Diners are particular about their pizzas and Richmond delivers a few top notch pizza restaurants that will have eaters amazed by the gourmet quality. Below are a few of the standouts.
Rated as the third best restaurant in all of Richmond is Mary Angela’s Pizza. Located in Carytown, Mary Angela’s also received five out of five stars from citysearch.com. Many people state that Mary Angela’s serves the best pizza in all of Richmond. The pizza is a New York style. The interior of Mary Angela’s is small, minimal and simple. Due to its limited size, be prepared to wait. Owned by Italians, Mary Angela’s menu consists of pizza, sandwiches and traditional Italian entrees. Mary Angela’s delivers their entire menu. Recommended pizzas at Mary Angela’s include the plain cheese and the mushroom pies.
If diners are looking for gourmet pizza in the Richmond, then Bottom’s Up is the place to eat. Bottom’s Up was voted as having the best pizza in Richmond by Richmond Magazine. This is thick crust pizza served in a converted tobacco warehouse. The interior is unique, with high ceilings and garage door style windows that roll up. The restaurant has a nostalgic feel with historical photos of Richmond lining the walls. In the summer, Bottom’s Up has two outdoor decks for guests to enjoy. Bottom’s Up is famous for its specialty pizzas, the best of which include the Chesapeake pizza with crab, cheese and sweet onions, and the State Fair pizza with mustard, onions, peppers and Italian sausage.
Twisted Tomato, located in Midlothian, specializes in gourmet pizza. This restaurant, which was voted in the top 100 restaurants in Richmond, offers amazing pizza at reasonable prices. In addition to eating in, Twisted Tomato also delivers. This neighborhood pizza joint, which is locally owned, is kid friendly and has excellent wait staff. In addition to pizzas, Twisted Tomato also serves grinders with a homemade relish that has diners returning again and again.