Essential Detroit-area pizza restaurants everyone should try at least once

By on Fri, May 14, 2021 at 7:00 am

While we might have our go-to pizza spots nearby, we're always on our own personal quest to find the perfect slice. From Detroit-style to wood-fired, check out all the different pizza pies outside your doorstep just waiting to be devoured.

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Primo’s Pizza Multiple locations Italian immigrant Marino Soave opened his first pizzeria in 1968 in Livonia, which eventually became a beloved regional pizza chain. Photo via Primo’s Pizza Of Royal Oak / Facebook

Primo’s Pizza

Multiple locations
Italian immigrant Marino Soave opened his first pizzeria in 1968 in Livonia, which eventually became a beloved regional pizza chain.

Photo via Primo’s Pizza Of Royal Oak / Facebook
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Frank’s Family Pizzeria 3144 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte; 734-282-0512; frankspizza1952.com Founded in 1952, this downriver favorite reopened in 2021 under new owners: brothers and Detroit-style pizza purveyors Brandon and Zane Hunt and Josh Cade, who also co-owns the music venue District 142. Photo via Gregg’s Pizza & Bar-B-Que / Instagram

Frank’s Family Pizzeria

3144 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte; 734-282-0512; frankspizza1952.com
Founded in 1952, this downriver favorite reopened in 2021 under new owners: brothers and Detroit-style pizza purveyors Brandon and Zane Hunt and Josh Cade, who also co-owns the music venue District 142.

Photo via Gregg’s Pizza & Bar-B-Que / Instagram
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Gregg’s Pizza & Bar-B-Que 17160 Livernois Ave., Detroit; 313-341-2400; greggspizzabar-b-que.com Detroiters swear by Gregg’s, whose menu also includes calzones, subs, pasta, ribs, and seafood. Photo via Gregg’s Pizza & Bar-B-Que / Instagram

Gregg’s Pizza & Bar-B-Que

17160 Livernois Ave., Detroit; 313-341-2400; greggspizzabar-b-que.com
Detroiters swear by Gregg’s, whose menu also includes calzones, subs, pasta, ribs, and seafood.

Photo via Gregg’s Pizza & Bar-B-Que / Instagram
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