This LA Pizzeria Makes 'Must-Visit' List — And It's Also A Bakery

LOS ANGELES, CA — Well-regarded cooking magazine "Food & Wine" scoured the country to compile a list of bucket list-worthy pizzerias, and found one restaurant in the City of Angels that made the cut.

America is in a golden age of pizza, according to "Food & Wine," as chefs across the country came out of the pandemic itching to try out new tactics for making the classic dish. The magazine said American pizza has never been better than right now.

"Italian immigrants brought pizza to the States in the early 20th century, where it was popularized as an affordable and adaptable dish, leading to the rise of iconic regional styles in New York, Chicago, Detroit, New Haven and even California," Food & Wine said.

Coming in seventh on the list of 10 pizzerias, Quarter Sheets in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, was lauded for its dough. The mom-and-pop brick parlor makes it from sourdough and has three styles of pizzas — "Detroit-ish" pan pizza, Sicilian-inspired tomato pies and thin-crust bar pies. The establishment also doubles as a bakery.

Food & Wine gives the top nod to John's of Bleeker Street in New York

Rounding out the top five pizzerias are L'industrie in Brooklyn, New York; Bungalow by Middle Brow in Chicago; Buddy's Pizza in Detroit, Michigan; and Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana in New Haven, Connecticut.

The rest of the list includes:

• Razza Pizza Artigianale in Jersey City
• Quarter Sheets in Los Angeles
• Outta Sight in San Francisco
• Rose Pizzeria in Berkeley
• Lovely’s Fifty Fifty in Portland, Oregon