This MD Pizza Places Among Nation's Best, NYT Says In New Ranking

MARYLAND — Pizza is possibly the most eaten food in the United States of America.

According to a 2015 Washington Post article, Americans eat 3 billion pizzas a year. That works out to 46 slices, or 23 pounds of 'za, per person annually.

So where is the best pizza place in the nation?

According to a new list from The New York Times, the best pizza in Maryland is not too far off the water in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore.

The newspaper didn't include any specific metrics for the list, but said it was a "road map to a uniquely American phenomenon."

Little Donna's got the shoutout by Times writer Brett Anderson.

Located at 1812 Bank St., the restaurant is open from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and 5 to 10 pm Friday and Saturday.

Featuring Maryland's iconic crab and a cracker-thin crust makes Little Donna's stands apart from other pizza restaurants, Anderson writes. Little Donna’s also made The New York Times’s 2023 list of the nation’s most exciting restaurants.

"It isn’t surprising that Robbie Tutlewski decided to put soft-shell crab on pizza. … Here, crab is an all-but-mandatory menu item. And the soft-shells really take to the treatment. They’re pan-fried, quartered and then scattered atop a cooked white pizza, where their buttery juices settle into the cheese. The seasonal special is just one example of how Mr. Tutlewski channels a lifetime’s worth of experiences through his pizzeria," Anderson wrote.

Along with various pizzas, the venue showcases dishes inspired by the cooking of his Yugoslavian grandmother, including Ostrowski's kielbasa stuffed pork schnitzel,according to their website.

Check out Little Donna's online here.

See The New York Times' full list of the 22 best pizzerias in the nation here.