The best pizza in Manchester and where to get a slice of the action
- Written by Thom Bamford
- Last updated 20 seconds ago
- Best of, City of Manchester, Cornerstone, Featured, Food & Drink
Pizza. The ultimate comfort food, a perfect harmony of cheese, sauce, and crust.
Whether you’re a purist who swears by Neapolitan tradition, a deep-dish devotee, or someone who loves bold, creative toppings, Manchester has you covered.
From the light and airy dough of a classic Margherita to the indulgent layers of Chicago-style deep dish, from crispy Roman thin-crust to Detroit’s caramelised-edge perfection, the city’s pizza scene is as diverse as it is delicious.
And it’s not just about the classics—Manchester is home to bold new interpretations, fusion flavors, and some of the best independent pizzerias you’ll find anywhere.
So whether you’re celebrating National Pizza Day or simply need an excuse to indulge, we’ve rounded up the best pizza spots in Manchester. Every craving, every style, every slice—you’ll find it here.
Dig in and let us know your favourites! Satisfaction guaranteed.
The best pizza in Manchester
Slice Culture Pizza
Situated in Track’s beer taproom, Slice Culture serves up tasty ‘taproom’ pizza—perfect for soaking up those heavy brews.
Their menu ranges from the vegan romesco marinara to pepperoni, nduja, hot honey, and Roquito peppers. A standout is their Honey Pesto Four Cheese, which features Spenwood cheese, voted Britain’s best cheese in 2023. Founder Michael Sands started experimenting with pizza during lockdown, and by May 2021, Slice Culture was born.
Their taproom pizza is designed to be enjoyed with a beer in hand, made using unique Ooni ovens and served with homemade dips like garlic and herb ranch, pesto, and romesco.
How much? £11.50 – £13
What to try? Honey Pesto Four Cheese (V), featuring Britain’s best cheese.
You can find them at Unit 18, Piccadilly Trading Estate, Manchester M1 2NP
Nells
New York-inspired, Manchester-made. Nell’s is a firm favourite across the city, serving up incredible NY-style pizza alongside craft beer, wine, and cocktails. Their well-sauced, well-baked, well-good pies keep locals coming back for more.
How much? 14″ £12- 16 or 22″ £27-£36
What to try? Do you Roni’ Honey – N’duja and pepperoni, tomato sauce, mozzarella blend, finished with chilli honey and parm.
You can find Nell’s Pizza at Common in the Northern Quarter, The Beagle in Chorlton, and now at Nell’s New York Pizza & Bar at Kampus.
Leopard Pie
Just look at that thing. Neapolitan wood fired pizza from Naples via Worsley.
Born out of a genuine love for Neapolitan style pizza, the Worsley opening pizzeria takes all things pizza very seriously.
The name Leopard Pie comes from the leopard-like charred pattern that you find on the raised edge (the ‘cornicione’) of pizza baked in wood fired ovens; bubbles in the edge char certain spots quicker than the rest, creating this leopard pattern.
And just look at it, it’s absolutely beautiful. Using a combination of several flours from Italy, and made using only flour, yeast, water and salt, the dough is fermented over three days before it’s ready.
Toppings are the highest quality, from Italy – think organic Italian tomato sauce, milky fior di latte mozzarella, superb portobello mushrooms and meats such as Calabrese salami, freshly in-house sliced prosciutto and Tuscan sausage.
Then, it’s cooked in the hot wood fired oven (at 550-600 degrees) for just 60 seconds, resulting in a crust that’s full of structure and air giving a lovely crunchy texture and a good chew.
How much? From £9 to £16
What to try? Cinghale – cured wild boar with tomato base, earthy wood fires portobello mushrooms, fresh red and green chilli, garlic oil and basil.
You can find them at 11 Barton Rd, Worsley, Manchester M28 2PD and at Unit 32, Quays, Quayside Media City, Kargo MKT, Central Bay, Salford M50 3AG.
