The name promises authenticity, and all the pieces are in place: owners from Italy, along with an oven from Florence and a fifth-generation pizza chef from Naples. Indeed, this Medford spot, which opened in late 2015, serves fantastic pizza, from the Calabria (tomato sauce, mozzarella, spicy salami, and basil) to the Umbria (mozzarella, garlic, sausage, truffle oil, and basil).

Real Italian Gusto is open for indoor dining, takeout, and delivery via DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats.

Detroit-style pizza can be...divisive. Those who swear by New York-style slices or coal-fired New Haven pizza, for example, may dismiss it untasted, furrowing a brow at the buried toppings or the drizzle of sauce on top or the unfamiliar look of Wisconsin brick cheese. But those who appreciate the unique pan pizza — which does bear some similarity to the South Shore bar pizzas more familiar to many Bostonians, perhaps blended with a Sicilian pie — will find a lot to love at Avenue.

Avenue is open for indoor dining (make reservations here), and takeout and delivery via its website.

This elegant full-service restaurant in Somerville’s Davis Square is sibling to the nearby Rosebud and Painted Burro, as well as Burro Bar (in Brookline and Boston’s South End), Osteria Posto (in Waltham), and the Bedford location of Posto.

Posto serves gorgeous Neapolitan-style pizzas — everything from a classic margherita to seasonal specials such as a local ramp pizza with mozzarella, applewood smoked bacon, an egg, parmesan, and maple syrup. There’s plenty more on the menu, too, and the restaurant also hosts whole pig roasts.

Posto is open for indoor dining, and takeout and delivery via its website.

Further reading: Joe Cassinelli on the Growth of Neapolitan Pizza

Around since 1966, this unassuming sports bar serves some of the best New York-style pizza around. Newtowne has one of the best deals around: Get a large cheese pizza and a pitcher of beer for just $12. There’s also a location in Billerica.

Newtowne is open for indoor dining, takeout, and delivery via DoorDash and Uber Eats.

A relative newcomer to the Boston-area pizza scene, the tiny Ciao has only been open since late 2015, quickly gaining acclaim for its outstanding Neapolitan-style pizza.

Ciao is open for indoor dining and takeout.

Serving Cambridge’s Huron Village since 1971, Armando’s is that type of pizzeria with the simple wooden booths and kids’ soccer team photos on the walls. There’s thin-crust pizza as well as Sicilian, plus subs, calzones, baked ziti, and more.

Armando’s is open for takeout and delivery.

Hot Box, one of the food vendors at Somerville’s Bow Market, is probably the definitive non-South Shore purveyor of South Shore-style bar pizza, serving up the perfect specimen of the old-school pan pizza with golden-brown cheese spots; a crispy, lacy outer edge; and a softer under-crust. If you’re dining with someone who doesn’t want pizza (but why would you?), Hot Box also serves excellent North Shore-style roast beef sandwiches, and there are also plenty of other Bow Market vendors with lots of other foods to eat and drinks to drink.

Hot Box is open for takeout and delivery via its website.

Any halfway decent restaurant would have been a good addition to this section of Charlestown, which was sorely lacking in dining options — but Brewer’s Fork took it a few giant steps further when it opened in early 2015, giving the neighborhood a truly wonderful destination for wood-fired pizza, a spectacular beer list, a great patio, and a comfortable vibe.

Brewer’s Fork is open for indoor dining, outdoor dining, and takeout and delivery via its website.

Further reading: The Brewer's Fork Will Feature Rustic New England Pizzas

“Noch’s,” Harvard Square’s famous late-night pizza haunt, has been around since 1966, serving both thin-crust and Sicilian-style pizza, along with subs, baked ziti, and more. It was the runner up in Eater Boston’s pizza poll a few years back.

Pinocchio’s is open for takeout and delivery.

Further reading: A Diary of a Saturday Night at Pinocchio's

For better or worse, the Polcari family’s restaurant group has expanded significantly since the 1926 debut of Regina Pizza in the North End; these days, most locations are quick-service mall kiosks. But standing in line at the original full-service Thacher Street location is still an essential Boston pizza experience. Try the Giambotta pizza — topped with every traditional topping the restaurant offers — for a taste of Regina’s classic brick-oven pizza.

