The Best Pizza Restaurants in St. Paul (2026)

The everything pizza has anchored this East Side room for over four decades, red sauce first and toppings piled without apology. The baked mostaccioli, loaded and cheese heavy, runs alongside it as the other order regulars default to. The room could use an update, but the kitchen has not drifted from what built the following.

Garbage pizza loaded with everything and a lasagna thick enough with cheese to peel a layer off the top are the two reasons this St. Paul room keeps a following that stretches back to office lunch orders from years ago. Casual and group friendly, it runs best for a table that wants to split more than one dish. Service can lag when the room fills.

A lunch special under ten dollars and a salad with Italian dressing draw the pre-show crowd near St. Kate's, and the dining room surprises people who only knew the counter. The margherita reads thin, more cheese bread than pizza to some, but the thin crust Italian sausage pie and the hustle at the register keep the lunch rush moving.

Gluten free and dairy free pizza built for diners who cannot eat the standard crust anywhere else in the metro, and the reputation runs on people who say it beats the dairy version too. The cheese pizza is the benchmark order. A niche room, but one that has earned loyalty precisely because it treats the allergy menu as the whole menu, not an afterthought.

The El Bandito and the California Dreamer split a table of carnivores and vegetarians without complaint, and the Philly cheesesteak pulls its own crowd of regulars who are not there for pizza at all. Quick service and a large ready menu make this the default order for a weeknight in St. Paul when nobody wants to decide for long.

A pepperoni and mushroom fourteen inch thin crust holds its shape and its flavor better than most in this price range, and the garlic and pepper pie gives the room its signature order. The feel stays warm and neighborhood first. Cleanliness complaints surface often enough to mention, so this is a pick for the pizza, not the dining room.

The pizzaburger, a patty dressed like a pizza slice with fries on the side, has been the order since the 1970s and the room still looks the part, strip mall entrance, booths, a television on the wall. Sausage pizza loaded with cheese is the other standing order. This is a St. Paul institution running almost entirely on memory and habit.

The burger draws people in before the pizza does, and word of mouth near the office corridor backs that up. Old wallpaper with newspaper cutouts gives the room its character. The pizza itself splits opinion hard: some call it a fan favorite, others find the sauce and crust flat, so approach it as a burger stop first.

An all you can eat spaghetti night with toast anchors the week, but the wings, pizza, and potato skins are the trio that gets ordered together on a normal visit. Dark lighting and a dive bar aesthetic set the tone. Regulars call the crispy buffalo wings the standout on a menu that some rank as their favorite in the metro.

New York style pizza by the slice is the draw, though the slice case does not always have what the sign promises. The sauce runs thick for some tastes, but the small shop earns credit for making pies to order rather than holding them, and both indoor and outdoor seating extend the room past its footprint.

Eggs benedict and pancakes anchor a brunch room that doubles as a flower shop, plants and blooms visible from the entryway before the coffee arrives. Families use it for milestone mornings, birthdays and holidays especially. The pairing of cafe and florist is unusual for St. Paul, and the room leans into that rather than hiding it.

Garlic cheese donuts and a hot honey pepperoni pizza make this a neighborhood date spot as much as a lunch counter, with a deep dish lunch special that regulars call the best value on the menu. Prosecco on tap and a rotating IPA round out a room built for a casual date more than a quick slice.