Where to Find Pennsylvania’s Best Pizza During National Pizza Month

October is National Pizza Month, and Pennsylvania has enough strong contenders to fill the whole thing. From Philadelphia’s square tomato pies to Pittsburgh neighborhood institutions, here’s where to actually go.

Three different places: Parx Casino

Parx Casino in Bensalem isn’t the first place that comes to mind for pizza, but it quietly runs three solid options. Liberty Bell Gastropub serves a ‘4 Cheese Pizza’ with provolone, gouda, parmesan, and fresh mozzarella over tomato sauce, alongside a classic Margherita and a Sausage & Pepperoni version.

The attached Liberty Bell Beer Garden shares that same menu, pouring 24 rotating craft beers next to its pizza and pub food in an open-air setting. Foodies round things out with grab-and-go pizza, staying open until 2am for a late-night slice between hands of blackjack.

Pizzeria Beddia, Philadelphia

Bon Appétit once named this Fishtown shop the best pizza in America, and the line-around-the-block reputation followed it ever since. Joe Beddia built the whole operation around scarcity at first – a handful of pies a night, appointment only. It’s this thoughtfulness that earned it that reputation, which still shows in every pie that comes out of the oven.

Tacconelli’s Pizzeria, Philadelphia

A historic brick oven that’s never gone cold anchors this one. What makes it different is the thin-crust pies, simple ingredients, and a white pie with spinach and tomato that’s become the house signature. The oven itself is almost as much the story here as anything on the menu.

Santucci’s Original Square Pizza, Philadelphia

More than six decades have been running out, and the square pies haven’t changed much in that time. It’s the same sweet, bright-red tomato sauce sitting on top of a generous layer of mozzarella, upside down from how most pizza gets built. It’s one of the clearer examples of Philly’s backwards tomato pie tradition done right.

Pizza Shackamaxon, Fishtown

The highlight here is the short, deliberately limited menu – plain, pepperoni, tomato, and a rotating weekly special – served through a walk-up window on Girard Avenue. The square slices run thick and crunchy at the crust, with a zingy tomato sauce that’s become part of its appeal.

Mineo’s Pizza House, Pittsburgh

It’s been a Murray Avenue institution since 1958 and the kind of place that’s quietly become the baseline for what good pizza is supposed to taste like for several generations of Pittsburghers. It has a long enough history that plenty of regulars grew up eating here before they ever tried pizza anywhere else.

Fiori’s Pizzaria, Pittsburgh

Brookline doesn’t come up often in conversations about Pittsburgh’s best pizza, but Fiori’s has been making a quiet case for decades. It’s been running since 1979 with a sweet tomato base and a reputation built almost entirely on consistency rather than hype.

Down North Pizza, Philadelphia

This is a Detroit-style pizzeria in North Philadelphia with a mission built into its hiring. The shop exclusively employs formerly incarcerated individuals. It pairs a second-chance employment model with genuinely well-made square pies, crispy-edged and worth the trip on their own merits alone.

Lorenzo & Sons Pizza, Philadelphia

This one is South Street’s slice institution, known for 28-inch pies and its long-running South Street tradition. Opinions on Lorenzo’s famously oversized slices vary across Philadelphia, but almost nobody disputes how recognizable this one is. It might be the single most photographed slice in the city, greasy paper plate included.

Angelo’s Pizzeria, Philadelphia

It’s a South 9th Street regular in the Italian Market, known for a classic, no-frills pie that’s earned steady praise across local ‘best of’ lists year after year. There’s nothing experimental on the menu. It’s just a dependable crust and sauce ratio that’s kept in rotation for longtime Philly residents who’d rather trust a known quantity than chase whatever’s trending that month.

Aiello’s Pizza, Pittsburgh

It’s located at 2112 Murray Ave, just down the block from Mineo’s. Aiello’s keeps its focus narrow – honest ingredients, a trustworthy crust, and enough cheese to make the whole thing feel like a genuine treat rather than a quick bite. It’s proof that one stretch of Pittsburgh street can support two pizza institutions side by side without either one losing its following.