15 Best Pizza Places in Austin, Texas (Updated 2023)
If you’re looking for the best pizza in Austin for your family this weekend, then look no further than the below list of the 15 best. You’ll find everything from old-school joints with a retro feel to trendy hipster hangouts that are perfect for date night.
What’s more, these Austin pizzerias offer all sorts of toppings and crusts so everyone in the family can customize their own pie just how they like it. We hope you enjoy them!
1. Little Deli & Pizzeria
7101-A Woodrow Ave
If you love New Jersey pizza or you’ve heard but never tried it, this is your stop. It’s a deli and pizzeria that locals operate. Their sandwiches comprise freshly baked bread. The pizza comes from their homemade dough, prepared in the artisan style. The pies are hand-tossed and baked on large stone hearths.
You can grab a whole pizza or just a slice. We began as a small sandwich shop, serving delicious sandwiches and homemade daily specials. In 2009, we added a pizza kitchen and changed our name to Little Deli & Pizzeria! Open: Monday – Saturday 11:00 am to 9:00 pm and Sunday – Closed.
2. Home Slice Pizza
1415 S Congress Ave
Craving some NY-style pizza with a crisp, stone-baked Neapolitan crust and slices so large it’s natural to fold it down the center and cram it into your mouth? Also, a variation of genuine toppings modified from the kitchens of Italian grandma’s. Home Slice Pizza has some of the best pizza in Austin.
When it first opened, this ultra New York-style pizza joint catalyzed Austin pizza, and it is still drawing crowds a decade and a half later. There’s also a pizza place in the North Loop. Both locations accept online orders for takeout. The restaurants, which have outdoor seating, have resumed dine-in services. Open: Monday-Thurs 11 am – 10 pm, Friday- Saturday 11 am – 11 pm and Sunday-11 am – 10 pm.
3. DeSano Pizzeria Napoletana
8000 Burnet Rd
Desano expanded to Austin from Nashville, kneading Classic Italian pizzas, with another restaurant in the city’s heart. Their cheese is exceptional. You can order to-go pizzas online from the other location.
The eateries are accessible for customers to enjoy a dine-in experience, and the Burnet venue has patios. They are among the best pizza places in Austin. Monday to Sunday, 11:00 a.m. until the dough runs out.
4. Tony C’s Coal Fired Pizza
12800 Hill Country Blvd
Wine flights plus pizza combined with beautiful aesthetics sounds good to you? That’s what you get at Tony Cs and then some. It’s one of the city’s few pizzerias that serves coal-fired pizza. They have another restaurant on West Parmer Lane that’s also highly rated.
You can order for delivery and takeout or bring the family to dine indoors and outdoors for some of the best pizza in Austin. You can also make reservations. They’re now accepting online pickup and delivery orders through delivery apps like UberEats, Grubhub, and Favor. Open Sunday to Thursday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm, and Friday to Saturday 11:00 am-10 pm.
5. Pinthouse Pizza
4729 Burnet Rd
With four locations, the gastropub pizza restaurant mini-chain is at the leading edge of combining craft beer and pizza. Each month, their Off the Map Pie changes, allowing them to experiment with new flavors and non-traditional ingredients. They get ideas from all over, so when you have one, pitch it to them—the more bizarre, the better.
You can place orders for curbside pick up online and get DoorDash and Flavor to deliver. All of the locations have resumed for dine-in service, including outdoor areas. Open: Sunday to Thursday 11:00 am to 10:00 pm, and Friday to Saturday 11:00 am to 11:00 pm.
6. Bufalina Due
6555 Burnet Rd #100
Go there for Neapolitan pies made by hand with artisanal ingredients, as well as beer and wine in a relaxed setting. Critics and diners alike have praised their skillfully made Italian pies among the best pizza in Austin. You must check out the great wine lists.
You can place orders for curbside pick up online. The restaurant offers both inside and outside dining options. Open: Monday to Friday 4-10 pm and Saturday to Sunday 11 am – 10 pm.
7. Via 313
3016 Guadalupe St
On December 8, 2011, siblings from a dynamic, blue-collar neighborhood of Detroit inaugurated Via 313 Pizza out of a tiny & unassuming trailer on East 6th only with the vision of introducing the metropolitan area of Austin to a new kind of pizza encounter. Via 313’s pizza gets inspiration from their childhood memories of traditional Detroit-style pies and the best traditional pizzas in the area.
They serve authentic Detroit Style Pizza in Austin from three restaurants at:
North Campus, East Side, Oak Hill, and two personalized pizza trailers at West 6th and Rainey St. Via 313 use their trademark dough made fresh every day using the best quality flours and traditional baking processes. New to Detroit Style Pizza? They’ll have you hooked. Open: Sun – Thurs 11 am – 10 pm / Fri – Sat 11 am – 11 pm.
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8. Marye’s Gourmet Pizza
3663 Bee Caves Rd
It’s a hip hangout for organically produced pies, locally sourced ingredients, and washed down with craft beer. The long-running Westlake Hills pizzeria serves a wide range of premier pies and customizable pies, with vegan cheeses and crusts with no gluten.
