Utica, NY
For Pizza in Utica, the local food press points to O'Scugnizzo Pizzeria, Nina's Pizza, and Mangia Macrina's Wood Fired Pizza. Picks from Lite 98.7 and Utica Project, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Lite 98.7, Utica Project, and Rome Sentinel. Updated July 2026.
O'Scugnizzo Pizzeria · Downtown Utica
Second-oldest pizzeria in America (1914). Food & Wine's Best Pizza in New York pick. The upside-down style. Sauce on crust, cheese on top. Defines the Utica pizza lineage.
Nina's Pizza · Utica
Yelp top Utica pizza regular. Neighborhood joint doing old-school Utica sheet pie and slice pizza.
Mangia Macrina's Wood Fired Pizza · New Hartford
The wood-fired modernist take in the New Hartford corridor. The new-school Utica pizza answer to O'Scugnizzo's 110-year lineage.
Westie's Pizzeria · Westmoreland
Suburban Westmoreland go-to with a cult following. Classic Utica-style slice.
Artani’s Pizzeria - Rome
Rome Sentinel told the story of how this Rome pizzeria became Artani's: after a cease-and-desist from Frank Sinatra's estate over its former name and decor, owners Justin and Lindsey Gillett put the rebrand to a public Facebook vote and landed on 'Artani's,' Sinatra reversed. The feature frames the change as a new name over the same food the shop's regulars already knew. Order a New York-style cheese slice or a specialty pie, with wings on the side.
What’s your #1 Pizza in Utica?
Rank your top five and be the first to set Utica's local ranking.