The Best Pizza in San Francisco

🍕 5 sources · 3 source types · Updated freshness pending

What is the best pizza in San Francisco?

By consensus across 5 independent sources, Tony's Pizza Napoletana, Golden Boy Pizza, Flour + Water Pizzeria lead the pizza ranking in San Francisco.

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The ranking

1

Tony's Pizza NapoletanaWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · Rec · Eater · Infatuation · r/sf #2

13-time World Pizza Champion Tony Gemignani's flagship — seven pizza styles from seven ovens, and an STG Margherita capped at 73 a day.

North Beach$$
2

Golden Boy PizzaWhere it’s ranked
Eater · Infatuation · SF Standard #3 · r/sf #1

The default SF square slice since 1978. Locals' outright #1 in nearly every thread — it just doesn't have the Michelin nod the two leaders do.

North Beach$
3

Flour + Water PizzeriaWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · Rec · Eater · Infatuation

The pizza spinoff of one of SF's benchmark pasta houses — blistered Neapolitan-ish pies, recognized by MICHELIN.

North Beach$$
4

MontesacroWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · Rec · Eater · Infatuation

SF's pinsa specialist — the oval, airy Roman flatbread — and a MICHELIN-recognized room.

SoMa$$
5

Outta Sight PizzaWhere it’s ranked
Eater · Infatuation · SF Standard #7 · r/sf #3

The current local darling for a proper NY-style slice — a top-comment favorite across recent threads.

Tenderloin$
6

Gioia PizzeriaWhere it’s ranked
Eater · Infatuation · r/sf #5

Thin, crackly, New York-leaning pies with a loyal local following.

Hayes Valley$$
7

Square Pie GuysWhere it’s ranked
Eater · Infatuation · SF Standard #8 · r/sf #7

The city's go-to for Detroit-style — crispy, cheese-laced edges in a caramelized frame.

SoMa$$
8

DamnfineWhere it’s ranked
Eater · Infatuation · SF Standard #1

SF Standard's panel put it at #1 — a sourdough-crust newcomer that critics love, even if it hasn't hit the local-thread canon yet.

Outer Sunset$$
9

Pizzetta 211Where it’s ranked
Eater · Infatuation · SF Standard #10 · r/sf #10

A tiny Outer Richmond institution doing small-batch, seasonal, farmers-market-driven pies.

Outer Richmond$$
10

PizzaHackerWhere it’s ranked
Eater · Infatuation · r/sf #11

A Bernal favorite born from a backyard-oven obsession — charred, naturally-leavened pies.

Bernal Heights$$