Best Pizza in Memphis: Every Slice That's Worth It

Memphis pizza doesn't get the national press the barbecue does, and that's exactly how the regulars like it: the city has been quietly running century-old pie rooms, family pizzerias on their second and third generations, and — because this is Memphis — barbecue pizza, which locals have treated as a food group since before it was a trend.

Here's the current, verified map: 30 pizzerias across the whole 901, every one confirmed at its own site in August 2026, with addresses, published hours, and an untangling of the three different 'Little Italys' — because the pizza search results here are a maze of moved rooms, renamed rooms, and same-name traps. (For the citywide table, start with best restaurants in Memphis.) — Josh

The institutions

Rooms with decades on the clock — all re-verified, August 2026.

• Coletta'sSouth Memphis + Appling Rd

  'Memphis' oldest restaurant, since 1923' says their own banner — and the famous BBQ pizza is the reason to go: smoked pork shoulder and barbecue sauce on a pie, the combination this city takes credit for. South Parkway (the original) runs Mon–Thu 11am–10pm, with the Appling Rd room covering the east.

• Pete & Sam'sEast Memphis, 3886 Park Ave

  Founded in 1948 by Sam Bomarito and his cousin Pete Romeo, and the thin-crust — plus a BBQ pizza they'll proudly tell you made Food Network — still draws three generations to the same tables. Sun–Thu 4–9pm, Fri–Sat to 10.

• Exlines' Best PizzaBartlett, Raleigh, Kirby + Whitehaven

  The 'Memphis style' pie by their own definition — toppings piled edge to edge, since 1974 — at four family-run rooms across the city. The 16-inch is the family-reunion order. Hours per location on their site.

• Garibaldi'sU of M, Germantown + East Memphis

  'A Memphis tradition since 1975,' and the Walker Ave room is still a University of Memphis rite of passage. Handmade pies at three locations; U of M runs Tue–Th 11am–8pm, Fri–Sat to 9 (short Monday hours).

• Broadway PizzaBroad Ave + S Mendenhall

  Family-owned on Broad Avenue since 1977 — old-fashioned pies in the arts district, with a second room on Mendenhall. Their website has been temperamental lately, so call before a special trip.

• Fox Ridge PizzaEast Memphis, 711 W Brookhaven Cir

  Founded 1979 by Bill Vest and now settled on Brookhaven Circle after moves from the original Knight Arnold room — pizza plus a full bar-and-grill menu. Sun–Thu 11am–9pm, Fri–Sat to 10.

• Memphis Pizza CafeOverton Square + 3 more

  The thin, flaky crust that's been 'best pizza in Memphis' on their sign for 28 years running — Overton Square is open seven days, with Park Ave, Germantown, and Collierville rooms closed Mondays. The default answer when a Memphian says 'let's just get pizza.'

The new school

Chef-driven rooms, brewery pies, and the pies with a waitlist.

• Little BettieDowntown, 398 S B.B. King Blvd

  New Haven-style apizza inside Wiseacre's downtown taproom — charred, chewy, and recently on Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives. Open since 2020. Fri–Sat 11am–9:30pm, Sun 12–7:30, evenings Tue–Thu, closed Mondays. (Pair it with the brewery tour on our breweries guide.)

• Hog & HominyEast Memphis, 707 W Brookhaven Cir

  A 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand from chefs Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman — Italian technique, Southern larder, and pizzas that justify the reputation. Dinner nightly, lunch Tue–Fri, weekend brunch 10:30–2.

• Bar HustleSouth Main, 477 S Main St

  Roman-meets-Detroit sourdough squares — their menu's own words — from the team behind Hustle & Dough, inside the ARRIVE hotel. Kitchen daily 5–10pm.

• Tamboli's Pasta & PizzaMidtown, 1761 Madison Ave

  Miles Tamboli's fresh-dough pies carry a real lineage — the Tambolis came to the Delta from Italy in 1909. Tue–Sun 4–10pm, closed Mondays.

• Silly GooseDowntown, 100 Peabody Pl

  The late-night answer: wood-fired Neapolitan pies from a cocktail bar whose kitchen runs to midnight most nights, 1am Fri–Sat. Remember this one at 11:45pm — and for everything else open that late, see our late-night food guide.

• Cooper House ProjectCooper-Young, 906 S Cooper St

  Neapolitan pizza + coffeehouse + its own small brewery in one Cooper-Young room. Closed Mon–Tue; split daytime/evening hours posted on their site.

• Aldo's Pizza PiesDowntown + Midtown

  The stone-baked NY-style rooms that top half the local polls — Main Street downtown and South Cooper in Midtown. Daily 11am–10pm (Midtown to 11 on weekends).

