Native Italians Antonio Matarazzo and chef Matteo Venini teamed up to open their first Stellina Pizzeria in 2019 in DC’s NoMa Union Market neighborhood. Even today, the rough edges of this lively, vibrant ‘hood are… Stellina Pizzeria
Martha Dear DC pizza, founded by husband-and-wife team Demetri Mechelis and Tara Smith, launched as a carryout-only business in December 2020 — the height of COVID-19. Word spread quickly about this 38-seat subterranean Mount Pleasant… Martha Dear
The name, Boogy & Peel, doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. Named after the owner’s beloved dog and a pizza peel, Boogy and Peel, opened in 2022. It occupies space in the prestigious 1 Dupont Circle address… Boogy & Peel
When Peter Pastan and Ruth Gressner opened the first Pizzeria Paradiso in Dupont Circle in 1991, they introduced the DMV to authentic wood-fired, Neapolitan-style pizza. Revolutionary change often has unexpected side effects. On the plus… Pizzeria Paradiso
According to Ledo Pizza lore, round pizza pans were expensive and rare in 1955, when Bob Beall opened his Adelphi, Maryland restaurant, but rectangular pans were a dime a dozen. Hence, Ledo Pizza baked its… Ledo Pizza
Perhaps it’s Sonny’s sly understatement that won over DishingPizza. Sonny’s correctly bills itself as a neighborhood pizza joint that slings square slices. However, this circa 2019 Park View, DC pizzeria doesn’t advertise these design elements:… Sonny’s Pizza
Opened in 2018 and named after the owners’ toddler daughters, Little Beast is tucked into one of the upperest of the upper-crust neighborhoods in Northwest DC – Chevy Chase. Even though the daughters are now… Little Beast Cafe & Bistro
It’s been some time since DishingPizza last visited the original Timber Pizza in Petworth, DC, and much has happened in the interim. The founders of Timber Pizza began with a food truck. In 2016, they… Timber Pizza
Dishing Pizza first encountered Andy’s Pizza in 2018 when its first store opened in the Tyson’s Galleria. Not only did Andy’s stand out for its high-quality pizza, but it was the only affordable thing in… Andy’s Pizza
