You can't make everyone happy. You're not a Pizza
When it comes to pizza, everyone has a different taste. Some people like thin crust pizza. On the other hand, some people like thick crust pizza such as traditional pan pizza and deep-dish pizza.
For me, it doesn't matter whether it's a thick or thin crust as long as it tastes good. Because I believe that each style of pizza has its own unique touch and I enjoy eating different types of it.
It’s very difficult to say what makes a perfect pizza, simply because there are so many different variations of the simple mozzarella and bread combinations. But a pizza has to have these quality ingredients: olive oil, tomato, and mozzarella. The rest of the toppings totally depends on one's taste.
Nowadays, every place around us makes a pizza. However, for a pizza lover like me, it is very important to find a place that makes good pizza.
For all of these reasons, this wasn’t an easy list to make for me. However, here are the three best pizza places in Long Beach, based on pizza lovers' recommendations.
1. Thunderbolt Pizza
We are hand stretching our 3-day cold fermented dough into a Brooklyn-style thin crust pizza with house-made sauces, epic cheeses, and fantastic toppings. Really we are building a Brooklyn-style date night pizzeria. Good things are soon to come. - Thunderbolt Pizza
Recommendations based on customer reviews:
- Excellent thin crust, large sliced pizza!
- Ever eat those pizzas where you leave your crust on the plate? Not from here.
- The dough is so good. Pizza is thin and crispy from the first bite to the crust.
- You'll absolutely love that they have not only let you choose your own toppings, but you can also do half and half.
Price: On average, it's $40 - 45 for two people.
Location: 4085 Atlantic Ave Long Beach, CA 90807
Website: https://www.toasttab.com/thunderbolt-pizza/v3
2. 5000 Pies
5000 Pies is a social enterprise of Fountain of Life Covenant Church. Our mission is to transform the lives of young adults in West Long Beach through culinary employment and life skills coaching. We are defining hand-crafted, Long Beach-style deep-dish pizza and sweet pies. The pies are made 100% from scratch using fresh, seasonal, quality ingredients. A lot of love and care goes into each pie. We like to think that they may be the best pies you’ve ever tasted. - 5000 Pies
Recommendations based on customer reviews:
- Amazing thick, cheesy, and delicious pizza!
- The crust is very flaky, and the slices are very heavy and filling.
- Their sauce was magically mouthwatering. The crust was crunchy, doughy, fluffy, buttery, and beautifully seasoned.
- The deep-dish pizza definitely had generous portions of toppings, cheese, and sauce on it.
Price: On average, it's $25 - 30 for two people.
Location: 2064 Santa Fe Ave Long Beach, CA 90810
Website: https://5000pies.com/
3. Little Coyote
We wanted to create a space that matched where we are in our lives. Space where quality isn’t compromised, prices are approachable, and everyone is welcome. We both came from a fine-dining background, and believe that you can have good quality food and drink with good quality ingredients without breaking the bank. Growing up, we spent our childhoods in pizza parlors. After little league games, playing pac man, and skating through the parking lot. Little Coyote is inspired by the old-school New York pizzerias we loved so much as kids. No fuss. New York-style pizza, hand-stretched, thin-crust, foldable. Pizza that doesn’t suck, made the old school way. - Little Coyote
Recommendations based on customer reviews:
- Wonderful little pizza spot with a lot of warm vibes and personality.
- The crust is thin, but not too thin. New York-style, chewy and salty. The kind that makes you want to eat every bite of the crust, even the part without the cheese.
- A strong, small menu of whole pies, subs, and salads.
Price: On average, it's $40 - 45 for two people.
Location: 2118 E 4th St Long Beach, CA 90814
Website: https://www.littlecoyotelbc.com/
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Pizza restaurants have expanded rapidly over the last few years. This list is but a few of the best pizza restaurants in Long Beach.
If there’s a good pizzeria you would like to recommend besides this list of best pizzas in Long Beach, let us know in the comments below!