Best Pizza in Danbury, CT: Rate Your Pie

The best pizza in Danbury is a Connecticut argument, because the state has several pizza schools: the charred, thin pies of New Haven, the crisp tavern pies of the Naugatuck Valley and the local family styles in between. Run a fair tasting across Danbury, and let the Best in town pizza question in the Mosey app record your verdict.

Danbury sits in the middle of that pizza country, which is why local opinions are strong. Ask three residents and you will hear four answers. Treat the debate as part of the fun, and take notes, because a rating is how you settle it for yourself.

How do you find the best pizza in Danbury?

Choose a style first, then taste the plain cheese pie at three places in that style. Toppings hide faults and plain cheese does not. Judge the crust, the sauce, the cheese and the char separately, and write the notes down while the taste is fresh. Spread the tasting over a few weeks so that one bad Tuesday does not decide the matter, and visit at different hours, since the kitchen at six on Friday is not the kitchen at two on Wednesday.

Taste the crust alone at the edge, then the sauce, which should be bright and not sugary, then the cheese, which should be melted and not rubbery. Finally, taste the whole slice together and ask whether the parts agree.

What is Danbury pizza by the slice like?

Quick, hot and cheap. Counters downtown and near the campuses keep a case of slices through lunch and into the evening. One slice and a drink is lunch, two is dinner. Ask for a slice from a fresh pie, and check whether the counter reheats on a hot stone, which crisps the base. A busy counter has fresh pies coming, and a short wait for the next one is worth it.

What is Connecticut thin crust pizza?

A pie with a thin, crisp crust, tangy tomato sauce and a light hand with cheese, baked hot enough to char the edge. Some call it apizza. The New Haven apizza guide tells the coastal story, and Danbury pizzerias follow it or their own family style. Some call the pie apizza with a soft first syllable, some call it tomato pie, and nobody will correct you if you call it pizza. What matters is the char at the edge and the tang in the sauce.

Is Danbury pizza good for a family night?

For most families, yes, and for many it is the default Friday. A pizzeria forgives noise, serves quickly and asks little of a tired parent.

It is a family tradition. Choose a pizzeria with booths and a short menu, order one big pie, a salad and something plain for the children, and eat early, around five thirty. Fridays fill, so phone ahead. A rater can add the Family Friendly tag, and diners can look for it in the Find sheet.

Let the children choose the toppings for half the pie and keep the other half plain for the grown-ups. Bring wipes, because even neat eaters end up with sauce on a sleeve. Split the check at the table if two families share a pie, and leave the booth tidy for the next group.

What about pizza after a game?

Teams descend on counters after a game, so phone in a big order if the place allows it, tip well and expect noise. A coach with twenty players should give a number and a time, thank the kitchen and leave the table clean. To compare in one evening, order two small pies from two counters and eat them side by side. The difference between good and great shows fastest at the same table.

What is the Best in town feature?

It was designed for places like this, where opinion is plentiful and written ratings are scarce. A town with strong pizza views and few recorded ratings is exactly the case where one honest answer helps most.

A series of quick questions in the Mosey app about places near you: coffee, pizza, brunch, burgers, bakeries and more. Pick a place, give it stars, and each answer helps the next person find somewhere good.

How do you rate a pizza?

Stars first, then the pie: "plain cheese, thin, charred edge, tangy sauce". Add the size and the wait, and rate crust and sauce separately if you have a view, since that is what people argue about. Mention the oven if you can see it, and whether the pie arrived hot, because both change the result. Tag whoever shared the pie so they can add their own rating.

Keep a list called Danbury pies, and note the date and the order, since the pie changes with the cook on shift.

Where next from the pizzeria?

The US food guides cover the rest of the country, and the Danbury restaurants guide covers the wider downtown.

This is one of many Connecticut guides, and the Food in Connecticut page lists them all by town.

At your next table, open the Mosey app, answer the pizza question for Danbury and rate the pie by the dish.