Double Zero
Double Zero – the home of independent, authentic, handmade Neapolitan pizza in Chorlton. They claim Neapolitan Pizza is a softer style to it’s flatter, crispier cousins, and is loved for it’s chewy crusts and delicious flavour.
Their dough is made on site daily using only four ingredients: flour, water, salt and yeast, and fermented for a minimum of 48 hours.
Double Zero pizzas are then stretched by hand, topped with authentic Italian ingredients and cooked for less than 90 seconds at 450c in our beautiful wood-fired oven all the way from Naples, the home of pizza.
How much? £9-£13.50
What to try? Gutosa – meatballs, salami, finocchinoa and parmesan shavings
You can find them at 368 Barlow Moor Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester M21 8AZ and 55 Spring Gardens, Manchester M2 2BY
American Pies
American Pies have become famous across Manchester for their belting Chicago style deep dish pizzas.
They deliver those stone cold flavours of America, with classic toppings like pepperoni, spicy fennel sausage, lamb meatballs, bacon and jalapeno and melty Nduja sausage.
Throw in liberal lashings of garlic butter parmesan on the crust, an unholy amount of mozzarella cheese and you get the 10/10 experience of American pies.
How much? £10 (7″) – £28 (10″)
What to try? Try: Nduja and Goats Cheese
You can find them at 58 Mosley St, M2 3HZ, and 23 Blossom St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5EP.
Noi Quattro
Noi Quattro simply means “the four of us”.
And it is run by four friends: Elisa, Alberto, Daniele and Paolo who want to bring the tradition of an authentic Italian pizzeria to Manchester.
Noi Quattro use the best ingredients direct from Italy to put on their low yeast, slow fermented and handcrafted dough that takes two days to make yet cooks in less than 90 seconds in their pizza oven.
And we can give testament to the quality of this amazing pizza.
Noi Quattro hit the classics like marinara and margherita, but also have some unique options like their signature Vesuvio (mozzarella fior di latte, Italian sausage, friarielli, smoked scamorza and extra virgin olive oil) and Montanara (mozzarella fior di latte, gorgonzola, walnuts, speck and extra virgin olive oil).
How much? £8.50-£14
What to try? Dalla Dispensa – Mozzarella fior di latte, san marzano d.o.p. tomatoes, roasted ham, artichokes, mushrooms, olives & extra virgin olive oil
You can find them at 120 High St, Manchester M4 1HQ.
PLY
PLY lies in the heart of the Northern Quarter on the corner of Lever Street and Stevenson Square.
A bustling bar and late-night pizza hangout with a mirror tiled, woodfired oven,
Their Wildflour pizzas are served up alongside a carefully selected and regularly refreshed range of craft beer, wine and twists on classic cocktails.
How much? £10 – £12.50
What to try? WHO GIVES A DUCK – tomato, hoi sin, shredded duck, spring onion, pickled cucumber, coriander, rocket, sriracha
You can find them at 26 Lever St, Manchester, M1 1DW. FYI – they are closed on Monday!
Ramona
Continuing the cultural pizza tour of the States, Ramona brings the spirit of Detroit to Manchester.
Detroit-style pizza is a rectangular pizza with a thick crust that is crispy and chewy.
It is traditionally topped with Wisconsin brick cheese that goes all the way to the edges and caramelises against the high-sided heavyweight rectangular pan.
They serve up Pizza from Detroit by the slice in their Campfire Beer garden, every Wednesday to Sunday.
Everyone’s welcome, including dogs (anytime) and under 18s (’til 7pm).
How much? (per slice) £5 – £8.
What to try? The Jabba – Detroit tomato sauce, finocchona salami, ‘njuda, hot honey, sweet peppers, jalapenos, cheese
You can find them at 40 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JG
Salvi’s
When I think of classic Italian pizzas, Salvi’s Cucina always immediately springs to mind. Renowned for cooking with only the freshest Italian ingredients in an open kitchen by their passionate, Italian chefs.
Salvi’s ensure that their pizzas are baked to perfection, using thin crispy bases making the whole eating experience here authentic. Bellissimo!
