Discover the best pizza in Detroit

Start with Buddy's Pizza, the listing with the most review activity, then try an independent pan specialist to see how much the cheese edge and crumb can vary.

Detroit-style uses a rectangular steel pan, an airy crumb, and cheese pushed to the perimeter so it caramelizes into a dark, crisp edge.

Buddy's Rendezvous introduced the style in 1946. The original bake used rectangular steel utility trays associated with Detroit's industrial supply chain.

It is a pan pizza, but it is not Chicago deep dish. The dough is lighter and airier, the cheese edge is central, and the finished pie is cut into squares.

Many versions place tomato sauce in stripes over the cheese, though recipes vary. The defining features are the steel-pan bake, airy crumb, and caramelized perimeter.

Downtown, Corktown, Midtown, and the east side all have useful stops, but the city's spread makes a car or planned route practical.

Most casual pan-pizza rooms work for walk-ins. Reserve only when the restaurant operates as a full dinner venue or your group is large.

Yes. Detroit-style dominates our tags, but the city also has Neapolitan and other round-pie options.

The live city page currently lists 27 visible pizzerias.

We judge the pizza, especially crumb, bake, sauce, and that caramelized edge, rather than rewarding the biggest chain footprint.