Regina is currently open for indoor dining, takeout (order online), and delivery (order via Grubhub).

Further reading: Richie Zapata on 18 Years at Regina Pizzeria

For a true North End experience, head to this casual Hanover Street spot, which is only open for lunch (closed Sundays, and generally closed for vacation for a substantial chunk of the summer). The lines are long but move quickly for the Sicilian slices and arancini — and that’s almost entirely the menu, plus beer and wine and a few other food items. Cash only. In 2018, the James Beard Foundation proclaimed it an “American classic.”

Umberto is open for indoor dining and takeout.

Further reading: Eater Scenes: The North End, Monday from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The perfect example of Boston’s wood-fired pizza renaissance, Area Four serves up beautiful pies with a heavily blistered crust that benefits from a 30-plus-hour ferment and a sourdough starter. Try the Carnivore pizza, topped with big, spicy pieces of sopressata as well as sausage and bacon.

Area Four is open for patio dining, takeout, and delivery.

Further reading: Area Four’s Jeff Pond on Dough and More

Max & Leo’s coal-fired pizzas cook within minutes around 900 degrees and come out with a markedly blistered crust; those who don’t love pizza cooked well-done should go elsewhere. Nachos are also coal-fired, and there are a variety of oven-roasted wings available, plus salads, sandwiches, and more. Max & Leo’s also has an outpost inside of Game On in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood (currently hibernating for the winter) and a couple more in the area, but Newton is the original location.

Max & Leo’s is open for indoor dining, takeout, and delivery.

This full-service Fort Point restaurant serves a wide range of Neapolitan-style pizzas (any of which can be made gluten-free), topped with everything from fennel sausage to jalapenos. There’s plenty of pasta, too (also available gluten-free), along with wood-fired garlic knots and focaccia, sfizi and antipasti, and more.

Pastoral is open for indoor dining, takeout, and delivery via Grubhub and Uber Eats.

Further reading: Chef/Owner Todd Winer Discusses the Restaurant’s First Year

Picco’s name is actually an acronym — Pizza and Ice Cream Company — and the popular South End restaurant does both things exceedingly well. The pizza is a dream come true for bread lovers thanks to its prominent, puffy crust, which gets just the right amount of char.

Picco is open for takeout and delivery.

A favorite pizza destination of numerous chefs in town, this cozy South End spot from Jamie Bissonnette and Ken Oringer tops its pizzas with combinations such as tomato, pork sausage, ricotta, roasted onion, and fennel pollen; smoked bone marrow, beef tongue, Fresno chiles, fresh garlic, and mozzarella; and delicata squash, mushrooms, and thyme.

Coppa is open for indoor dining and outdoor dining (make reservations here), as well as takeout and delivery.

A Cleveland Circle standby since 1962, Pino’s serves New York-style slices, along with Sicilian pizza, calzones, and more. While the counter-service spot is primarily geared towards takeout, there are plenty of tables inside for those who want to stay.

Pino’s is open for indoor dining, takeout, and delivery via DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats.

This Southie bar and restaurant serves up killer pizzas, and Eater Boston readers agree: Lincoln won a pizza poll a few years back. The wood-fired pizza options include a butternut squash pizza with fontina, bacon, caramelized onions, pecorino romano, and rosemary oil; a barbecue pork pizza with barbecue sauce, Calabrian chile, caramelized onions, fresh mozzarella, and scallions; and more.

Lincoln Tavern is open for indoor dining (make reservations here), takeout, and delivery.

Further reading: Lincoln Tavern's Nick Dixon on Pizza Gurus and More

The pizza at Pleasant Cafe is beloved in Roslindale and beyond. Its mushroom and onion pizza (the onions are impossibly thin, which is the best way to do onions on pizza) is the move. Pleasant Cafe also offers a full menu, which includes a killer rendition of broiled scallops.

Pleasant Cafe is open for takeout.