Baltimore, MDPizza

Baltimore Magazine's 2025 restaurant and city readers' polls both name Frank's Pizza & Pasta in their pizza coverage. The Belair Road restaurant serves the familiar comfort of a neighborhood Italian pizzeria, with pies supported by a broader pasta menu. This exact object is shared with Baltimore's Italian set.

Baltimore Magazine's pizza package traces Matthew's Pizzeria to 1943 and describes its thick, high-walled pan pies. The Highlandtown institution offers a form distinct from both New York slices and Neapolitan rounds, including local variations built with crabmeat and Old Bay. Its Eastern Avenue storefront remains central to Baltimore's pizza history.

Baltimore Magazine's 2024 restaurant package and 2025 readers' poll coverage name Verde for pizza. The Canton dining room focuses on Neapolitan-style pies from a wood-fired oven, supported by house-made mozzarella and an Italian menu. Its Montford Avenue address and union cuisines are shared exactly with the Italian set.

Baltimore Magazine's 2024 restaurant guide includes Hersh's and describes the Riverside kitchen's Neapolitan approach. House-made mozzarella supports the margherita, while clam and vegetable combinations show how the menu stretches beyond a single template. The Light Street restaurant is shared with Baltimore's Italian set under this exact object.

Baltimore Magazine's pizza package and readers' poll coverage include Pizza John's in Essex. The Back River Neck Road institution serves New York-style and Sicilian pies in a large, family-oriented restaurant that has become an east-side fixture. Its broader Italian menu makes the stop useful for groups that want more than pizza alone.