Columbus, OHPizza

Tommy's has carried Columbus-style pizza since 1952, using a thin crust, edge-to-edge toppings, and square cuts. The Lane Avenue restaurant preserves that local vocabulary in an old-school pizzeria setting. Decades of service have made the Upper Arlington dining room a durable expression of the city's party-cut tradition.

Rubino's has served Bexley since 1954 with an especially thin and crunchy expression of Columbus-style pizza. The pies are spare, direct, and square-cut, matching the no-nonsense East Main Street room. That continuity comes through in every crisp corner, modest layer of toppings, and familiar party-cut box.

GoreMade operates a small Italian Village pizzeria built around a wood-fired oven and close neighborhood scale. Blistered crust and individually composed pies distinguish it from the city's thin, square-cut tradition. The North Fourth Street room keeps the oven and tables close together, reinforcing the personal feel of each pie.

JT's combines pizza with the relaxed rhythm of a Linworth neighborhood pub. Shareable pies, drinks, and a room suited to groups make the experience broader than a carryout counter without turning it formal. The Dublin-Granville Road setting feels designed for lingering over another slice rather than rushing through pickup.

The Pizza House is a longstanding Northland pizzeria grounded in familiar Columbus neighborhood traditions. Classic pies and an established dining room have made East Lincoln Avenue the kind of address generations can revisit. That continuity provides a warm contrast to newer wood-fired and pub-oriented pizza rooms.