At Bufalina, a pizzeria and natural wine spot in East Austin, the pizzas are classically Neapolitan, with options like marinaras and margheritas, but we can’t help but order the spicy red pie with double garlic, double parmesan, and chili flakes. If you’re in the mood for something a little less traditional, there are very delicious options like a creamy white taleggio pie with sausage and scallions. There’s also a second location, Bufalina Due, further north in Brentwood with a similar menu.

There aren’t too many spots in Austin that are better for enjoying some pizza on a picnic table outside than Little Deli, located in a quiet shopping center in Crestview. There’s not much else in the area, other than a small grocery store where you can pick up beer (it’s BYOB here), but you’ll still find the place packed with locals on any given night. The pies are about as classic Jersey-style as they come—thin, foldable, and just a bit crispy.

For a lot of folks living in Austin, Pieous is a pit stop on the way to Jester King or Dripping Springs. But for us, it’s worth the 30-minute drive from downtown for the pizza alone. Chewy and slightly blistered, the Neapolitan pies here are exactly what we visualize when we close our eyes and think about pizza, which happens more than we’d care to admit. Grab some pastrami as an appetizer, and then choose from over a dozen different pre-selected topping combinations.

The first thing you’ll notice when you walk up to Side Eye Pie’s trailer at Meanwhile Brewing in South Austin is the giant, wood-fired oven bolted onto the end. It’s what gives the pizzas coming out of Side Eye Pie their signature blistered and chewy crust and floppy center, while also making the whole place look like a tiny little rocket ship. The pies here lean Neapolitan in style, with toppings ranging from classic mozzarella and basil, to a mushroom pizza topped with parma cream.

Via 313’s signature Detroit-style pies have become a rectangular staple in Austin since 2011, and to this day they serve the same purpose as they always have—to soak up drinks during a night out. And with over half a dozen locations in the Austin area, there's a good chance you're not too far from one right now. Their pizza is thick-crusted but still nice and airy inside, with a lacy cheese skirt around the edges. We usually go with the Detroiter here, but we’re also fans of The Cadillac.

Pinthouse Pizza is home to one of our favorite beers in all of Austin. But more importantly, it’s also where you’ll find some of the best pizza in town. Stylistically, it’s somewhere between a New York pie and a Neapolitan, but they just call it “hand-crafted.” They don’t offer slices, but they do make personal 10” pies, and they’re especially good topped with pepperoni and fresh basil. They have a few locations across town plus a spin-off called Pinthouse Brewing serving a different menu.

The pies at Pizzeria Grata lean Neapolitan, but with a crispier base, and a chew that we think about often. We like the sweet and spicy pizza that comes topped with sweet bacon marmalade and hot pepper relish. Pizzeria Grata is currently located inside of a mini food hall on South Lamar at Menchaca.

Close to Dripping Springs, on a massive plot of land, Jester King has made a name for itself by brewing spontaneously fermented beers with wild yeast. So it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the pizza program here follows the same philosophy. Most of the ingredients are locally foraged or farmed—expect to find lots of seasonal, regional vegetables and herbs—and the dough is fermented with yeast from the surrounding area.

Even on the busiest of Saturday nights, we’re willing to brave the South Congress crowds for a visit to Home Slice. The inside feels decidedly old-school—colorful, lively, and packed full of tables. If you have friends from the east coast that never stop talking about “what pizza is supposed to taste like,” this is probably one of the few places that’ll quiet them down, at least for a few minutes. They also have a second location in North Loop that offers most of the same menu.

Not a lot of places can pull off as many pizza types as Pedroso’s does, and the fact that they do it all so well out of a tiny trailer is an achievement that should be celebrated. You can get a New York pizza, with a perfectly thin and chewy crust, or get it American-style for a bit more sauce and heft. If you’re a fan of rectangles over circles, you can even get a square-cut Grandma-style. The best part of it all is that it’s parked outside of The Night Owl, a bar near Burnet and Ohlen Road.