They make Neapolitan pizza, showcasing their passion for the produce from Camapnia in Italy.
How much? £12-14
What to try? Pizza Tirolese. Porcini mushrooms, bufala, speck and mozzarella.
They have two restaurants now, one in Deansgate, one in the Northern Quarter and also own deli in the Corn Exchange.
Honest Crust
Using only the best quality Italian ingredients from top local British producers, Honest Crust sourdough pizzas are stretched by hand and blasted in a wood-fired oven for just 90 seconds. The result? Being able to satisfy your need for an impeccable Neapolitan pizza that has soft, slow-rise doughy crusts, a firm and crunchy base and a multiplicity of toppings ranging from traditional to the most innovative.
You can find these guys down at the Market House, the trendy, independent foodie hub that has pizza fiends from around the North West flocking to Altrincham Market every week. Having usually around 8 pizzas on their menu you’ll find yourself spoilt for choice, including some standard, yet fantastic classic pizzas and some rather amazing specials; notably the smoked pig cheek, red onion, fennel seed, tomato, chilli, pecorino and mozzarella pizza. Yes! You heard correct, no wonder Manchester loves Honest Crust.
How much? £6.50 – £9.50
What to try? Portobello mushrooms, garlic oil, tomato and mozzarella.
Market House, Greenwood Street, Altrincham WA14 1SA
Crazy Pedro’s
What do you get when you cross an Italian pizza joint with an American diner, crazy rock/indie bar, a Mexican drinking den and a Caribbean rum joint? Crazy Pedro’s is what. Serving pizza until 4am makes Pedro’s ideal for a late night stop-off but offers so much more than just something to soak up the excess rum after a night out.
Coming on a superbly crispy 16-in base, their menu offers wacky choices – all of which seem to work! ‘The hotdog pizza’ is everything you would expect, with its meaty slices of frank, cheese and crispy onions smothered in a mix of sweet ketchup and tangy mustard.
Even better is the chicken, smoked bacon, waffle and syrup pizza. Yes, yes, I know. But trust us – sweet pizzas are the way forward. Crazy good. Seems Pedro wasn’t that crazy after all!
How much? £2.50 a slice or £14-18.50 for a 16” Pizza
What to try? FRIED CHICKEN & WAFFLE 18.5 southern fried chicken, crispy bacon bits, smoked bacon, belgian waffle, maple syrup
You can find them at 55-57 Bridge Street, Manchester, M3 3BQ
Rudy’s Pizza
You’ll find it difficult to come across anyone with as much passion for making pizzas as these guys. With their first-class, locally-sourced ingredients, Rudy’s pizza is a two-man band whose enthusiasm for making good quality pizza really shines through.
You’d be hard pressed to find a better pizza in town for the price. All their pizzas use double-proved dough, making the base so fluffy and airy that when cooked in the wood fired oven for just a minute the crusts are incredibly soft! Absolute pizza perfection.
They don’t go heavy on the toppings though, as it’s all about the base for Rudy’s.
How much? £12.90 – £13.50
What to try? Cinghiale – Wild boar salame, ‘nduja, roquito peppers, fresh chilli
Rudy’s has several sites across Manchester including Peter Street, Ancoats, Didsbury and Chorlton.
Croma
Croma, in both Chorlton and Prestwich has been around for ages, for one good reason. It’s very, very good at what it does.
Sweet chilli sauce, roasted peppers and Tuscan sausage makes for a fiery mix, so make sure you have a glass of water nearby.
Definitely worth getting outside of the town centre to give it a whirl. It’s that good.
How much? £5.50 – £8.50
What to try? Tandoori Chicken: Strips of tandoori chicken breast, cashew nuts, green peppers, red onions, Fior di latte, tomato, coriander, with fresh lime and a yoghurt & mint dressing
You can find them in Chorlton 500 Wilbraham Rd and Prestwich 30 Longfield Centre
The Laundrette
Cocktails and carbs: this 18 month old place in Chorlton serves sexy pizzas.
