Best pizza in Calgary: 17 must-try pizza places in the city

Feb 9 2023, 9:00 pm

Everyone loves pizza, and Calgary pizza is so deliciously good that it often feels like love at first bite.

If your relationship with pizza makes you extra cheesy as you can openly confess to loving all of its curves and edges, then this list is for you.

Here are 13 must-try pizza places in Calgary.

Noble Pie

 

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This spot has quickly become a Calgary staple, probably because absence has made our hearts grow fonder. Locations have closed, moved, been delayed, and changed, and it looks like now this pizza spot has found its home. Massive in size and high-quality ingredients are often mutually exclusive, but here, you get both.

Address: 720 11th Avenue SW, Calgary

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Sunnyside Sidewalk Citizen

There are several Sidewalk Citizens in Calgary, and this Kensington spot is the only one that makes pizza. It makes sense that a place known for its baked goods would make quality dough, and here you’ll find one of the best sourdough crusts in the city. Cooked in a pizza oven, they only have two kinds here, but they are different every day. One meat and one vegetarian, but both are extremely inventive.

Address: 338 10th Street NW, Calgary

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Actually Pretty Good

There are two locations now for this fairly new spot in Calgary. The pizzas here all look like classics from the menu, with kinds like mushroom, pepperoni, cheese, and capricciosa, but they have been elevated by the kitchen here. High-quality, unique ways to make these pizzas are a beautiful thing on a perfectly charred crust, with homemade dips and hot honey available on the side.

Address: 2509 14th Street SW, Calgary

Address: 1327 1st Street SW, Calgary

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Pizza Mercato

 

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Mercato is one of the most popular Italian restaurants and markets in the city, and Pizza Mercato is the latest venture. Using the same fresh ingredients and toppings direct from Italy, this is authentic pizza made contemporary that feels equally as good eating for a special occasion as it is while watching a football game.

Address: 346 23rd Avenue SW, Calgary

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Connie and Johns

This is the perfect pizza spot when you’re having a party, showing off to guests, or really any other reason it doesn’t matter. But this pizza is big, with heaps of cheese and toppings and a great crust that can withstand it all. Are you a New York or Detroit-style pizza lover? At Connie and Johns, they specialize in both.

Address: 618 Confluence Way SE, Calgary

Address: 2044 – 33rd Avenue SW, Calgary

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Una Pizza + Wine

 

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This bustling joint makes Californian-style thin crusts topped with fine gooey cheeses, fresh veggies, and spiced meats. With a wide variety of wines to sip along with your slice, it’ll be hard to leave if you’re lucky to get a seat. It’s worth the wait, but if your hunger has you getting hangry, grab a takeaway and know that everything will be all right.

Address: 616 17th Avenue SW, Calgary

Address: #110 69th 7a Street NE Calgary

Address: 8529 Broadcast Avenue SW, Calgary

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LDV Pizza Bar

 

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Serving craft beer and pizza cooked in a wood-fired oven, this gem is easily missable because it’s on the second floor. That’s also why it feels so special. To many in the community, this Italian joint feels like a secret and a perfect place to show people for the first time.

The menu is vast, with pasta dishes, entrees, desserts, and 10 different pizzas, like the capriccioso made with artichokes, mushrooms, cooked ham, olives, fresh tomato sauce, and Fiore di latte. Even the fries here are next level, hand cut and finished in the wood-burning oven with rosemary, parmesan cheese, and garlic.

LDV stands for La Dolce Vita or the sweet life, and you can find it up the stairs at this Bridgeland spot.

Address: 916 1st Avenue NE, Calgary,

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Address: 916 1st Avenue NE, Calgary

Pulcinella

Pulcinella’s is consistently rolling in the fresh dough with over 20 different Neapolitan-style pizza options. Gluten-free and vegetarian options are also available.

Address: 1147 Kensington Crescent NW, Calgary

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Posto

 

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This place basically tops their pizzas with farmer’s market goods.

You’ll find a vegetarian’s nightmare—a thin crust stacked with calabrese, salami, sausage and smoked pancetta. If you’d like to nap after you eat, have the carb coma-inducer that might be on a thin crust but is balanced with sliced potato topped with leeks, smoked pancetta and crème fraiche.

