OT: Best Pizza in CT

[UconnFanNVa]

Wow, that is a serious list. I grew up with Stamford pizza places, Papa's, Hope Street, belltown, Nicks pizza, Athens pizza, Atlanic street pizza, and Pellicci's. Later on discovered Colony Grill and Riko's. I cant comment on many other towns pizza places, but living in VA now, i gotta say, there really isnt a such thing as a bad pizza in Stamford compared to the offerings down here! Hope, papas were always my favorites growing up. I like Riko's these days a little more than the rest.

They dont make real bagels down here either.

 

[Huskybass]

Surprised that neither Randy's Wooster Street Pizza in Manchester/Storrs and Three Fellas in Marlborough have been mentioned.

 

[Huskybass]

Also, Angelo's in Glastonbury should be on the list.

 

[mauconnfan]

I'm not checking Deep, but really I did mention "The Spooker" from Verdolini's 3 times? I didn't like it that much. It was like my first pizza ever in which I strayed from with "plain" or just mozzy so I guess like a woman I always remember my first

 

[Deepster]

Amended for new entries. For some reason, I don't show the ability to edit previous posts....

7 Seas Pizza Restaurant (closed) -- Groton
Adrianna's Pizza -- Naugatuck
Amalfi -- Waterbury
Anastasio's -- New Haven
Angelo's -- Glastonbury
Arcudi's -- Wilton
Ash Creek -- Bridgeport
Back Nine Lounge -- Southington
Bar -- New Haven
Barb's (closed) -- West Hartford
Belltown Pizza -- Stamford
Berkshire Pub -- Torrington
Big Green Pizza Truck -- (food truck)
Bimonte's (Closed) -- Hamden
Bricco's -- West Hartford
Brunello -- Branford
Bufalina -- Guilford
C&C -- Bridgeport
Carmichael's (closed) -- Hartford
Carminuccio's -- Newtown
Carpanzano's -- Guilford
Casa Loma (closed) -- Hartford
Chunky Tomato -- Bristol
Coal House -- Lower Fairfield County
Colony Grill -- Stamford
Corky's (closed) -- East Hartford
Country Restaurant (closed) -- Plantsville
Cucina's -- Niantic
Da Legna -- New Haven
Daveluy's Restaurant -- Watertown
DaVinci -- Deep River
Dayton Apizza -- New Haven
Domenic & Vinnie's -- Southington
Domenick & Pia's -- Waterbury
East Ave Pizza -- Norwalk
Eli's -- Hamden
Elm Hill Pizza -- Newington
Fairlawn Pizza -- Stamford
Famous Pizza -- Norwalk
Farmington Ave Pizza -- West Hartford
Fire Engine Pizza Company -- (food truck)
Fireside -- Gales Ferry
First & Last Tavern -- Hartford
Frank & Lin's (closed) -- Rockville
George's Pizza -- Unionville
Gino's (closed) -- Glastonbury
Giovanni's -- Newington
Glenville Pizza -- Lower Fairfield County
Golden Pizza -- Preston
Gozzo's (closed) -- Hartford
Grand Apizza -- North Haven
Green Onion -- Lisbon
Harry's -- West Hartford
Harry's Bishops Corner -- West Hartford
Hometown Pizza -- Harwington
Hope Street Pizza -- Stamford
Hot Heaven -- Avon
Illiano's -- Old Lyme
Italian Gardens (Closed) -- Willimantic
Italian Villa -- Somers
Jerry's Shakespeare Pizza -- Bridgeport
JG's -- Granby
Jimmie's -- West Hartford
Jimmy's Pizza -- Milford
Joe Pizza -- Simsbury
Joey Garlic -- Farmington
John & Maria's -- East Haven
Jordan's -- Norwalk
Krust -- Middletown
Lanteri's Pizza (closed) -- Hartford
Lena's -- Hartford
Little City Pizza -- Simsbury
Little Rendevous -- Meriden
Lou's Pizza -- Norwalk
Luigi's -- Old Saybrook
Luna Pizza -- Glastonbury
Marco's -- Branford
Max Pizza -- Bristol
McBride's -- Wolcott
Midway Pizza -- Groton
Mike's Apizza -- West Haven
Modern -- New Haven
Mondo -- Middletown
Mr. G's Restaurant -- New London
My Place Restaurant -- Newtown
Naple's -- Farmington
Napoli's -- Wallingford
Nardi -- South Windsor
New England Pizza -- Vernon
New Haven Pizza -- Wolcott
Nicholas Pizza -- Torrington
Nuzzo's -- Madison
Oakdale Pizza -- Wallingford
Ocean Pizza -- New London
Olde World -- North Haven
Otto -- Chester
Pagliacci's -- Plainville
Papa's Pizza -- Milford
Paradise Pizza -- Stratford
Paradise Pizza -- New Britain
Park Lane Pizza -- West Hartford
Parma Pizza -- Plainville
Paul and Eddie's -- Hamden
Paul's -- Bridgeport
Pepe's -- New Haven
Pizza House -- New Haven
Pizza Pal -- New Britain
Pizza Palace -- Torrington
Pizza Post -- Greenwich
Pizza Pub -- Essex
Pizzeria Da Vinci -- Cobalt
Pizzeria Marzano -- Torrington
Pizzetta -- Mystic
Pomodoro's -- Farmington
Popular Restaurant (closed) -- Southington
Portland Restaurant -- Portland
Portofino's -- North Madison
Randy's Wooster St Pizza -- Manchester
Ray's -- Niantic
Red Tomato -- Madison
Rialto Pizza -- New London
Riko's -- Norwalk
Roberto's -- Monroe
Roma Di Notte -- Clinton
Roma's Bakery -- Hartford
Ro's -- Watertown
Roseland -- Derby
Rose's Family Restaurant -- Oxford
Rossini's -- Chesire
Rossini's (closed) -- Bristol
Sally's -- New Haven
Sal's -- Meriden
Sammy's -- Southport
San Gennaro -- Bristol
Soho -- Danbury
Sorella -- Hartford
Sorrento's -- Hamden
Spiro's Great Oak Pizza (closed) -- Gales Ferry
Stanziato's -- Danbury
Stella's -- Hazardville
Stretches -- Newington
Tarry Lodge -- New Haven
Teddy's -- South Windsor
The Berkshire -- Torrington
The Recovery Room -- New London
The Rolling Tomato -- Groton
Three Fellas -- Marlborough
Tolli's -- East Haven
Tom & Pat's -- West Haven
Tommy's Pizza -- Middletown
Tony's Pizza -- Willimantic
Town & Country -- New Britain
Tuscany Pizza -- Southington
Two Boot's -- Bridgeport
Valentino's -- Ledyard
Verdolini's (Closed) -- Meriden
Victoria's Family Restaurant -- Groton
Village Pizza -- Wethersfield
Vinnie's -- Waterbury
Vito's -- Wethersfield
Westport Pizzeria -- Westport
Willington Pizza -- Willington
Wilson Pizza -- Windsor
Wolcott Brick Oven -- Wolcott
Yanni's -- Newington
Zingarelli's -- Southington
Zorba's -- Meriden
Zuppardi's -- West Haven

