Pino’s Pizza Al Centro

Don’t get us wrong – the pizza at Pino’s is sublime: crisp, doughy crusts topped with tangy marinara and fresh ingredients of your choice (we ask for extra cheese and anchovies when we go, but that’s just us). But we’re mad for the Greek Salad here. It’s huge and tasty, stuffed with flavor from fresh […]

Pizza A Metro

A scrumptious menu, cute atmosphere, and shockingly reasonable prices are what make tiny, 20-seat Pizza A Metro – practically hidden in plain view, next to a Circle K – one of the best budget gourmet finds in the Valley. Owner Maurizio Benforte, a native of Sorrento, Italy, serves up top-notch grilled calamari, homemade pastas, and […]

Pizza Mart

The name Pizza Mart might not sound too appetizing, but we promise it isn’t the K-Mart of pizza. We admit this Mesa relic looks pretty dive-y, probably hasn’t been updated since the ’80s, and peddles cheap food. But c’mon, it’s a blast from the past – like a stop along the way to the video […]

Pizza People

Longtime Phoenicians MaryBeth and Tim Scanlon offer pies on the fly with their food truck, which features personal-size artisan pizzas all under 10 bucks. With dough made from scratch and nearly everything else locally sourced, specialties like the Popeye and the Fun Guy (made with mushrooms — get it?) are delectable, plus there are vegan […]

Pizzeria Bianco

Chris Bianco, one of Phoenix’s best-known chefs and restaurateurs, has expanded his local empire with this cozy bistro in the Town and Country Shopping Center. A small, rotating menu of Italian standards and signature Italian-American creations uses the fresh, locally grown ingredients and hits its mark every time with flavor-packed salads, pasta dishes, and entrées […]

Pizzeria Bianco

Somehow, Phoenix is a pizza town, known far and wide for its innovative pies. Actually, we know how, and why: It’s because of Chris Bianco, the passionate Bronx-born proprietor of his eponymous pizzeria. Bianco’s pizzas date back to 1988, but since 1996 he’s been in his Heritage Square location, serving Neapolitan-style pies to ever-longer lines […]

Pizzeria Virtu

While much of Old Town Scottsdale leans into the glitz and glamor of the area and its clientele, it’s still possible to find cozy, warm and welcoming spaces to enjoy an expertly crafted meal in this East Valley city. Pizzeria Virtu is proof. This little spot inhabits a house, complete with a backyard patio. There, […]

Pomo Pizzeria Napoletana

Lively and fun, Pomo Pizzeria is the type of place that quickly becomes the go-to place for friends to gather on a Friday night or co-workers to bond after work. Since 2009, the pizza here has reflected the baking style of Northern Italy, where the crust is less dough and more crunch. Cooked in a […]

Pomo Pizzeria Napoletana

Bring Italians into a conversation about pizza, and you’ll get a very specific viewpoint on what constitutes a proper pie – that is, Neapolitan pizza, with its thin, tender, crisp crust. There’s an Italian trade organization that sets the standards for authenticity, and Pomo touts its certification as the only one in town. Indeed, these […]

Red Devil Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria

Yes, we know: Most people go to this valley favorite pizzeria for the tasty pies. We love them, too-but you’ll find us ordering the Greek Salad, a bowl full of cucumbers, black olives, red onions, fresh Roma tomatoes, artichoke hearts, spinach and feta cheese. Speaking of salads, don’t miss the Antipasto, piled with artichoke hearts, […]

Red Devil Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria

Yes, we know: Most people go to this valley favorite pizzeria for the tasty pies. We love them, too-but you’ll find us ordering the Greek Salad, a bowl full of cucumbers, black olives, red onions, fresh Roma tomatoes, artichoke hearts, spinach and feta cheese. Speaking of salads, don’t miss the Antipasto, piled with artichoke hearts, […]

Redendo’s Pizzeria

Splendid neighborhood Eye-tie joint, with a 1940s theme, kickass spaghetti and meatballs, and cannoli so sweet, filling, and inexpensive that you’ll consider moving to Fountain Hills so you can have them regularly. The pizza is Brooklyn-worthy, and a half-dozen of those garlic knots, and a glass of vino, and Chef Tony may have to pry […]