Between National Pizza Day on Feb. 9 and Super Bowl Sunday this weekend, it’s a perfect time to sit back with a slice or two or an entire pie from your favorite pizza joint.
And Southwest Florida is a pizza-rrific place to be in with a two-time Caputo Cup Pizza Competition winner (which is basically the Super Bowl of pizza) and a three-time World Champion Pizza Maker title holder at the Las Vegas Pizza World Championship.
Here’s a quick, alphabetical taste of some of our favorites from Cape Coral to Bonita Springs.
Downtown House of Pizza
Since 2005, DHOP has been serving up its beloved hand-tossed, delightfully chewy, lightly crisp New York-style pies with our favorite fold. Whether it’s at 10 a.m. or 10 p.m. (or 1 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday) this downtown Fort Myers gem always comes through for us. 1520 Hendry St., Fort Myers; 239-337-3467; downtownhouseofpizza.com
Fine Folk Pizza
Artisan specialty pizzas have set this Gateway wonder apart from the rest since 2015. But just knowing the team here won the prestigious Naples, Italy, founded Caputo Cup Pizza Competition twice — in 2018 and 2019 in the nontraditional category is reason enough to go. 11300 Lindberg Blvd., Fort Myers; 239-313-5155; finefolkpizza.com