 

[CTBasketball]

Great work Deep. Maybe next we can get some statistics next to those names; number of visits, quality, would you go back, etc. Simple 0-10 stuff.

 

[Deepster]

I'm not checking Deep, but really I did mention "The Spooker" from Verdolini's 3 times? I didn't like it that much. It was like my first pizza ever in which I strayed from with "plain" or just mozzy so I guess like a woman I always remember my first

January 5, 2013:
Oh you break my heart with this.....the absolute best pizza ever was Verdolini's my friend I miss it to this day. The Spooker was great but even better was just a pizza with sauce and parmesan cheese (plain)....loved it growing up..every Sunday with the relatives at one house or the other basically was Verdolini's..the flood ruined us huh?

November 5, 2013:
Verdolini's is missed forever...nothing like it. Either the "Spooker" or just a "Plain" with parmesan sprinkled on it after it comes out of the oven.so good! Not exactly NY style or any style just Meriden....that flood ruined us!! LOL

April 29, 2014:
The BEST ever…….nothing like the Spooker back int he day at Verdolini's……..the Mazzeralla's were excellent people too…….the flood killed Meriden pizza for a long time after that………good call,, my favorite ever CT

At least you're consistent with your comments! Apparently it's the absolute best and you miss it to this day. And the "Plain" with just sauce and parmesan cheese is good too.

 

[8893]

Great work Deep. Maybe next we can get some statistics next to those names; number of visits, quality, would you go back, etc. Simple 0-10 stuff.

