Detroit-style pizza is one of Michigan’s proudest food inventions, and once you understand it, you cannot go back to a plain round pie. It is baked in a rectangular pan, topped edge to edge with cheese, and finished with lines of sauce on top.
That method creates the famous crispy, caramelized cheese corners that fans go a little wild for. If you have been chasing that thick, airy crust with the golden lacy edges, you are in the right place.
The eight spots below are all real, well-known Michigan pizzerias that build their reputation on the square pie. Some helped invent the style, some put a modern spin on it, and some just quietly do it better than most…