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Pizzana
Pizzana asks an honest question of the pizza category: can a $24–$28 pie justify itself?
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GuideUpdated July 14, 2026
4 Best Pizza Restaurants in Los Angeles
The 4 best pizza restaurants in Los Angeles, sorted by rating and curated by TastyPals editors.
The best pizza restaurants in Los Angeles are Pizzana, DeSano Pizzeria Napoletana, PIZZANISTA! DTLA Arts District, and more. Start with Pizzana if you want the strongest overall first pick.
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Who this guide is for
This guide covers the highest-rated pizza restaurants in Los Angeles. The picks are sorted by Google rating and review volume to give you a reliable shortlist. Picks span Los Angeles and West Hollywood.
Quick picks
Pizzana
Pizza • Los Angeles
Pizzana asks an honest question of the pizza category: can a $24–$28 pie justify itself?
DeSano Pizzeria Napoletana
Pizza • West Hollywood
DeSano Pizza Bakery has built its reputation in West Hollywood on a straightforward premise: Neapolitan wood-fired pizza executed with enough fidelity that the Italian reference point holds up rath…
PIZZANISTA! DTLA Arts District
Pizza • Los Angeles
PIZZANISTA! DTLA Arts District is a sensible pizza call in Los Angeles when you want something that usually lands well.
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How the restaurants compare
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Pizzana
Los Angeles • Pizza
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
$$
Best for
bib gourmand
Mood
Easygoing
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DeSano Pizzeria Napoletana
West Hollywood • Pizza
8.7/10
TastyPals Score
4.6
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Price
value
Best for
casual night
Mood
West Hollywood
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PIZZANISTA! DTLA Arts District
Los Angeles • Pizza
8.7/10
TastyPals Score
4.6
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Price
value
Best for
casual night
Mood
Casual
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Pizzeria Mozza
Los Angeles • Pizza
8.1/10
TastyPals Score
4.4
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Price
value
Best for
casual night
Mood
Casual
How we chose
We looked for restaurants that feel like a strong fit for the guide topic, not just the most obvious names in the city. The shortlist favors rooms with clear mood, dependable pacing, and enough distinction to help someone decide faster. Read our full methodology →
Room tone
Lighting, pace, and general energy all need to support the reason someone clicked this guide.
Food fit
We favored restaurants that feel best suited for the moment, not just restaurants with broad reputation.
Useful range
The final list tries to give readers enough variation in neighborhood, price, and style to compare real options.
4 ranked picks
Pizzana — Pizzana asks an honest question of the pizza category: can a $24–$28 pie justify itself? Daniele Uditi makes the case through technique. His "slow dough" ferments two days, yielding a Neapolitan crust light enough to fold but sturdy enough to lift one-handed — the rare pizza that survives the journey to the mouth intact. Uditi trained under Rosanna Marziale at the Michelin-starred Le Colonne in Caserta, and that pedigree shows in the restraint here, not the flourish. The Cacio e Pepe, finished with parmesan cream, is the dish that converts skeptics; the Neo Margherita's basil crumb adds texture where lesser kitchens settle for a leaf. The Corbarina, with squash blossoms, burrata and gremolata, is the seasonal flex worth ordering. The room — glass-walled kitchen, Mediterranean-blue murals — frames the oven as theatre without overplaying it. A Bib Gourmand and a place on the LA Times' 101 Best confirm what the table already tells you. This is a special-occasion pizzeria, and for once that phrase isn't an oxymoron. The cheque earns its keep. View restaurant →
DeSano Pizzeria Napoletana — DeSano Pizza Bakery has built its reputation in West Hollywood on a straightforward premise: Neapolitan wood-fired pizza executed with enough fidelity that the Italian reference point holds up rather than serving as mere marketing. The format centers on long-fermented dough — a process diners and observers consistently credit with producing flavor complexity rather than simply providing structure — paired with a wood-fired oven reportedly run at the temperatures the style demands. Toppings across the menu are edited rather than maximalist, which is the correct instinct for a tradition that collapses quickly under excess weight. The Margherita is the benchmark order here, the pie that reveals whether the fundamentals are sound before anything else is considered.
Beyond the Margherita, the menu offers a seasonal topping pie that rotates the kitchen's available combinations, and the wood-fired Neapolitan pie in its core form — both worth ordering at the same table so the group can assess range rather than committing to a single configuration. The pies are sized for sharing rather than individual consumption, which means two or three between a group of four is the practical approach. The house salad rounds out the order as a counterpoint to the richness of the cheese, and by most accounts the kitchen moves orders at a pace that supports a longer, relaxed evening without the table sitting idle.
For a Los Angeles group dinner where the priority is quality without the formality — or the cheque — of a dedicated sit-down room, DeSano's price point makes the decision relatively uncomplicated. Walk-ins are reported to work for smaller groups on weeknights; for larger parties or weekend evenings, a reservation is the more reliable approach. View restaurant →
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DeSano Pizzeria Napoletana
DeSano Pizza Bakery has built its reputation in West Hollywood on a straightforward premise: Neapolitan wood-fired pizza executed with enough fidelity that the Italian reference point holds up rather than serving as mere marketing.
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4.6
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