I see them as essentially four categories:

1. World class: For me, this is reserved for the holy trinity of Pepe's, Sally's and Modern, plus two more recent entries, BAR and Bufalina.

2. Almost there: Primarily, the types of places where people close to New Haven have gone for their New Haven-style pies, along with a few newer-comers. Tolli's, Zuppardi's, Palm Beach, Grand Apizza, Da Legna, Harry's, Rossini's, Roseland, Otto, Krust.

3. Good, reliable local fave: For me, Grand Apizza and Bradley & Wall, both in Madison; Anthony's of Guilford; Roma Di Notte in Clinton.

4. Everything else: Duh.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Wthey make better pizza out of a fire truck than anything we've had in Massachusetts.

That's not hard to do. Sal's is OK primarily based on value (a lot of pizza for a low cost); but, even in the North End, pizza is hit or miss in Metro Boston. The best take-out pizza I remember was a place called My Brother's in East Arlington. Mike's in Davis Square (Somerville) has awesome calazones. Upper Crust was not bad; but, the executives there got hammered by the Fed for payroll and tax violations and it went belly-up.

 

[KembaStepback]

Amended for new entries. For some reason, I don't show the ability to edit previous posts....

7 Seas Pizza Restaurant (closed) -- Groton
Adrianna's Pizza -- Naugatuck
Amalfi -- Waterbury
Anastasio's -- New Haven
Angelo's -- Glastonbury
Arcudi's -- Wilton
Ash Creek -- Bridgeport
Back Nine Lounge -- Southington
Bar -- New Haven
Barb's (closed) -- West Hartford
Belltown Pizza -- Stamford
Berkshire Pub -- Torrington
Big Green Pizza Truck -- (food truck)
Bimonte's (Closed) -- Hamden
Bricco's -- West Hartford
Brunello -- Branford
Bufalina -- Guilford
C&C -- Bridgeport
Carmichael's (closed) -- Hartford
Carminuccio's -- Newtown
Carpanzano's -- Guilford
Casa Loma (closed) -- Hartford
Chunky Tomato -- Bristol
Coal House -- Lower Fairfield County
Colony Grill -- Stamford
Corky's (closed) -- East Hartford
Country Restaurant (closed) -- Plantsville
Cucina's -- Niantic
Da Legna -- New Haven
Daveluy's Restaurant -- Watertown
DaVinci -- Deep River
Dayton Apizza -- New Haven
Domenic & Vinnie's -- Southington
Domenick & Pia's -- Waterbury
East Ave Pizza -- Norwalk
Eli's -- Hamden
Elm Hill Pizza -- Newington
Fairlawn Pizza -- Stamford
Famous Pizza -- Norwalk
Farmington Ave Pizza -- West Hartford
Fire Engine Pizza Company -- (food truck)
Fireside -- Gales Ferry
First & Last Tavern -- Hartford
Frank & Lin's (closed) -- Rockville
George's Pizza -- Unionville
Gino's (closed) -- Glastonbury
Giovanni's -- Newington
Glenville Pizza -- Lower Fairfield County
Golden Pizza -- Preston
Gozzo's (closed) -- Hartford
Grand Apizza -- North Haven
Green Onion -- Lisbon
Harry's -- West Hartford
Harry's Bishops Corner -- West Hartford
Hometown Pizza -- Harwington
Hope Street Pizza -- Stamford
Hot Heaven -- Avon
Illiano's -- Old Lyme
Italian Gardens (Closed) -- Willimantic
Italian Villa -- Somers
Jerry's Shakespeare Pizza -- Bridgeport
JG's -- Granby
Jimmie's -- West Hartford
Jimmy's Pizza -- Milford
Joe Pizza -- Simsbury
Joey Garlic -- Farmington
John & Maria's -- East Haven
Jordan's -- Norwalk
Krust -- Middletown
Lanteri's Pizza (closed) -- Hartford
Lena's -- Hartford
Little City Pizza -- Simsbury
Little Rendevous -- Meriden
Lou's Pizza -- Norwalk
Luigi's -- Old Saybrook
Luna Pizza -- Glastonbury
Marco's -- Branford
Max Pizza -- Bristol
McBride's -- Wolcott
Midway Pizza -- Groton
Mike's Apizza -- West Haven
Modern -- New Haven
Mondo -- Middletown
Mr. G's Restaurant -- New London
My Place Restaurant -- Newtown
Naple's -- Farmington
Napoli's -- Wallingford
Nardi -- South Windsor
New England Pizza -- Vernon
New Haven Pizza -- Wolcott
Nicholas Pizza -- Torrington
Nuzzo's -- Madison
Oakdale Pizza -- Wallingford
Ocean Pizza -- New London
Olde World -- North Haven
Otto -- Chester
Pagliacci's -- Plainville
Papa's Pizza -- Milford
Paradise Pizza -- Stratford
Paradise Pizza -- New Britain
Park Lane Pizza -- West Hartford
Parma Pizza -- Plainville
Paul and Eddie's -- Hamden
Paul's -- Bridgeport
Pepe's -- New Haven
Pizza House -- New Haven
Pizza Pal -- New Britain
Pizza Palace -- Torrington
Pizza Post -- Greenwich
Pizza Pub -- Essex
Pizzeria Da Vinci -- Cobalt
Pizzeria Marzano -- Torrington
Pizzetta -- Mystic
Pomodoro's -- Farmington
Popular Restaurant (closed) -- Southington
Portland Restaurant -- Portland
Portofino's -- North Madison
Randy's Wooster St Pizza -- Manchester
Ray's -- Niantic
Red Tomato -- Madison
Rialto Pizza -- New London
Riko's -- Norwalk
Roberto's -- Monroe
Roma Di Notte -- Clinton
Roma's Bakery -- Hartford
Ro's -- Watertown
Roseland -- Derby
Rose's Family Restaurant -- Oxford
Rossini's -- Chesire
Rossini's (closed) -- Bristol
Sally's -- New Haven
Sal's -- Meriden
Sammy's -- Southport
San Gennaro -- Bristol
Soho -- Danbury
Sorella -- Hartford
Sorrento's -- Hamden
Spiro's Great Oak Pizza (closed) -- Gales Ferry
Stanziato's -- Danbury
Stella's -- Hazardville
Stretches -- Newington
Tarry Lodge -- New Haven
Teddy's -- South Windsor
The Berkshire -- Torrington
The Recovery Room -- New London
The Rolling Tomato -- Groton
Three Fellas -- Marlborough
Tolli's -- East Haven
Tom & Pat's -- West Haven
Tommy's Pizza -- Middletown
Tony's Pizza -- Willimantic
Town & Country -- New Britain
Tuscany Pizza -- Southington
Two Boot's -- Bridgeport
Valentino's -- Ledyard
Verdolini's (Closed) -- Meriden
Victoria's Family Restaurant -- Groton
Village Pizza -- Wethersfield
Vinnie's -- Waterbury
Vito's -- Wethersfield
Westport Pizzeria -- Westport
Willington Pizza -- Willington
Wilson Pizza -- Windsor
Wolcott Brick Oven -- Wolcott
Yanni's -- Newington
Zingarelli's -- Southington
Zorba's -- Meriden
Zuppardi's -- West Haven

