Arizona:
 Pizzeria Bianco - outstanding gourmet pizza in Phoenix, maybe best in US, by chef Chris Bianco 
California:
- Wolfgang Puck Express - Spago-style California pizza
- Naples Ristorante e Pizzeria - authentic Neapolitan pizza in Downtown Disney (Anaheim)
Colorado:
- Beau Jo's Pizza - Mountain Pie Colorado-style pizza (9 locations) + Rapid City, South Dakota
- Marco's Coal Fired Pizza - Excellent and one of two (other one is Basil And Barley - Pizzeria Napoletana in Colorado Springs) Colorado pizzerias certified by Verace Pizza Napoletana Association
- Pizzeria Rustica - Excellent Neopolitan pizza in Old Colorado City (Colorado Springs) and great atmosphere/patio
- Proto's Pizzeria Napoletana - Neapolitan pizza in Denver area (5 locations) + Boise
- Pizzeria Basta - Excellent Neapolitan pizza in Boulder, best pizza in Colorado! (Video)
- Fired Up Pizzeria - Excellent artisan Neapolitan pizza in Durango
- Patxi's Pizza - Excellent Chicago-style deep-dish pizza in Denver area (3 locations, also locations in California and Washington states)
- Blue Pan Pizza - Excellent Detroit-style pizza in Denver, two locations
DC:
- Pizzeria Paradiso - great pizzeria near Dupont Circle (2029 P St.) with four locations in DC area
Illinois:
- Pizzeria Uno - original Chicago deep-dish pizza
- Gino's East - renowned Chicago deep-dish pizza
- Edwardo's - Chicago stuffed pizza
- Giordano's - Chicago stuffed pizza (many locations)
- Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder - unusual pizza pot pie
- Pompeii Bakery - pizza strudel in Chicago's Little Italy
Louisiana:
- Louisiana Pizza Kitchen - wood-fired pizza in New Orleans
New York:
- John's Pizza - definitive New York thin-crust pizza in Greenwich Village
Oklahoma:
- Pepperoni Grill - excellent brick oven pizza in Oklahoma City and Edmond
Oregon:
- Pizzicato Gourmet Pizza - primo gourmet pizza in Portland area (12 locations)
Texas:
- Pizza Nizza - great pizza in Austin
- Mangia - Chicago-style stuffed pizza in Austin (three locations)
- Star Pizza - deep-dish pizza in Houston
- Fuzzy's Pizza - voted best pizza in Houston
Multi-State:
- Bertucci's - brick oven pizzeria in Northeast
- California Pizza Kitchen - California pizza and great salads
- Pier 49 San Francisco Sourdough Pizza - sourdough crust pizza (many locations in ID, NV, and UT)
Recommended Pizzerias (to be visited!)
- Forcella - NYC East Village wood-fired pizzeria with Neopolitan pizza and fried pizza (Montanara)
- Dough Pizzeria Napoletana - Texas pizzeria in San Antonio with seal of approval from Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana (other U.S. VPN-certified pizzerias)
- La Pizza Fresca Ristorante - NYC pizzeria with seal of approval from Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana (other U.S. VPN-certified pizzerias)
- Lombardi's - 1st U.S. pizzeria reopened in NYC
- Sally's aPizza - New Haven pizzeria, known as best in U.S.
- Pepe's - another great New Haven pizzeria
- Tacconelli's Pizza - great Philly pizzeria
- Pit Fire Pizza Co. - grilled pizza in North Hollywood
- Naples Pizzerias - selection by Arthur Schwartz, author of Naples at Table
- Buddy's - recommended in Detroit
- Best Pizza Places in U.S. - Food & Wine Magazine list
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