The Best Pizza in South Carolina
Few foods speak to the American soul like pizza. Pizzas have become the most popular food in America with entire football fields eaten daily. In South Carolina you can find a pizza places all over. You can make pizza however you like it. It doesn’t have to be unhealthy, maybe you use it to pile on the veggies for the kids. Or it can be a decadent special treat for yourself and family with all that oozy-gooey cheese you love.
There are also several different styles of pizza. The Chicago deep dish, famous for its thick crust topped with mounds of cheese and chunky tomato sauce is an excellent example. Other popular styles include Greek style, Neapolitan, Sicilian, and perhaps even South Carolina style?
You may love only a specific style of pizza or you may love them all and enjoy savoring the differences of each. We focused on trying to choose not specific styles but a variety of styles that stood out in South Carolina because we want you to be able to find something for every palette in your family.
Your input is welcome, are you a pizza aficionado? Have you tried every mom and pop pizza parlour in your state and know the best stops? When someone mentions a pizza party do you bring your pizza stone? Share with us your favorites in South Carolina. We need your help to ensure America Top 10 has the most accurate lists possible.
If you are searching for a new place to try while out and about in South Carolina then peruse the list below and we hope you enjoy it as much as we have undoubtedly done so. (This may be my favorite category to date, so hard having to taste test so many pizzas.)
Sabatino’s Pizza
Charleston, SC
At Sabatino’s Pizza, they do not attempt to mimic “NY style”, they make their pizzas exactly how it is done in the Bronx. In order to make True NYC pizza, one must follow strict guidelines including using the highest quality ingredients possible. They intend to show their customers what real empire state pizza should taste like, and that it can be done in the South.
Paisano’s Pizza Grill
Charleston, SC
Paisano’s Pizza Grill is a place to bring your family or to meet up with a couple of friends after work. The friendly employees create an inviting atmosphere that make you feel like you’re old friends. With menu items ranging from pizzas to sandwiches to gyros, they are sure to have something for everyone.
Village Idiot Pizza
Columbia, SC
The Village Idiot Pizza and Pub is located on 2009 Devine St. in the heart of Five Points. They have been a local favorite since they first stepped on the scene back in 1990. They are most famous for their hand-tossed NY-Style Pizza, available by the slice or a whole pie. Other menu favorites include wings, sandwiches, strombolis and calzones.
Villa Tronco Italian Restaurant
Columbia, SC
Villa Tronco serves the traditional Italian cuisine that Mama Tronco introduced to Columbia over 70 years ago. Family owned and operated for four generations, Villa Tronco invites you to enjoy their authentic and aromatic recipes, their old-world atmosphere, and their warm Italian hospitality.
Andolini’s Pizza
North Charleston, SC
At Andolini’s Pizza they make fresh, hand tossed N.Y. style pies. They make their own dough, grate their own cheese and make fresh sauce daily. N.Y. style pizza comes naturally to them, as Michael Rabin, the founder of Andolini’s Pizza was born in Queens, New York.
EVO Pizza
North Charleston, SC
Extra Virgin Oven serves an array of homemade soups, salads, cured meats and paninis on artisan breads, fresh from their wood-fired oven. Artisan beers and distinctive wines are the perfect complement to their honest food.
Barley’s Taproom and Pizzeria
Greenville, SC
Barley’s Greenville is located in a 19th century hardware and feed store one block off Main St. in historic downtown Greenville. Over the last 15 years, Barley’s has been the regular recipient of local “Best of” awards for its pizza, beer list, poolroom, bar and best place to hang out. The spacious dining room is always filled with the smell of fresh sourdough pizza that is made in house everyday, as well as their award-winning calzones, sandwiches, pastas and salads.
Manny’s Mediterranean Cafe
North Charleston, SC
Manny’s Mediterranean Cafe, is the place to be in Charleston, for sports fans, couples, families, seniors, folks from all walks of life. They make sure no one leaves hungry, with enormous portions of fresh, flavorful food. Their menu has something for everyone, from savory Greek and Mediterranean specialties, American favorites, seafood, appetizers and much more.
Monza Pizza
Charleston, SC
Their dough is made using imported San Felice wheat flour, natural Neapolitan yeast, filtered and pH balanced water then kneaded with a mixer imported from Naples. Their pizza is baked in a wood fired oven at 1000 degrees resulting in a thin crispy crust, topped with fiore di latte mozzarella, and fresh local and regional ingredients whenever possible.
Very’s Great Philly Food
Columbia, SC
Since 1988 Very’s has been a family-owned and operated restaurant. Everyday they make fresh pizza dough from scratch, shred fresh mozzarella cheese and use only the highest quality ingredients to create the best meal possible.
