Ohio has spent decades quietly building one of the most underrated pizza cultures in the country, and 2026 feels like the perfect year to stop pretending you haven’t noticed.
From Detroit-style pans with crispy cheese skirts to ultra-thin Columbus squares that practically demand you eat standing over the box, the state serves up styles and flavors that deserve far more road trip mileage than they currently get.
Whether you are chasing wood-fired Neapolitan crusts in Cleveland, thick Sicilian slabs near campus, or small-town gems tucked into historic firehouses, Ohio’s pizza landscape rewards curiosity with consistency, creativity, and plenty of reasons to take the long way home…