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Boston Area

Old-School Pizza in Boston

Boston's longest-running pizzerias, from neighborhood originals to family businesses that started out as something else.

5 Boston institutions worth knowing

  1. Serving since 1903 123 years

    Santarpio's Pizza

    Known for Cheese pizza · Grilled lamb skewers · Homemade sausage

    Thin-crust pizza and grilled lamb from an East Boston family business that has been going since 1903.

    Founded as a bakery in 1903.

    Locals + visitors See why it's a classic

  2. Serving since 1926 100 years

    Regina Pizzeria Thacher Street

    The North End's original pizzeria, still at its Thacher Street address since 1926.

    Visitor destination See why it's a classic

  3. Serving since 1937 89 years

    Pleasant Cafe

    Known for Thin-crust pizza · Yankee pot roast · Grapenut pudding

    Thin-crust pizza and weekly roast dinners under a 1949 neon sign, at the same Roslindale address since 1933.

    Neighborhood regulars See why it's a classic

  4. Serving since 1966 60 years

    Pinocchio's Pizza & Subs

    Known for Sicilian pizza · Steak subs

    Square Sicilian slices in Harvard Square, made since 1966 and run by the same family since 1983.

    Neighborhood regulars See why it's a classic

  5. Serving since 1971 55 years

    Armando's Pizza & Subs

    Known for Thin-crust pizza · Sicilian pizza · Subs

    A cash-only West Cambridge pizza and sub shop, run by Armando Paolo's family since he opened it in 1971.

    Neighborhood regulars See why it's a classic