This is awesome, Deep! I'd just like to add that Domenic's and Vinnie's (Southington) and Vinnie's (Waterbury) are the same. They also have another location on the Watertown/Middlebury line.

 

[August_West]

I see them as essentially four categories:

1. World class: For me, this is reserved for the holy trinity of Pepe's, Sally's and Modern, plus two more recent entries, BAR and Bufalina.

2. Almost there: Primarily, the types of places where people close to New Haven have gone for their New Haven-style pies, along with a few newer-comers. Tolli's, Zuppardi's, Palm Beach, Grand Apizza, Da Legna, Harry's, Rossini's, Roseland, Otto, Krust.

3. Good, reliable local fave: For me, Grand Apizza and Bradley & Wall, both in Madison; Anthony's of Guilford; Roma Di Notte in Clinton.

4. Everything else: Duh.

5. Greek: Get the heck out of here



fixed that for you

 

[CTBasketball]

5. Greek: Get the heck out of here



fixed that for you

Honestly though, F Greek pizza. It's like the Jim Boeheim of pizza - it thinks its something its not and always looks sh!tty.

 

[David 76]

Thanks Deep! A small and a beer at each. On bicycles. Starting July 4.

 

[mauconnfan]

January 5, 2013:
Oh you break my heart with this.....the absolute best pizza ever was Verdolini's my friend I miss it to this day. The Spooker was great but even better was just a pizza with sauce and parmesan cheese (plain)....loved it growing up..every Sunday with the relatives at one house or the other basically was Verdolini's..the flood ruined us huh?

