Best SF pizzas worth risking a parking ticket for

Marcus Feldman

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Product manager by day, pizza detective by night, still can't parallel park to save my life. I've spent way too many post-work hours chasing crust all over this 7x7, from North Beach classics to Mission wood-fired spots, so here's my ride-or-die list of the pies actually worth the meter feed and the rent-adjacent sticker shock.

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Best SF pizzas worth risking a parking ticket for — 9 items
Name	Comment	Neighborhood	Style
1Tony's Pizza Napoletana	Tony Gemignani holds more pizza world records than I have unread Slacks, and the margherita still steals the show.	North Beach	Wood-fired Neapolitan
2Golden Boy Pizza	Late-night square slices that hit different after last call, still cheaper than an Uber home to the Sunset.	North Beach	Focaccia-style square slice
3Pizzeria Delfina	Blistered crust, no fuss, and it doesn't eat your whole lunch break like some other 18th Street spots.	Mission District	Thin-crust Neapolitan
5Arizmendi Bakery	Worker-owned, one flavor a day, and it's basically my Bernal backyard so I have zero objectivity here.	Bernal Heights	Daily rotating co-op pie
6Del Popolo	Started as a truck, now a proper SoMa spot, with char on the crust like my patience on Muni.	SoMa	Wood-fired Neapolitan
7Flour + Water Pizzeria	From the pasta royalty behind Flour + Water, this pizzeria's crust almost justifies the rent around here.	Mission District	Wood-fired thin crust
8Zero Zero	Solid pre-game pie near the ballpark, blistered crust that outlasts any pregame small talk.	SoMa	Neapolitan
9Gioia Pizzeria	Sold by the slice and by weight, perfect fuel for pretending you'll parallel park on the first try.	Divisadero	NY-style thin slice
12The Pizza Place on Noriega	Foggy walk to get there, warm cheesy payoff once you do, certified Outer Sunset comfort food.	Outer Sunset	Neighborhood classic pie