Pizza
Foldable New York slices, thick pan pies with stuffed crusts and the late-night takeaway box with garlic dip: pizza places with their own crust, sauce and attitude. Every restaurant here is fictional: nothing is charged and nothing is delivered.
Fiamma NapoletanaNeapolitan wood-fired oven at 900 degrees: 72-hour dough, leopard-spotted cornicione, 90 seconds and out.
Coal Tower ApizzaNew Haven-style apizza from a coal-fired oven: charred, chewy, oblong pies and the white clam pie that made the style famous.
Levain Pizza KitchenLondon sourdough pizza: 24-hour fermented dough, British farm toppings and a wood oven in a railway arch.- OttaviaPremium restaurantChef's pizza atelier with eight counter seats and a tasting-menu mindset: 96-hour dough, luxury toppings, pies built one at a time.
Motor City Pan Co.Detroit-style squares baked in blue steel pans: airy crust, crunchy caramelized cheese edges, sauce striped on top.
Pala & TegliaRoman pizza al taglio and pala: high-hydration dough stretched on a wooden peel, crisp underneath and cloud-light inside.
Green OvenFully plant-based pizza shop: cashew mozzarella, house seitan pepperoni and a crust proofed for two days.
Lakeshore Deep DishChicago deep dish built upside down in a buttery cornmeal crust, plus thin tavern-cut pies for weeknights.
StagionePremium restaurantCalifornia farm-to-table pizzeria: menu written by the harvest, heirloom flour milled in house, toppings from growers they know by name.
The Ember RoomPremium restaurantDark, candle-lit wood-fire dining room in the pizza slot: dry-aged meats, seafood from day boats and a long wine list.
Southerly Pizza BarAussie suburban pizza bar: generous toppings, prawns and lamb on pizza, and the egg-topped Aussie that locals swear by.
Tony's Slice CounterNew York counter joint: big thin pies you fold in half, grated parm and chili flakes by the register.
Big Lou's Pizza DenFamily delivery shop with thick pan pies, stuffed crusts and a two-for-Tuesday kind of attitude.
Golden Crust TakeawayLate-night British takeaway pizza: stuffed-crust options, garlic dip on everything and open till the pubs close.