario’s Italian Ristorante
Traditional
Downtown. 487 King St.
(843) 641-0441
mariosristorante2.com
Melfi’s
Roman Style
Downtown. 721 King St.
(843) 513-0307
eatatmelfis.com
Mellow Mushroom
Traditional
Mount Pleasant. 3110 N. Hwy. 17
(843) 881-4743
North Charleston. 4855 Tanger Outlet Blvd.
(843) 790-9000
West Ashley. 19 Magnolia Road
(843) 747-4992
mellowmushroom.com
Neon Tiger
Vegan Style
Downtown. 654 King St.
(843) 640-3902
neontiger.com
New York City Pizza
New York Style
Downtown. 190 E. Bay St.
(843) 805-5933
newyorkcitypizza.com
The Obstinate Daughter
Traditional
Sullivan’s Island. 2063 Middle St.
(843) 416-5020
theobstinatedaughter.com
Orlando’s Brick Oven Pizza
New York Style
Mount Pleasant. 295 Seven Farms Drive
(843) 884-6292
orlandospizza.com
Paisano’s Pizza Grill
Traditional
James Island. 1246 Camp Road
(843) 762-1135
Mount Pleasant. 1151 Queensborough Blvd.
(843) 972-8853
West Ashley. 1798 Ashley River Road
(843) 818-4969
paisanoschas.com
Park Pizza Co.
Traditional
Park Circle. 1028 E. Montague Ave.
(843) 225-7275
parkpizzaparkcircle.com
Pizza a Modo Mio
New York Style
West Ashley. 3125 Bees Ferry Road
(843) 640-3897
modomiopizza.com
Pizza Pazzo
Neapolitan Style
Mount Pleasant. 1035 Johnnie Dodds Blvd.
(843) 972-8722
pizzapazzo.pizza
PizzaVola Express
Italian Style, New York Style
James Island. 1041 Folly Road
(843) 804-9900
pizzavola.net
Pizzeria Di Giovanni
New York Style
Downtown. 40 N. Market St.
(843) 727-6767
pizzeriadigiovanni.com
Renzo
Neapolitan Style
Downtown. 384 Huger St.
(843) 952-7864
renzochs.com
Republic of Pizza
Neapolitan Style
Downtown. 451 King St.
(843) 730-0000
republicofpizzas.com
Rog Pizzeria
Traditional
West Ashley. 720 Magnolia Road
(406) 579-6649
Sabatino’s Authentic
New York City Pizza
New York Style
Downtown. 151 Calhoun St.
(843) 577-8861
sabatinosnypizza.com
Slice Co.
New York Style
West Ashley. 1662 Savannah Hwy. #202
(843) 343-5827
slicecompany.com
Slice of Folly
Traditional
Folly Beach. 16b Center St.
(843) 900-0059
slicelife.com
Steel City Pizza
Pittsburgh Style
Mount Pleasant. 1440 Ben Sawyer Blvd.
North Charleston. 8600 Dorchester Road
Summerville. 2511 North Main St.
(843)-484-6500
steelcitypizza.com
Suna Restaurant
Traditional
Downtown. 141 Calhoun St.
(843) 501-7322
Tolli’s Trattoria
Traditional
John’s Island. 1803 Crowne Commons Way
(843) 212-7893
tollistrattoria.com
Toni’s Detroit Style Pizza
Detroit Style
Mount Pleasant. 1795 Highway 17
(843) 416-8232
tonisdetroitpizza.com
Uptown Social
New York Style
Downtown. 587 King St.
(843) 793-1837
uptownsocialchs.com
Vespa Pizzeria
Neapolitan Style
Daniel Island. 224 Seven Farms Drive
(843) 881-0101
vespapizzeria.com
Woodhaven Pizza
New York Style
Mount Pleasant. 1701 Shoremeade Road
woodhavenpizza.com
Zeppelin Pizza Co.
New York Style, Detroit Style
Johns Island. 2817 Maybank Hwy.
(843) 764-9597
zeppelinpizzaco.com
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