The Official GOAT List: Ranking the Greatest Pizza Styles of All Time
The Greatest Pizza Styles of All Time league is less about food and more about identity. People don’t casually “prefer” New York pizza. They defend it like a family member. Same with Chicago deep dish, Detroit-style, tavern pizza, and every other slice in this bracket. That’s why pizza debates never end.
This league throws the heavyweights into one arena: crispy edge fanatics, floppy-slice loyalists, stuffed crust truthers, frozen pizza defenders, and the New Haven crowd that somehow turns ordering dinner into a TED Talk. Some picks are pure nostalgia. Some are regional pride. Some exist purely to start arguments.
And honestly? If your favorite pizza style loses in round one, you’re probably going to blame the voters instead of the pizza. That’s exactly how it should be.
1. NEW YORK STYLE PIZZA
New York Style Pizza is currently the #1 Greatest Pizza Styles of All Time winning 71.8% head-to-head battles.
2. PAN PIZZA
Pan Pizza is currently the #2 Greatest Pizza Styles of All Time winning 66.7% head-to-head battles.
3. DETROIT-STYLE PIZZA
Detroit-Style Pizza is currently the #3 Greatest Pizza Styles of All Time winning 61.9% head-to-head battles.
4. ST. LOUIS-STYLE PIZZA
St. Louis-Style Pizza is currently the #4 Greatest Pizza Styles of All Time winning 52.9% head-to-head battles.
5. NEAPOLITAN PIZZA
Neapolitan Pizza is currently the #5 Greatest Pizza Styles of All Time winning 51.6% head-to-head battles.
6. CHICAGO DEEP DISH PIZZA
Chicago Deep Dish Pizza is currently the #6 Greatest Pizza Styles of All Time winning 46.9% head-to-head battles.
7. STUFFED CRUST PIZZA
Stuffed Crust Pizza is currently the #7 Greatest Pizza Styles of All Time winning 37.5% head-to-head battles.
8. NEW HAVEN (APIZZA)
New Haven (Apizza) is currently the #8 Greatest Pizza Styles of All Time winning 18.5% head-to-head battles.
9. FROZEN PIZZA
Frozen Pizza is currently the #9 Greatest Pizza Styles of All Time winning 13.6% head-to-head battles.
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