There’s nothing quite like pizza. People love pizza and will argue over what type of pizza is the best. However what makes the best pizza is a matter of opinion.
Personally, I love all types of pizza. I really think I could live on pizza and coffee.
Before we get into the Newark Delaware Pizza scene, let’s take a look at the different types of pizzas.
Types of Pizza
Neapolitan Pizza
Neapolitan Pizza is often considered the" original pizza”. It was brought to this country by Italian immigrants. The dough is made with a special wheat flour that makes the crust crunchy and thin. Unlike many other pizzas, this pizza doesn’t pile on the toppings. The addition of minimal toppings is done to keep the crust crisp. Typical toppings include tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and basil.
Chicago Style
Chicago Deep Dish Pizza is thick with toppings and has a medium crust thickness. This pizza requires additional cooking time because of the thickness. This pizza is known for the cheese which is usually placed on the bottom and the other toppings are added on top of the cheese. The sauce is placed on the top layer. You’ll usually need a knife and fork to enjoy this one!
Sicilian Pizza
Sicilian Pizza is normally made in a rectangular shape. The crust is thick, and the pizza is a great choice for a crowd because it’s often large. It’s popular to top a Sicilian pizza with a stronger cheese than one would normally see on a pizza. Alternately, some Sicilian pizzas are topped without the use of cheese. This is known as tomato pie.
California Style
California Style Pizza is known for the out of the ordinary toppings. If you’re interested in toppings that include things like goat cheese, BBQ chicken, broccoli, or even salads… this is the pizza for you! Dessert and breakfast pizzas are considered California styled.
New York Style
New York Style Pizza is made to be folded in half, which makes it easier to eat for people on the go. Because it’s made to be folded, the toppings aren’t piled on like some pizzas. The crust is typically thin and crisp.
While there are several other pizza types, they are variations of one of the above-styled pizzas with a change in toppings or crust design.
Best Pizza Places in Newark Delaware
Although these pizza places are rated on my own personal opinion, I did check the google reviews to make sure they were consistent with my opinions. These are all located within the Newark City limits or just beyond. At some point, I will go outside the city limits and do a post on the Greater Newark area best pizza places.
I think you’ll have a marvelous time exploring these pizza restaurants in search of your perfect pizza!
Wood Fired Pizza Shop
Wood Fired Pizza Shop started as a traveling food truck but has since settled into a permanent location. The Wood Fired Pizza Shop make their dough from scratch as well as a home-made Italian hot sausage. They offer salads as well as pizza and sourced locally and organically whenever possible. Their pizza ranges from traditional such as the Margherita(sauce, mozzarella, basil and roasted garlic olive oil) to more inventive flavors like the Fighting Blue hen(grilled marinated chicken, buffalo wing sauce, gorgonzola cheese, roasted garlic olive oil, and shredded mozzarella). Wood Fired Pizza Shop also offers appetizers, salads, seasonal pizzas, and desserts. They also serve beer, wine, and cocktails.
Location: 140 East Cleveland Ave Newark, DE 19711.
Phone: (302) 737-2135
Hours: Wed-Sat 4-10Pm and Sunday 10-3PM
Margherita's Pizza
A Main Street Pizzeria since 1980. Margherita's pizza serves a large variety of pizza's from a simple cheese pizza to several varieties of white pizza. You can order pizza by the slice at the location. They offer appetizers, salads, subs, cheese steaks, pasta, stromboli's and calzones. Margherita's pizza does a good job as a local pizzeria. I recommend the white pizzas.
Amalfi is a small pizza shop in Suburban plaza. There are two sister stores, Tony's Cafe and Tony's Bistro. Although their seating is limited, their menu is pretty extensive with a large variety of pizza from the traditional fresh tomato and basil to Crab meat pizza. In addition to pizza, they offer some excellent pasta dishes, appetizers, sandwiches, burgers, salads, and desserts.
Location: 201 Suburban Plaza(just off Elkton Road) Newark DE 19711
Phone: (302) 738-5950
Hours: Mon-Thursday 10am-10pm Friday and Saturday 10am-10:30pm Sunday 11am-8:30pm
Cacciatori Pizza
Cacciatori Pizza was originally opened in 2006 but traces its roots back to 1976 when the founder opened his first pizza shop in NY. The restaurant seats approximately 50 people. They serve a variety of pizzas from the classic cheese or pepperoni to gourmet style pizzas to a Lasagna pizza(ground beef, sausage, ricotta and mozzarella). In addition to pizza they offer appetizers, calzones and stromboli, cold and hot subs, salads, pasta dishes, Italian entrees and desserts.
Location: Shoppes at Louviers 108 Louviers Dr Newark DE 19711
Phone: (302) 453-1937
Hours: Monday-Saturday 10am-10pm and Sunday 11am-9pm
Nick and Joes Pizza
Nick and Joe's have been in the Newark area since 1975 and have 2 locations in Newark. They feature both classic pizzas like cheese and pepperoni as well as specialty pizzas like the cheese steak pizza(steak topped with a blend of cheeses). Nick and Joes has an extensive menu in addition to pizzas. They also have appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps, subs, cheese steaks, pastas, calzones and strombolis, and desserts.
Locations:
Fairfield Shopping Center 413 B New London Rd Newark, DE 19711
Phone: (302) 292-3736
Pencader Plaza 150 Pencader Plaza Newark, DE 19713
Phone: (302) 366-0721
Hours:
Mario's Pizza
Mario's pizza is in a shopping center on South College Ave. They serve all types of pizza from plain cheese pizza to pizza specialties. Some of their specialties include a Hawaiian pizza, White Gourmet pizza, Alla Vodka pizza, and cheese steak pizza. In addition to pizza, they serve appetizers, salads, strombolis, calzones, Italian entrees, cheesesteaks, burgers, subs, and sandwiches.
Location: 1011 S College Ave Newark DE 19713
Phone: 302-298-3350.
Hours: 10am-10pm every day except Sunday when they are closed
Honorable Mention
Peace a Pizza-Snap Custom Pizza
Peace a pizza is a small chain of pizza shops. They offer a range of pizzas from cheese or pepperoni to a Veggie Goat( red sauce, baked eggplant, mozzarella, diced tomato, black olives, goat cheese and parsley). Peace a Pizza also offers salads in addition to their pizza. Peace a Pizza had a great following. Snap Custom Pizza will be run by the same ownership group that founded Peace a Pizza 20 years ago. Snap Pizza will be offering custom made pizzas for $7.99 with five different kinds of sauces and many different toppings. There will also be signature pizzas . Snap Pizza will also serve salads and grain bowls. If Snap pizza is as good as Peace a Pizza was, it should be another great place to enjoy a pizza.
Location: 44 East Main Street Newark, DE 19711.
Phone:
Anticipated Hours Sun-Thurs 11am-10pm and Fri-Sat 11am-11pm.
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