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Golden Boy Pizza
Pizzeria$$$$
North Beach, San Francisco
This pizzeria is famous for their clams. It's one of the most popular in the city!
"Mmm delicious sicilian style square pizzas by the slice!"(9 Tips)
"The regular cheese and clam & garlic pizzas are both excellent."(10 Tips)
"Sausage pizza and pesto veggie are the best"(4 Tips)
"Punk rock vibes, craft beer, and outstanding Sicilian style pizza."(4 Tips)
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This is what in Italy we call "pizza al taglio". The pizza is not the most authentic (you know, pepperoni ain't a thing back there) but it's great! I go for the cheese and the vegetarian.
- BommyApril 9, 2016Mmm delicious sicilian style square pizzas by the slice! Crust is thick and doughy yet still crispy and crunchy. Clam-garlic pizza is $3.75 cash only and pretty fishy... Bar and counter seating only.
The only place worth going to for a late night in North Beach. Cash only. Totally worth the wait, plus the service is surprisingly nice ✨
Golden Boy Pizza serves up amazing square Silician slices so good that even this native NJ/NYer loves. Don't miss the Garlic & Clam Slice and read all about my visit on WinstonWanders below!! Read more
Jose DafragaDecember 10, 2018Square Slices of combination it’s water mount full, delicious pizza, one of the two places in SF that I eat pizza, I strongly recommend, get ready for the evening on the line, worth it, believe me!
- Nancy McCallaApril 18Golden Boy Pizza has been a favorite in the neighborhood for so long. The secret behind this is that their pizzas are consistently delicious, with a perfect balance of sauce, cheese, and toppings!!!
Annie MargesonNovember 27, 2018The crust is a perfect mixture of crisp and soft at the same time. Great place to grab pizza and beer. Or take your slice to-go. These guys do pizza right.
Chart ThebSeptember 5, 2016Had it two nights in a row, had all 6 variations, they are all incredible. Garlic and clam and Combo at the top of the list, but you can't go wrong!
Matthew CassinelliApril 26, 2015If you have enough people, grab a spot inside while the other waits in line. Be sure to have your cash ready, but once you're inside there's beer and good times.
Joshua ChanJuly 11, 2015Relatively thicker crust - so soft, so delightful - their combination, vegetarian pesto, and garlic clam are my go-to choices. Just get them all dang it!
Best Sicilian pizza in the city, especially late night. Garlic and clam is my go-to, but everything is top-notch and cheesy.- The best slice in SF. Punk rock vibes, craft beer, and outstanding Sicilian style pizza. Can request edge, corner, or center pieces.
oohgodyeahMarch 8, 2015Cash only but they have a decent selection of beers on tap (draught). Their liquor license requires you to consume all booze by 1:00 am.
Rey FloresJune 17, 2012Here since '78 for good reason - simple recipes = great food! I've had their pizza since '84! You can't go wrong with any slice, Clam & Garlic, the Combo, and Pesto Veggie are must-haves!
Nick IssaSeptember 22, 2013Excellent for take out or for a quick sit and eat at the counter. Try their clam pizza and pesto vegetarian too. Bring cash- no cards here!
Such a great pizza spot. I've tried a bunch and can't go wrong with anything they put in the window. Make sure to bring cash!
Vegard HellandMay 7, 2015What a gem! Great, cheap pizza, decent selection of beer and punk music blasting. The staff were funny and made you feel welcome.
ChristineJanuary 1, 2015Starving in the middle of the night?😄 Golden Boy will rescue you😂😊 The pizza is in a class of it's own here. simple seating but interessting nice atmosphere😊🍕💕
Love the corner slices filled with clams and garlic; or if I have to interact with others after I get the (non-veggie) combo slice.
Arte YescasNovember 23, 2015we picked three flavors, all amazing, I was full with 2 pieces; I will definitely go back!
Fredo AlvarezJune 3, 2016Pizza is good and crispy. A slice and a beer will run you about $8-10, less if you get a soda instead. Cash only (ATM on premises), line starts out the door.- They only make 1 pie of sausage at any given time. It is both the most rare and the most tasty.
- Juan SeguíJuly 18, 2015Best pizza in San Francisco. Very authentic place. Try clam and garlic pizza!
Sofie GrahamAugust 9, 2014The best pizza by the slice in the city! Get two slices, they are very reasonably priced. The place is tiny though, so you probably won't sit down.- Lears FoolJuly 20, 2015One slice of clam and garlic to go, eaten at Washington Square Park is an SF must-do
I've become somewhat of a regular here and I keep coming back for the sausage pizza! It's absolutely addicting. Add some chili pepper flakes for some spice action.
Chanel CartierJuly 17, 2015The clam and garlic pizza lived up to the other reviews. And the pepperoni was delicious. 2 slices and a drink for $8.
Cash only. Well worth the visit. Come for the simple recipes but great slice of pizza in this 80s dinner-eques space. Mind the homeless outside.
Ellen McGrodyJuly 17, 2015Delicious, greasy, fresh square pizza with an attitude and a great drink selection.
Sicilian (rectangular) pizza that could stand its own in a New York pizza shop. Pan pizza with a thicker tomato sauce than your typical NY pie.
Onur TunaJune 10, 2015If u don't mind to wait on the cue for 15 minutes get ur pizza this is the 2nd best after Toni's Italian
Corner slice of the veggie pesto. That’s all you need to know.
Jared RousselDecember 16, 2016This is my ideal pizza place. Love to come here and grab a slice and a glass of wine and chill!
Norris TranMay 5, 2012Not a lot of meat but the crust is perfect and the sauce is packed with flavor. Best north beach hangover cure after closing. Goto: garlic and clam. (3 of 4 petals via Fondu) Read more- Gunnar AasenJanuary 16, 2016This is Sicilian style pizza. It's not a New York slice, but it holds its own better than almost every other pizza in SF. The regular cheese and clam & garlic pizzas are both excellent.
Benson BleierMarch 3, 2016Pretty good late night pizza spot. Big greasy slice. There can be a line but when you're sloshed that doesn't matter.
Fantastic Sicilian style pizza. Often a line, but it moves reasonably fast.
Brian StraussDecember 19, 2017Before three drinks, this pizza is okay. After three drinks it’s outstanding!
- J JohnFebruary 28, 2019FFS is it even chemically possible to put more salt in pizza sauce?? These guys are basically Little Caesar's with fancier toppings- not worth the heart attack unless you're drunk out of your mind.
SO delicious and has a great vibe inside. I can order at the walk-up window while my dog patiently waits outside.
The staff pick the music via their personal iPods - almost always 80's and 90's punk rock though the new girl has some ska for variety.
Tasting TableAugust 22, 2014Thick Sicilian-style pieces of focaccia-like crust are loaded with toppings that range from pepperoni to clams and garlic. Read more
Bring a lot of cash, because you will want all the pizza
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Golden Boy Pizza features a few tables, a counter and pizza, and this is all you will find here. Italian-speaking locals mix with people from all over who come here for slices or whole pies made with focaccia dough, thick and dripping with olive oil that makes a napkin required with every bite...
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- Mon–Sun
- 24 Hours
(415) 982-1111
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