While Los Angeles is home to many awesome things worth seeing, enjoying and snapping a nice photo of to share with the ol’ Instagram, pizza is usually not thought of as one of them. And that’s a shame because LA does pizza well. Really well. And even more so, creatively.
For stop #2 on our unofficial pizza world tour, we made the rounds at our seven favorite spots to grab a slice or eight in the City of Angels. Below is a quick list you can bookmark if you find yourself looking for a good bite in the area. Let the recommended pies be your guiding light.
Prime Pizza
Recommended Pies: The Arrabbiata (spicy arrabbiata tomato sauce, mozzarella, fontina, red onion, and parsley)
Location: 446 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Instagram: @primepizzala
More Info: www.primepizza.la
Dough Box
Recommended Pies: Main Mozzarella (with housemade ricotta cheese and Italian sausage)
Location: 1539 Fishburn Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Instagram: @doughboxla
More Info: www.doughboxla.com
Pizzanista!
Recommended Pies: The Iron Triangle (tomato sauce, Italian sausage, onions, mozzarella, mushrooms and jalapeños)
Location: 2019 East 7th St, Los Angeles, CA
Instagram: @pizzanista
More Info: www.pizzanista.com
Gjelina
Recommended Pies: Squash Blossom Pizza
Location: 1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA
Instagram: @gjelinarestaurant
More Info: www.gjelina.com
Faith & Flower
Recommended Pies: Eggs Benedict Pie
Location: 705 W. 9th St, Los Angeles, CA
Instagram: @faithandflower
More Info: www.faithandflowerla.com
DeSano’s
Recommended Pies: The DeSano (San Marzano tomato sauce, sausage, pepperoni, garlic, scamorza, mozzarella di bufala, pecorino romano)
Location: 4959 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
More Info: www.desanopizza.com
Pizzeria Mozza
Recommended Pies: Meatballs, mozzarella di bufala, tomato, and fresh oregano
Location: 641 N. Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Instagram: @pizzeriamozza
More Info: la.pizzeriamozza.com