• BoscosOverton Square, 2120 Madison Ave

  The brewpub that's anchored Overton Square since 1992, with wood-fired oven pies alongside its own beer. Mon–Thu 11am–9:30pm, Fri–Sat to 10, Sun brunch from 10:30.

• Hampline BrewingBinghampton, 584 Tillman St

  Wood-fired pies in the taproom of Binghampton's neighborhood brewery. Wed–Fri from 4pm, Sat 1–10, Sun 1–8, closed Mondays.

Slice shops and neighborhood rooms

Where the neighborhood actually eats — including the Little Italy untangling.

• High Point PizzaHigh Point Terrace, 477 High Point Terrace

  The neighborhood slice shop, full stop — founded 2007, a two-minute walk from the Greenline. Sun–Thu 11am–9pm, Fri–Sat to 10, closed Mondays.

• Little Italy DowntownSouth Main, 106 GE Patterson Ave

  'Best NY-style in Downtown Memphis' is the house claim, and the fold-it-in-half slices back it up. Closed Tuesdays; roughly 11am–9pm otherwise (Sun 2–8).

• Little Italy EastEast Memphis, 6300 Poplar Ave

  The East Memphis operation — same name, separate room — for NY-lineage pies, pasta, and subs near the Poplar corridor. Mon–Thu 11am–9pm, Fri–Sat to 9:30, closed Sundays.

• Slice MidtownNOW in Arlington, 8781 Chaffee Rd

  The name says Midtown; the address says Arlington. This is the old Little Italy Union Ave lineage, moved east — same big hand-tossed NY slices. Don't drive to Union Ave; the banner on their own site says 'WE HAVE MOVED.'

• PizzaMeKirby, 2857 Kirby Rd

  Gourmet pies with an urban twist (their words) and a loyal southeast-Memphis following. Mon–Sat 11am–9pm, Sun 12–6.

• Venice KitchenEast Memphis, 368 Perkins Extd

  Old Venice Pizza Co, rebranded — same Perkins Extended address, renovated room, eclectic pies like the Hog Wild with BBQ pork. Their posted hours currently disagree with themselves, so call ahead.

• Elwood's ShackSummer Ave, 4523 Summer

  BBQ pizza from an actual smokehouse — pulled pork, mozzarella, barbecue drizzle — in the beloved parking-lot shack that also does breakfast. Mon–Sat 7am–9pm, Sun 8am–3pm.

The suburbs and the metro

The whole 901 — Bartlett to Collierville to DeSoto County.

• Isabella's PizzaBartlett, 2801 Bartlett Blvd

  A family mom-and-pop 'over 34 years' running — hand-tossed NY-style that Bartlett guards jealously. Mon–Sat 11am–8pm, closed Sundays.

• Ciao Baby PizzaCollierville, 890 W Poplar Ave

  Neapolitan pies from a wood-fired oven in Collierville. Mon–Thu 11am–9pm, Fri–Sat to 10, Sun to 8.

• Cafe PiazzaCollierville, 139 S Rowlett St

  Italian plates and pies just off Collierville's town square. Mon–Sat 11am–9pm ('may close early on slow nights' — their honesty, not ours), closed Sundays.

• Pyro's Fire Fresh PizzaMemphis, Collierville + Olive Branch MS

  The Memphis-founded fast-fired build-your-own, going since 2013 — the kids-activity-night workhorse. Three metro rooms; hours on their site.

• Rock'n Dough Pizza + Brew CoCordova, Germantown + Orleans Station

  Artisan pies over dough made daily, with the house brewery pouring alongside — three rooms across the metro. Hours per location on their site.

• Lost Pizza CoCollierville, Southaven + Hernando MS

  'Born in the Mississippi Delta' in 2007 and now covering the metro's south flank — Delta-eclectic pies with tamale-and-hot-dog energy. Hours per location.

• Slim & Husky'sUnion Ave + U of M

  Nashville's homegrown hip-hop pizzeria, with two Memphis rooms — fast-casual artisan pies and cinnamon rolls worth the add-on. Hours on their site.

The two that got away — and two you can't quite Google

Worth knowing before you follow an old list: Trolley Stop Market closed in January 2020, and the Little Italy on Union Ave is gone — that lineage lives on as Slice Midtown in Arlington, above. Meanwhile two very-alive rooms barely exist online: Wapos at 394 N Watkins (Crosstown's buzzy newcomer — the vodka pie and hot-honey pepperoni; schedule lives on their Instagram, @wapos.co) and the Memphis Chess Club at 195 Madison, where a club founded in 1877 now runs a full café with pizza downtown. Both verified alive in August 2026; check their socials for hours before you go.

The honest answers