Address: 1014 8th Street SW, Calgary

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Double Zero

 

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These Neapolitan-style thin crusts are crisped enough to hold generous handfuls of ingredients. For those of you wishing breakfast was served on a pizza, you have to try their bacon and egg ‘za made with double-smoked bacon, roasted garlic, swiss chard and friulano with an egg cracked on top sprinkled with a pinch of black pepper.

Address: 6455 Macleod Trail SW, Calgary

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Pizza Culture

Pizza Culture has amazing Caesar salads, arancini, and affogato desserts, but it’s the authentic Neapolitan pizza that people come here for. Cooked in the massive wood-fired oven that sits right in front of the stylish dining room, the pizza menu is huge and made up of traditional classics and creative new ones.

Address: 1114 Edmonton Trail #1, Calgary

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ACME Pizza

 

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Located in Calgary’s bustling Sunalta community, the pizzas here are classic and contemporary, and the beers are delicious and house-brewed.

These hand-built pizzas were thought up by Executive Chef and Pizzaiolo Avdyl “Agostino” Agolli, and there are 16 different kinds to choose from.

Burrata, carbonara, and mortadella pizzas are classic recipes you may have tried, but like the Gamberetti al Pesto pizza with arugula pesto, mozzarella, garlic prawns, bacon, confit tomato, feta, and chili oil, these are made to perfection.

If you’re feeling a little more adventurous, there are more contemporary kinds to try, like the Saporita topped with walnut cream, mozzarella, gorgonzola dolce, pecorino, prosciutto parma, and drizzled with honey.

Address: 1901 10th Avenue SW, Calgary

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Pizza Face

 

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There are currently 10 different pizzas on the menu here, with an additional feature menu that’s also a creative spin on our favourite food wheel. Some of the mainstays include a burger pizza, classic pepperoni, and a French onion soup-inspired pizza made with beef bone broth, garlic cream, caramelized onion, mozzarella, fresh thyme, and black pepper.

Address: 515 17th Avenue SW #140, Calgary

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Pizza and Destroy

 

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This pop-up concept has people losing it.

Available on certain days at Lina’s Italian Supermarket, as well as delivery, people have had a blast trying the different options here.

This deep and square pizza is cooked in a wood-fired oven, with the bubbling cheese creating four perfectly crispy edges. The creative sauces and toppings, along with the care that goes into making them, separate these pies from most others.

The Enormity pizza is topped with jalapeno pickles, crispy fried chicken, fresh greens, and honey mustard that’s made in-house. The MiniEmigre comes topped with tons of small meatballs, sugar pickle chilis, sweety drop peppadews, and crispy feta. It’s easy to see why these pizzas are so sought after.

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The Italian Centre

 

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This Italian market makes its dough for the bakery, has its own deli for meat, fresh produce for veggies and sauce, and a massive wall of imported cheese straight from Italy. With all the needed ingredients for a fantastic pizza menu, it makes sense that this is a popular and busy place for a superb pie at lunch.

Address: 9919 Fairmount Drive SE, Calgary

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Lina’s Piazza

 

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This small spot for pizza is a part of the Atlantic Avenue Art Block building, offering the already vibrant community some of the best pizza, pasta, and gelatti it has to offer. The menu also has options for Lavazza Cafe, Italian brunch, treats, and more.

Lina’s Supermarket has long been the place to track down high-quality olive oil, San Marzano tomatoes, hundreds of specialty deli meats, and so much more. Pizza is incredible here and worth a drive from anywhere in the city.

Address: Atlantic Avenue Art Block — 5119 Elbow Drive SW, Calgary

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Portland Street Pizza

 

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The style of pizza here is much like Detroit style. These pies are pretty deep and made in square pans instead of wheels. Portland Street Pizza isn’t using Detroit in its description because the menu hopes to stray away from tradition and have the freedom to experiment.

Address: Eighty-Eight Brewing Co. – 2600 Portland Street SE #1070, Calgary

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