Pizza Coverage in Ann Arbor
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Published reporting on pizzerias, openings, and regional pizza styles in Ann Arbor and nearby communities.
The Slice: Mid-Series Rankings
Five pizzerias in. Two styles evaluated. One ranking that's going to upset someone.
Five entries into The Slice, the best pizza series has a wood-fired Neapolitan at the top, a delivery kitchen defending its own category, and an argument that is not as settled as it looks.
The Slice: Pizza House
Entry six visits the 2 a.m. institution on Church Street. The question isn't whether it competes with Mani. It's whether it does what it does as well as anything in the city.
The Slice entry six covers Pizza House at 618 Church St. The deep dish, the breadsticks, the late-night delivery window. This is not the most refined pizza in Ann Arbor. It is the most reliable.
The Slice: Detroit-Style Pizza and the Case for the Rectangle
The fourth entry goes to the source: a thick crust, crispy cheese edges, and the pan that started it all.
Detroit-style pizza is having a national moment, but it started here. The fourth Slice entry goes to the source: Buddy's Pizza and the pan that changed everything.
The Best Pizza in Detroit
Detroit invented a style. These are the places still doing it right, plus the ones doing something else entirely.
Detroit-style pizza is famous for a reason: crispy cheese edges, thick focaccia-like crust, and sauce on top. Here is where to eat it in the city that invented it.
Aubree's Dexter Gives Main Street Its Pizza Option
At 8031 Main St, the franchise that Ypsilanti built finds its footing in a small town.
Aubree's Pizzeria & Grill at 8031 Main St in Dexter brings the same pizza, feta bread, and beer formula that has worked in Ypsilanti since 1972 to Dexter's Main Street.
The Slice: Jolly Pumpkin's Wood-Fired Pizza
The third entry takes us to Dexter for brewery pizza that refuses to be an afterthought.
Jolly Pumpkin Dexter runs a wood-fired pizza program in a sour brewery. Our third Slice entry measures it against the first two.
The Slice: Supino Pizzeria
The second entry takes us to Eastern Market for New York-style thin crust and seventeen years of consistency.
Supino Pizzeria in Detroit's Eastern Market has been making thin-crust pizza since 2008. Our second entry in The Slice measures it against the wood-fired benchmark.
Aubree's Has Been Holding Down Depot Town Since 1972
At 39 East Cross, a pizza-and-beer joint that outlasted everything around it.
Aubree's Pizzeria & Grill at 39 E Cross St in Ypsilanti has been serving pizza, feta bread, and cold beer in Depot Town since 1972. The feta bread is the sleeper hit.
The Slice: Mani Osteria's Wood-Fired Pizza
The first entry in our Best Pizza series comes from a pasta restaurant. That tells you something.
Mani Osteria is known for handmade pasta, but the wood-fired pizza from its East Liberty kitchen deserves its own spotlight. Our first entry in The Slice.
The Slice: Best Pizza in Ann Arbor
A living series tracking the pizza worth eating in this town, one pie at a time.
A living guide to our Best Pizza in Ann Arbor series. We're eating through the arguments, from wood-fired Neapolitan to Detroit-style deep dish.
Pizza House Keeps Ann Arbor's Late-Night Kitchen Running
The Church Street restaurant has operated since 1986 and currently advertises dine-in and delivery until 4 a.m. daily.
Pizza House at 618 Church St has served Ann Arbor since 1986, with pizza, sandwiches, pasta, and delivery advertised until 4 a.m. daily.
Supino Pizzeria Has Been Doing One Thing Right for Years. One Thing Is Enough.
In Eastern Market, Dave Mancini makes pizza that doesn't need a concept, a rebrand, or your Instagram post.
Supino Pizzeria in Eastern Market has spent years making thin-crust pizza with patience and consistency. No gimmicks. No reinvention. Just pizza worth the drive.