//11 Essential Pizzerias in the Triangle

11 Essential Pizzerias in the Triangle

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From New York-style to Neapolitan and everything in between

Burgers might have been the pandemic pivot hero of 2020, but when it comes to craveable comfort it’s still hard to beat a slice of really good pizza. (Actually, if we’re being honest, we’re probably going to eat the whole damn pie.) Pizza can be both celebratory and rage-subsuming, it can lift the spirits or help you wallow through depression. A good pizza is revelatory, but at times even a mediocre slice is still pizza, still comforting, still there for you.

The Triangle is lucky to be home to dozens of great pizza options, ranging from New York-style to Neapolitan and everything in between. Homegrown pizzaiolos have carved out their niches alongside transplants from across the country, each bringing their own expertise and geographic understanding of what pizza should be. Inevitably someone’s ideal choice of pizza style is likely