The Best Pizza in Iowa
Few foods speak to the American soul like pizza. Pizzas have become the most popular food in America with entire football fields eaten daily. In Iowa you can find a pizza places all over. You can make pizza however you like it. It doesn’t have to be unhealthy, maybe you use it to pile on the veggies for the kids. Or it can be a decadent special treat for yourself and family with all that oozy-gooey cheese you love.
There are also several different styles of pizza. The Chicago deep dish, famous for its thick crust topped with mounds of cheese and chunky tomato sauce is an excellent example. Other popular styles include Greek style, Neapolitan, Sicilian, and perhaps even Iowa style?
You may love only a specific style of pizza or you may love them all and enjoy savoring the differences of each. We focused on trying to choose not specific styles but a variety of styles that stood out in Iowa because we want you to be able to find something for every palette in your family.
Your input is welcome, are you a pizza aficionado? Have you tried every mom and pop pizza parlour in your state and know the best stops? When someone mentions a pizza party do you bring your pizza stone? Share with us your favorites in Iowa. We need your help to ensure America Top 10 has the most accurate lists possible.
If you are searching for a new place to try while out and about in Iowa then peruse the list below and we hope you enjoy it as much as we have undoubtedly done so. (This may be my favorite category to date, so hard having to taste test so many pizzas.)
Vesuvius Wood-Fired Pizza
Ames, IA
Vesuvius Wood-Fired Pizza promises pizza that is both traditional and contemporary. Inspired by centuries-old Italian tradition, updated to feature the freshest local ingredients available. And with an oven that burns at over 800 degrees, the lightning speed is just a bonus.
Pizza Place
Center Point, IA
At the Pizza Place, they strive to serve you small town food with big taste. Whether you are craving pizza or a great BLT, they have you covered.
Roscoe’s Pizza
Cedar Rapids, IA
Roscoe’s Pizza is a family owned and operated pizza joint, dedicated to providing mouthwatering pizza prepared from the freshest and tastiest ingredients available. Choose one from their 4 delicious styles of pizza crust on their menu and, then, add all of your favorite toppings to create your personal pizza delight.
Zoey’s Pizzeria
Marion, IA
Zoey’s has been serving pizza to the greater Cedar Rapids area since 1991. They always provide you the best of what they have to offer.
Ruby’s Pizzeria
Cedar Rapids, IA
At Ruby’s Pizzeria, try one of their specialty pizzas or build your own from their list of fresh toppings. Everything is served with excellence by their trusted staff.
Leonardo’s
Cedar Rapids, IA
Their restaurant offers the best pizza in town, a great bar, friendly people, a great atmosphere with relaxed lighting, and private party rooms. Their pizzeria has been family owned and operated and used the same traditional pizza making technique for three generations.
Paul Revere’s Pizza
Cedar Rapids, , IA
Paul Revere’s Pizza menu presents abundant choice for every appetite and budget. Choose from pizza, pasta, sandwiches, ribs, salads and more. Their budget saving meal deals make feeding the family, yourself or the whole office affordable and delicious.
Felix and Oscar’s
Des Moines, IA
Felix & Oscar’s claims to have been offering the best pizza and greatest service in Des Moines since 1975. Felix & Oscar’s is also popular for serving their traditional thin crust pizzas, Italian specialty pasta dinners, sandwiches, soups, and salads.
Pagliai’s Pizza
Iowa City, IA
Pagliai’s Pizza is known to have been serving award-winning generations of old family recipe pizza. The restaurant is also committed to use only the freshest and best ingredients available. Pagliai’s Pizza has been in business since 1957.
Falbo Bros. Pizzeria
Coralville, IA
They have taken inspirations from New York style thin crust pizza, Chicago Style deep dish and stuffed pizza and created their own unique style. They make all of their pizzas the old fashioned way, the crust is rolled by hand, using dough made fresh by hand every few hours. The sauce is made from scratch, fresh everyday.