The toppings are rather wonderful. How about cod cheeks, smoked salmon flakes and wakame or smoked ham, Bury black pudding and spicy sausage (all under £10).
Pizza’s not the only delicious carb at this crowd pleasing little joint, try the BBQ pulled pork burger or their homemade fresh pasta lasagne. And do not leave without sampling one of their sweet cocktails!
How much? £6.50 – £10
What to try? Smoked ham & black pudding
You can find them at Beech Road, Chorlton, M21 9EL
The Italian, Stockport
Since 1987, ‘The Italian’ has been the crown jewel of the village of Romiley. The family-owned business is currently undergoing an extension as they open a bigger ground-floor bar area. Originally from Naples, owner Ferdinando Mercogliano studied catering across Italy and Switzerland. With traditional cooking and the best local and seasonal ingredients- ‘The Italian’ has been nominated for ‘The Taste of Stockport Award’ multiple times.
How much? £10.95 – £13.50
What to try? Provola e Pepe: Homemade Italian plum tomato sauce, smoked mozzarella, black pepper, fresh basil, extra virgin olive oil
Open 5-10pm every day other than Mondays.
You can find them at 2b Compstall Road, Romiley, SK6 4DS
The Dough Guys, Heaviley
With their stone-baked Neopolitan style pizzas, hand-stretched dough and flour that is fermented for 72-hours for flavour and texture- ‘The Dough Guys’ openly admit they have “attained greatness” with their recipes. Their tomato sauce uses San Marzano tomatoes, grown in the volcanic soil surrounding Mount Vesuvius and all pizzas use Fior di Latte di Agerola or buffalo mozzarella- making their pizzas some of the most authentic in Manchester and delivered straight to your door.
How much: £8.75 to £13.50
What to try: Vesuvio – House marinara sauce, fior di latte, pepperoni, picante salami, scotch bonnet, chilli flakes.
You can find them at 48 Buxton Road, Stockport, SK2 6NB
Black Spot Pizza, Heaton Mersey
The owners of some of Manchester’s most renowned cocktail bars including ‘Corridor’ and ‘Dogs N Dough’ are the masterminds behind ‘Black Spot Pizza’ in Heaton Mersey. With forty-eight hour proved dough combined with Italian tomatoes and the freshest ingredients- plus a stellar wine, beer and cocktail menu- ‘Black Spot’ prides itself on dishing out pizzas you’ll love “just as much as they do!”
Open Wednesday & Thursday 5-10pm and Saturday & Sunday 5-11pm (or until the dough runs out!)
How much: £7.50 to £14.00
What to try? Jerk chicken pizza- with onions, mangos and the main event: chilli-covered jerk chicken
You can find them at 464 Didsbury Road, Heaton Mersey, SK4 3BS
Ciaooo, Manchester
‘Ciaooo’ is an independent traditional pizzeria in the Northern Quarter of Manchester. With outrageous and unique pizzas and other creations they have carved a niche in the area and had huge support since their opening in 2017. They have recently opened their own garlic bread focused spin-off after they proved such a success in their original store.
How much? £6.50 – £12.50
What to try? Polpettina- salami, meatballs and chorizo combine for a taste sensation
You can find them at 62-64 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JU
Gnammy Italy, Stockport
Try the Piggy- with ham, frankfurter, spicy salami AND smoked salami!
‘Gnammy Italy’, situated in Hazel Grove, Stockport, is a family-run restaurant that pride themselves on “welcoming their customers into their family, culture and traditions”. With fantastic food and wines and a promise of an attractive and healthy menu for customers, ‘Gnammy Italy’ is suitable for all the family and is a gorgeous gem for pizza-lovers.
How much? £12.50 to £14.50
What to try? Paola White pizza base with mozzarella, truffle, Gorgonzola, taleggio, walnuts and honey. (Gluten) (Dairy) (Nuts)
You can find them at 157 London Rd, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 4HH
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