North County’s Blue Ribbon Artisan Pizza, a longtime mainstay, was a key innovator in California-style seasonally-inspired pizza. It’s the brainchild of chef Wade Hageman, who opened the pizzeria after a career in fine dining.

Two brothers, alums of an acclaimed pizzeria in the Bay Area, are putting their spin on the deep dish style at this suburban. With a crispy, buttery crust, the hefty pies are available as signature combos, like the North County with housemade meatballs, mushrooms, onions, roasted garlic, or customizable with a large range of toppings.

Pacific Beach’s Ambrogio15 is serving up what it calls the “Milan pizza experience.” Expect this to mean light-as-air thin crusts, organic and biodynamic wines and sustainable and organic pizza toppings. A second and third location can be found at Little Italy Food Hall and Del Mar.

Find Detroit-style and thin-crust square slices (aka Boston Beach pizza) at this Pacific Beach spot. All of the shop’s signature Detroit-style pizzas pay homage to the city and are named after cars like the Chevy (salami, cupping pepperoni, meatball and bacon).

One of the originators of SoCal-style pizza, Blind Lady Ale House in Normal Heights is still a favorite among San Diegans. Their farmers market-bought and housemade ingredients make good companions with their stacked draft list.

With so many Chicagoans calling San Diego home, it only follows that we have a good Chicago-style pizzeria to call our own. Lefty’s, with two locations in North Park and Mission Hills, is deep dish pie’s SoCal home away from home.

Pulling no punches with its name, Bronx Pizza in Hillcrest is usually the first retort when someone remarks, “there’s no good New York-style pizza in San Diego.” The cheese pie is a great example but it’s particularly known for the White Stone pie, a classic white pizza named after an iconic New York City bridge that’s topped with mozzarella, ricotta and garlic.

Pulling double-time as a coffee roaster and cafe, Caffe Calabria also churns out simple wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas with high quality ingredients from its North Park storefront. They only serve pizza Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. though, so plan in advance.

With a location in Liberty Station called Officine Buona Forchetta, plus others in Encinitas, San Marcos, and Coronado, beloved South Park staple Buona Forchetta continues expansion with its classic Neapolitan-style pizzas. Also notable are its gluten-free pies.

Italian owner Massimo Tenino runs Isola Pizza Bars in Little Italy and La Jolla, where he serves wood-fired Neapolitan pizza with imported Italian ingredients. Also on the menu is wine from his brother’s vineyard in Piemonte.

A Golden Hill staple, Pizzeria Luigi is considered one of San Diego’s best examples of New York-style pie, with to-go slices at the ready. There’s also a shop on El Cajon Boulevard and in Imperial Beach.

National City’s Market on 8th’s answer to pizza is a meld of traditional toppings with more unique ones like roasted pork belly or sisig with calamansi cream. Pizzas come available whole round, square or by the slice.

Think pizza only has Italian flavors? Think again. This Chula Vista spot serves thin crust pizzas topped with the likes of bistec, birria, zesty black beans, Rajas pepper and more. Libations from the bar are equally intriguing with wines from Valle de Guadalupe and Micheladas made with fresh blended fruits.