For pickups, you can place your order online or get Favor to deliver it to you. The restaurant offers dine-in service and has some outdoor seating as well. Monday to Thursday & Saturday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm, Sunday 11:00 am – 8 pm, and Friday 11:00 am – 10:00 pm.
9. 40 North
900 W 10th St
Don’t be alarmed by the charred edges; they’re intentional, and the flavor is divine. The Neapolitan pizza trailer thrived alongside a restaurant, dishing up familiar wood-fired pies with traditional and unusual toppings ranging from Margherita Di Bufala to dandelion and kale.
You can place your takeout orders online. The restaurant, which has a patio, is open again for dine-in customers. Available: Tues/Wed/Thurs: 5 pm-9 pm, Friday/Saturday: 11 am-10 pm, Sunday: 11 am-9 pm, and Monday: Closed
10. East Side Pies
1401 Rosewood Ave
Since 2006, East Side Pies has been introducing the finest thin-crust pizzas to Austin. They’re serious about the ingredients and supporting the community, collaborating with local farmers to bring you the pizza you’ll fall in love with after the first bite. Daily fresh ingredients make the pizzas from the dough to the meats and sauces. Try one of their many delectable specialty pies or customize one to your liking!
East Side Pies has grown into a small dynasty in Austin, with several locations at 5312 Airport Suite G and 13265 N Hwy 183, Suite B. The inventive and playful topping combinations elevate toppings to new heights. You can place orders for takeout and delivery online. Open: Mon – Thur 10:00 am – 09:00 pm and Fri – Sun 10:00 am – 10:00 pm.
11. The Backspace
507 San Jacinto Blvd
Want a private or semi-private pizza party at your office, home, or wherever you choose? They will bring their fantastic mobile pizza oven to you. Chef Shawn Cirkiel’s Classic Italian pizzeria is a welcome alternative to the neighborhood’s inebriated pizza scene. The wood-fired stove hails from Naples.
Another site on Anderson Lane opens daily. You can place orders for delivery online. Apps like Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Favor are also options for online orders. Both locations have also reopened for indoor dining. Open Tues-Thurs 5 pm-9 pm and Fri-Sat 5 pm-10 pm.
12. THE ABGB
1305 W Oltorf St
Music beer and some pizza are the ideal combinations you get at ABGB. The South Austin brewery encapsulates the pairing of pizza and beer, offering slices and pies with garnishes that include from Wagyu ground beef to white clam, a cheese-less marinara, blackberry, and gluten-free options. You can bring the family and pets(patio only), plus your teens will love the free WiFi.
If you want your pizza to go, you can order online, and Favor deliveries are available. The brewpub has resumed as a dine-in establishment with a patio. Kitchen hours: Tuesday – Thursday: 11:30a.m-9pm, Friday11:30a.m-10:00p.m, Saturday: Noon- 10 pm, Sunday noon-9:00p.m, and Monday: closed.
13. Giovanni’s Pizza Stand
2900-B South Lamar Blvd
Talk about difficulty deciding, and that’s what happens when you enter Giovanni’s. The menu is vast, plus you can even go there for breakfast. Breakfast at a pizza place? Yes!! Greek, Veggie, Hawaiian, meat lovers, and the list goes on. Don’t let the fact that it’s inside the Valero station aperture you.
Once you enter and taste, there is no turning back. There is some fantastic pizza there for everyone, and if you choose bacon, it’s all Canadian. Gluten-free crusts are also available. You can pick up orders online. Mon-Sat- Sat 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM and closed on Sundays.
14. Possum Pizza
1516 Tinnin Ford Rd
Possum Pizza’s name alone suggests that something special awaits you, particularly for vegan lovers. From the cheese to the miàn jīn pepperoni, the purple food tally focuses on pleasing the palate with vegan thin-crust pizza, as well as vegan hors d’oeuvres like mozzarella sticks and fried(vegan) chick’n.
You can place orders in person, over the phone, or via text message; tables for outdoor dining are available. They are closed Mons-Tues, open Wed-Sat from 4 pm-9 pm, and Sun from 12:4:30 pm:30pm or until sold out.
15. Phantasma Kitchen
3403 S Lamar Blvd
Phantasma is well-known for its authentic Roman pizza. The intense temperatures of their pizza oven are responsible for their trademark thin and crispy crust. Please taste the scorched corners and applaud them afterwards. Timothy Lane, the chef, has created this fantastic meal, distinguished by lightweight dough, fresh garnishes, and a scorching-hot baking temperature that imparts the crust’s signature crisp.x
We also take pride in adhering to the traditional Italian process of creating pizza dough, which involves an average of 72 hours to rise and is responsible for our distinctively thin crust. Place your orders online for pickup and third-party deliveries. Open Sunday: 125 pm– 5 pm, Monday: Closed
Tues-Thurs 39 pm– 9 pm and Frid-Sat 12 pm 10 pm.
Round up
So, now that you know a little bit about the best pizza places in Austin, Texas. It is time to go out and enjoy one of these delicious restaurants with your family or friends! What’s your favorite?
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Marc Roppolo
Founder of Roppolos Pizzeria Austin Texas, 1989
Italian, grandparents Anthony an Genevieve Roppolo from Poggioreale Sicily.
Authentic Italian Pizza