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
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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.
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Serving since 1926 100 years
Regina Pizzeria Thacher Street
The North End's original pizzeria, still at its Thacher Street address since 1926.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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