San Diego/ Food & Drinks
Published on December 17, 2019
San Diego's top 4 pizza spotsBuona Forchetta. | Photo: Brittany G./Yelp

Need more pizza in your life (who doesn't)?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top sellers of such pies in San Diego, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list. Read on for a rundown of the best pizza joints in town.

December is the top month of the year for consumer spending at restaurants across the San Diego area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of CRM for small business and direct response marketing for small businesses. Daily spending at San Diego-area restaurants rose to $1,744 per business in December of last year, 6% higher than the average for the rest of the year.

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1. Petrini's

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First on the list is Petrini's. Located at 610 W. Ash St., Suite 100 (between India Street and Kettner Boulevard), in Little Italy, the venue/event space and Italian eatery is the highest-rated pizza spot in San Diego, boasting four stars out of 331 reviews on Yelp.

2. Buona Forchetta

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Next up is South Park's Buona Forchetta, at 3001 Beech St. (between 30th and Fern streets). With 4.5 stars out of 2,337 reviews on Yelp, the Italian spot, which offers pizza and more, has proven to be a local favorite.

3. Bronx Pizza

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Hillcrest's Bronx Pizza, at 111 Washington St. (between First and Third avenues), is another top choice. Yelpers give the spot to score pizza and more 4.5 stars out of 3,474 reviews.

4. Hancock Street Cafe

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Last but least is the Midway District's Hancock Street Cafe, which has earned four stars out of 121 reviews on Yelp. You can find the spot to score pizza, sandwiches and more at 3354 Hancock St. (between Sherman and Greenwood streets).


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