TOP PIZZA JOINTS IN INDIANAPOLIS
Indianapolis is the capital city in a state referred to as "The Crossroads of America," a phrase that suggests interstate dining and unfortunate pieces sitting in a gas-station warmer. Once you get off the highway and into the 465 loop, the taste remix potential of such a crossroads is fully recognized in the form of pizza. Here you can discover whatever from Thai shrimp to farm-fresh quail eggs on our pies, and Indy is not a town afraid to experiment on one saucy, cheesy triangle at a time. It's like San Francisco in the '60s, however with a lot more cattle ranch on the side. Here are the best pizzerias in town.
PEARL STREET
A relaxed area for sports or to top off a long day's work downtown
You might be fooled into believing that Downtown has no late-night pizza alternatives, and you would be wrong. Tucked back on the eponymous street, Pearl Street Pizzeria is open until 3am and serves unbelievable edge-to-edge pizzas, and it's geared up with TVs, making it a fantastic place to see a few video games while you consume. They've got lots of taps devoted to local craft beer, if you're trying to find a fast after-work drink and bite.
Greek's Pizzeria
When something's great, it takes off, and there's no better evidence of that than the surge of Greek's in Indy. Envision the abundant, somewhat sweet sauce on top of a bubbly, bready bottom that ends on the edges in a pillowy ring of best crust. Greek's is growing up in practically every neighborhood, and has finally returned to the Broad Ripple location so Midtowners can get their yearnings pleased like our Northern next-door neighbors. If you were thinking about buying from a specific Papa and there's a Greek's in your neighborhood, make that life-altering switch on your next order. You'll never return.
Napolese
Indy's finest pizzeria for Phish phans
Part of the Patachou family of restaurants, Napolese serves farm-to-table food on a seasonally-updated Italian menu. Its Napolese Broken Yolk is an undisputed Indianapolis favorite: a margherita pizza with a quail egg on top. Aside from the artisanal choice, this spot offers some "freestyle" choices, which offers restaurants an option of as much as three toppings per pizza. Phish fans will get an unique toss out of some of the pie names, as Chef Tyler Herald is both a taste wizard and a jam band follower.
Jockamo Upper Crust Pizza
The beloved, well-known gold basic around Naptown
Moms and dads love it, kids can't get enough of it, and politicians get photos taken while consuming it to prove they understand what's good around here. This place provides the perfectly thick crust, with a crispy, buttery edge, and a great balance of garnishes. The pizza menu is divided into areas: meat, cheese, and potato; chicken; vegetable; seafood; and "hangover pizzas" (translation: pies with a great deal of stuff thrown on to make you forget how much you drank the night before). Here's the best part: it's next door to Black Acre Brewery, so you can get your flights of beer at the bar and wolf down a slice after you've done your best work on a couple of pints.
Bazbeaux
Great for large groups and craft beer alternatives
For those with a taste for the massive and exotic, there is Bazbeaux, named after Louis XI's well-known court jester. Stop by and get a pie stacked with veggies, or seafood, or andouille sausage and have a banana bread beer to choose it. It's perfect for when you need to feed a group of individuals with a range of tastes. Alongside the pizza, ensure you get a salad, if only to attempt the basil dressing that features it. And though we love all of our Bazbeaux's equally, the Broad Ripple place need to bake at a hotter temperature level due to the fact that it definitely makes the better crust of the two. It has gluten-free and vegan options.
Pizzology
A cozy dining room with exceptional craft pizza and cocktails
Pizzology continues to see lines out the door on weekends while Carmelites wait on that unique paper-thin, ultra-crunchy crust that comes out of the oven at this place. Pizzology is a place where you can bring the kids and get them the pep-extra-cheese they like and also get something more grown up for yourself. For our money, the mushroom-heavy White Devil (prosciutto, mushrooms, house-made mozzarella, olive oil, garlic fondue, and sea salt) is the by far best select.
Diavola
A romantic setting, with wood-fired pieces to succumb to
Diavola has actually been one of the contenders for king of the wood-fired slice given that it took over the old Twist Lounge spot on 54th and instantly made waves with the crusty, chewy version of the brick-oven pizza. The warmly-lit, dark interior makes it another great choice for a date with somebody you like enough to share a pizza with. (No judgment if that is no one.).
Brozzini.
A fixation with NYC taken to the (best) extreme.
This place has been around for a while, and for good reason. It started humbly on Emerson and now has two more locations, one on the beach in Florida and the other in Nashville, Indiana. Do not be put off by the New York Everything ambiance of the place, since the pie actually is good (whether it be the Broadway, the Park Avenue, the Canal Street, or the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway). Make sure to get your pizza done "Grandma Style." The extra-thick crust is like stepping into the cooking area of the Sicilian grandma you never had. It's something you must attempt a minimum of when.
South of Chicago.
Your very first stop for Chicago-style deep dish.
Some locals might angrily call it "pizza casserole," however our neighbors from Da Region would probably say that South of Chicago has the very best deep dish, well, south of Chicago. If you really wish to go Chi-city crazy, you get get your deep dish topped with Italian beef and giardiniera peppers. And who are we to judge?
Union Jack.
A UK bar terrific for two things: soccer and pizza.
It's rarely that UK-centric soccer bars are the place to discover excellent pizza, but Union Jack makes precisely the kind of thick-crusted, topping-laden pie you need to fuel up for proper hooliganism. It also uses something called the Jack Stuffed Pizza Pie: an extraordinary butter crust and cheese mashup that looks practically similar to a pie with the leading crust vented for the oven. Do attempt!
Some Guys Pizza.
This is the spot to buy outside the box.
We don't frequently recommend trying anything however a basic pie when venturing to a new pizza joint, however this place does extraordinary things with its "unusual" range of pizza. Get yourself a Thai pie with carrots, cashews, and peanut sauce and understand that maybe-- just perhaps-- you've been doing your Asian fusion food all incorrect.
Bebop Pizza Kitchen.
Where innovative jazz, cheese, and pleasure clash.
Simply around the corner from allure Kitchen is this cool little pizza shop serving pies up until the music stops at midnight on the weekends (and 10pm Sunday-Thursday). Folks in the neighborhood have been purchasing the delicious thin-crust pies for a very long time, and there's no need to tinker perfection-- especially when you're providing a 16-inch five-cheese and tomato pie for under $20.
Byrne's Grilled Pizza.
The food-truck favorite deals even more options at its restaurant.
For a while, visitors of the Broad Ripple Farmers Market have been enjoying Byrne's limited range of pizza by the slice. Now, everyone can indulge in a pie with this brick-and-mortar place at 56th and Illinois in the old Oh Yumm! Bistro storefront. The dining establishment offers a couple of lunch choices on top of the "Always" served pies (roughly 15), all of which can be found in both small and large. But c'mon, if you've tasted the item at the Farmers Market, opportunities are you'll be purchasing up the large.
Ale Emporium.
A welcoming hall of drink, sport, and specialized pies.
All hail the fantastic Ale Emporium: palace of beer both micro- and macro-brewed, and terrific pizza marvel of the Northside. In the middle of chains and bad sports bars, the ever-wonderful Ale Emporium supplies both the best pizza and the very best wings in Castleton in a type of flashing museum of tvs continuously playing sports. Between the draft and bottle list, you can get about a thousand various beers to wash down the game-day food. It's tough to think of a better place to spend a few Sundays during football season.
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