Best Pizza in Amherst MA: Slices, Squares and Your Vote

The best pizza in Amherst MA is a question every student has an opinion about and no list can settle. Judge a slice by crust, sauce, cheese, balance and heat, then answer the Best in town pizza question in the Mosey app, which asks where the best pizza is near you.

Everyone's answer is a little different, and that is the fun: cast your vote and see how the town agrees.

How do you judge the best pizza in Amherst MA?

Five things matter. The crust: crisp on the bottom, chewy in the middle, with a good edge. The sauce: bright, balanced and not too sweet. The cheese: melted and browned, not rubbery. The balance: no single element swamps the others. The heat: served hot, not lukewarm from a lamp.

Try a plain cheese slice first. If the basics are right, the toppings will be too.

What is Amherst Sicilian pizza?

Amherst Sicilian pizza is a thick, rectangular pie with a spongy, focaccia-like crust, baked in a pan and cut into squares. The sauce often goes on top of the cheese, and the edges are crisp and caramelized from the pan.

A square is heavier than a thin slice, so one or two is a meal. Eat it hot, and look for the crispy corners.

What is Amherst pizza by the slice like?

Amherst pizza by the slice is a counter experience. You point, the server reheats a slice in the oven and hands it over on a paper plate. Prices are low, lines move quickly and the food is served hot if the oven is.

Ask for a fresh slice if the pie on display has been sitting. A busy counter sells through pies quickly, so the slices are usually fresh.

When is Amherst pizza late night?

Amherst pizza late night is a student tradition. Counters stay open past the dinner hour, sometimes until the early morning on weekends. Whole pies can be ordered for delivery or pickup.

Call ahead for a large order. Dough runs out, and a half-hour wait at midnight is common.

How do you order well?

Know your order before the counter. Say how many slices, which type and whether it's for here or to go. For a group, order whole pies and ask for different toppings on each half.

Tip the person who hands you the slice. A dollar goes a long way. If you are ordering whole pies for a floor or a team, ask the counter for a count of plates, napkins and a few extra containers. A pizza night for twenty needs planning, and the counter will help if it knows early. Order from a place you trust, pick up the pies yourself if you can and eat them warm. Cold pizza is its own pleasure, but the first slice should always be hot.

How does Best in town work?

Best in town is a short run of questions in the Mosey app. Each asks about one kind of food near you, and the pizza one reads Where is the best pizza near you? Choose a place, tap the stars and move to the next question. Nothing is written for you: the answer is yours.

A place that is missing can be found with the search box. The feature suits towns where few people have rated yet, which describes most of the valley outside the big names. Every place you rate helps the next person find somewhere good.

How do you give a fair pizza rating?

Rate the slice, not the line or the price. Think about crust, sauce, cheese and balance. Use the top of the scale for a slice you would cross town for. Add the type you had, such as plain, Sicilian or a specialty, and a word on the heat.

Do not rate a place you didn't visit. A rating is a record of your own meal.

Can a pizza habit earn a badge?

It can. Pizza is a cuisine tag with a badge, so five different pizza places make a Sampler, ten a Taster, twenty an Expert and fifty a Connoisseur. Students who rate a slice after every late night end up with a trail that outlasts the semester. Name the slice as the dish, Sicilian square or plain cheese, and note the crust. Your ratings then carry the badge beside your name, a sign that you have compared more than one counter.

How do you answer the pizza question yourself?

Answer it after your next slice, then try a second counter and compare, noting the crust, the sauce and the heat. Students tend to change their minds, and the record is fun to look back on. Talk to the people at the next table, because argument is part of the pleasure, and a friendly one makes the choice richer. Whatever you decide, be generous with the cook, and say so out loud: a cook who hears a compliment will remember your face, and the next slice may come out of the oven a little sooner. Keep an open mind about the odd topping, too, since the strangest slice on the board is sometimes the one a whole dorm swears by.

Heading somewhere else in Massachusetts? The Food in Massachusetts page links the rest.

Find Best in town in the app and answer the pizza question. Browse the cheap eats guide for the wider student scene, the cider donut guide for fall and the US guides hub for more. Download the Mosey app, rate your favorite slice and ask a friend to add theirs, so that the next freshman has somewhere to start.