November 5, 2013:
Verdolini's is missed forever...nothing like it. Either the "Spooker" or just a "Plain" with parmesan sprinkled on it after it comes out of the oven.so good! Not exactly NY style or any style just Meriden....that flood ruined us!! LOL

April 29, 2014:
The BEST ever…….nothing like the Spooker back int he day at Verdolini's……..the Mazzeralla's were excellent people too…….the flood killed Meriden pizza for a long time after that………good call,, my favorite ever CT

At least you're consistent with your comments! Apparently it's the absolute best and you miss it to this day. And the "Plain" with just sauce and parmesan cheese is good too.

I had some hotties I don't miss as much as Verdolini's and The Spooker lol.....

Your effort and time put in is amazing here. Let's go have a few beers and a pizza somewhere soon - on me!

 

[Deepster]

I had some hotties I don't miss as much as Verdolini's and The Spooker lol.....

Your effort and time put in is amazing here. Let's go have a few beers and a pizza somewhere soon - on me!

I've gone out with a few girls I'd CALL "the Spooker".

Sounds good. Hit me up.

 

[Danzz]

No pizza place run by Greeks belongs on any best pizza list. If I see names like Olympia, Pizza Palace or anything that could be Greek I steer clear. Greeks don't know how to make good pizza.

 

[David 76]

The Romans stole so much from the Greeks, they feel entitled.

 

[dog bone]

Okay I was going to keep quiet, but when someone compares Greek Pizza to Jim Boeheim, I draw the line.

I'm obviously in the minority here, but I was born and raised on Greek style pizza and love it. I don't quite get all the haters but I do have a theory that folks typically like to think their hometown pizza as the best. As a former resident of Windham County, I can attest family and friends love the stuff and even have it shipped across the country to other former residents.

Yelp has 4.5 stars to Tony's pizza in Willimantic: http://www.yelp.com/biz/tonys-pizza-Willimantic, so obviously there are plenty of fans.

Perhaps this read can help explain some of the hatred:
http://slice.seriouseats.com/archiv...ke-new-england-greek-style-pizza-at-home.html
To quote the author of the article: "There's a good reason why Greek pizza, a style found mostly in the "Pizza Houses" and "Houses of Pizza" in New England is not more popular, and the reason is this: It's not very good. Ok, let me modify that statement. It's usually not very good."

I particularly like the graph in the article explaining how difficult it is to make a good greek pizza compared to other styles.

Don't get me wrong, I like Neapolitan and NY styles as well, but I prefer a good Greek Pizza.

 

[GemParty]

Townline on the Newington/NB line has been excellent & consistent for decades. Greek & delicious!

 

[FASTEDDY]

I LOVE every single kind of Pizza and have had some of the absolute best including Pepe's, Sally's Lou Malnatti's in Chicago, Geno's East in Chicago.

I'm a rarity on this board but I also LOVE Greek style pizza. Cumberland Farms has a surprisingly good 24 hours available pie for $6.99. (In a pinch, its worthy).

 

[GemParty]

You can take Greek home. It stays hot 15 min later. Others you must eat in the restaurant or your car?!

 

[8893]

I LOVE every single kind of Pizza and have had some of the absolute best including Pepe's, Sally's Lou Malnatti's in Chicago, Geno's East in Chicago.

I'm a rarity on this board but I also LOVE Greek style pizza. Cumberland Farms has a surprisingly good 24 hours available pie for $6.99. (In a pinch, its worthy).

I think you have just established that you have absolutely no taste buds.

This is good news because you don't even have to waste your money on the pizza--just eat the empty pizza box. It's much less expensive and you won't know the difference.

 

[Rico444]

I like Greek pizza, too. Not as good as the big boys, but definitely enjoyable every so often. Zois in Seymour was my favorite place when I lived there for a few years.

 

[John]

George's Pizza in Unionville: Greek and Great. You anti-Greekers can blow it out your portholes.

 

[8893]

Yelp has 4.5 stars to Tony's pizza in Willimantic: http://www.yelp.com/biz/tonys-pizza-Willimantic, so obviously there are plenty of fans.

Haven't been there since the early 90's, but I do remember many good meals at Tony's. And I have to admit that I did always enjoy their meatball and tomato pie, but I attribute that mostly to the meatballs, which were sliced into discs (the way I like them on a pizza) and were surprisingly good.

Always lots of cops and hookers there, too.