Pizza is one of those foods we all love, but not for the same reasons. While there are the crust-conscious, others fixate on the cheese, sauce or toppings, or maybe everything all at once. Then there are those who prefer a certain pizza style—New York, Sicilian, Neopolitan, Detroit and more—and gravitate to only those pies.
Our Frolic and HONOLULU team is with you in appreciation for excellent pizza, and we too have varying opinions. Rather than debate which is the best, we’ve decided to share all of our personal faves.
Little G Café
The flavors are bomb at this pizza spot on the second floor of the 808 Center. Plus, the crust is thin and crispy, the house-made mozzarella is chewy and tasty, and even the tomato sauce is tangy and fresh. My go-to is the cremini mushroom with white truffle cream, but I also like trying special flavors that rotate into the menu. A whole pizza is priced in the $20 to $29 range, while slices, also huge, are around $5. (I’m usually full after two pieces.) Plus, on Sundays, the cheese slice is just $1. It’s the owner’s way of giving back to the pizza-loving community. —Andrea Lee
808 Center 2nd floor, 808 Sheridan St., Ala Moana, (808) 699-9116, littlegcafe.com, @littlegcafe
Pizza Mamo
If the sight of square pizza gives you flashbacks of high school lunches, push past it—this is not the bready pie of yesteryear. Pizza Mamo’s deep-dish, Detroit-style pizzas are fluffy, saucy and crisp around the edges, thanks to a crust of cheesy goodness teetering on the precipice of burnt. You can’t go wrong with pepperoni, but my go-to is the sausage and pesto combo, with Wisconsin brick cheddar, whole-milk mozzarella, Italian sausage, vine-ripened-tomato sauce and pesto. Yes, it’s the most expensive pizza on the menu at $29, but it includes four corner pieces and two soft middles, plus I get two meals out of it. I won’t turn down a thin-crust, Brooklyn-style slice from Mamo, but if I’m in charge of ordering, it’s the Detroit, baby! —Katrina Valcourt…