– AZ Big Media– March 14, 2023 –
The 10 Best Cities for Pizza
We didn’t want our rankings to feel half-baked, so we included multiple factors to ensure the greatest all-around pizza cities rose to the top. Here are the best of the best.
5. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| 🦅 Eag-er for Pizza: Despite a disappointing Super Bowl finish, Philadelphia can still brag about its pizza scene. The city’s pizza restaurants average 4.1 stars on Yelp, the seventh-best average of all cities we reviewed. |
Philadelphia climbed into this year’s top five from No. 9 in 2022. The city owes its success in part to a high number of pizza restaurants per capita. Its rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people is better than the 8.4 pizza spots per 100,000 in the average city.
Philadelphia residents frequently search the web for pizza-related terms, scoring an 85 in our Google Trends metric — 31% higher than the average city’s score (65). Philly’s overall score includes ranking No. 2 in search activity specifically for tomato pie and pizza margherita.
Philadelphia could’ve ranked even higher, but was penalized for holding … higher-than-average prices for pepperoni pizza ($22.00 vs. $21.79).
» Best Pizza in Philadelphia: Santucci’s Pizza and Angelo’s Pizzeria