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America's Best Pizza 2012
Di Fara Pizza is one of America's Best Pizza 2012.

1. Di Fara Pizza

8.6
1424 Avenue J (at E 15th St), Brooklyn, NY
Pizzeria · Midwood · 351 tips and reviews

The Daily MealThe Daily Meal: Di Fara can make a very strong case for being America's best pizza. Read more.

2. Motorino

8.5
349 E 12th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · East Village · 317 tips and reviews

The Daily MealThe Daily Meal: In addition to the traditional varieties of marinara and Margherita pizza, Motorino offers a handful of more spirited pies, including one with cherry stone clams, and another with Brussels sprouts. Read more.

3. John's Pizzeria

8.3
260 W 44th St (at 8th Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · Theater District · 349 tips and reviews

The Daily MealThe Daily Meal: The pizza is cooked in a coal-fired brick oven, the same way it's been done there since 1929. Read more.

4. Pizano's Pizza & Pasta

8.4
864 N State St (btwn W Delaware Pl. & W Chestnut St.), Chicago, IL
Pizzeria · Near North Side · 77 tips and reviews

The Daily MealThe Daily Meal: Rudy's Special is a monstrous concoction, topped with cheese, sausage, mushrooms, onions, and green peppers, takes up to 30 minutes to cook all the way through. Request in advance! Read more.

5. Vito & Nick's Pizzeria

8.5
8433 S Pulaski Rd (at W 84 Pl), Chicago, IL
Pizzeria · Ashburn · 64 tips and reviews

The Daily MealThe Daily Meal: Chicago's best thin crust pizza! Read more.

6. Joe's Pizza

9.0
7 Carmine St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Pizzeria · West Village · 455 tips and reviews

The Daily MealThe Daily Meal: The key to Joe's success is their traditional New York City-style pizza with thin crust, great sauce, and just the right ratio of cheese, sauce, and crust (just a bit less of the first two). Read more.

7. Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana

9.2
157 Wooster St (at Brown St.), New Haven, CT
Pizzeria · Wooster Square - Mill River · 276 tips and reviews

The Daily MealThe Daily Meal: Two words: clam pie. Read more.

8. Gino's East

15840 S Harlem Ave, Orland Park, IL
Pizzeria · 2 tips and reviews

The Daily MealThe Daily Meal: Possibly the best deep dish in Chicago. Read more.

9. Fireside Pies

8.4
2949 Crockett St (btwn Norwood & Currie St), Fort Worth, TX
Pizzeria · 39 tips and reviews

The Daily MealThe Daily Meal: Pizzas are cooked in a wood-fired oven and boast a variety of flavors for any mood, including house-made chicken sausage, balsamic roasted chicken, and prosciutto and Parmesan. Read more.

10. Monza

451 King St, Charleston, SC
Pizzeria · Radcliffeborough · 50 tips and reviews

The Daily MealThe Daily Meal: Monza uses imported San Felice wheat flour, Neapolitan yeast, and filtered and pH-balanced water to develop their version of the most traditional style pizza possible. Read more.