These are the pizza places I recommend on tour, ranked. All three are in North Beach, which has been the center of Italian baking in San Francisco since the early 1900s, and all three are within a ten minute walk of each other. The map shows where each one sits.
Quick version: Tony’s for the full range (a 13 time World Pizza Champion cooking seven regional styles), Golden Boy for a square focaccia slice at the counter, and Capo’s for Chicago style from the same kitchen family.
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Tony’s Pizza Napoletana
Tony Gemignani's North Beach flagship, where seven ovens turn out about a dozen pizza styles. The wood-fired Margherita that won the 2007 World Pizza Cup in Naples is capped at 73 a day.
From a 13-time World Pizza Champion. The wood-fired Margherita that won Naples is capped at 73 a day, so order it early.
1570 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA 94133 Full write-up → -
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Golden Boy Pizza
Thick focaccia-based crust pizza in North Beach
542 Green Street, San Francisco, CA 94133 Full write-up → -
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Capo’s
Tony Gemignani's Chicago style pizzeria North Beach near his Napoletana flagship.
Tony Gemignani's Chicago style pizzeria in North Beach
641 Vallejo Street, San Francisco, CA 94133 Full write-up →
