Updated October 20, 2026 · Launch edition

The 7 Best Pizza Places in Orlando, FL

In our October 20, 2026 edition, the best pizza place in Orlando is Lazy Moon Pizza in Mills 50, followed by SoDough Square and Antica Pizzeria & Market. We screened 25 candidates for independent recognition, scored the strongest on public reputation, recognition and years in business, and these seven scored highest.

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At a glance · October 20, 2026

#NameWhereKnown forScore
1Lazy Moon PizzaMills 50Two-handed jumbo slices, craft beer and late hours68
2SoDough SquareSoDo (South Downtown)Square pan pies with crisp, cheese-crusted (frico) edges67
3Antica Pizzeria & MarketAltamonte Springs (SR 436)Neapolitan pies from 72-hour dough plus house-made pasta60
4Ziggie's PizzaIvanhoe VillageThin-crust pies with unconventional topping combinations60
5Black Magic PizzaThe Milk DistrictNeapolitan-style pies, wings and garlic knots for pickup57
6Pizza BrunoCurry Ford WestCreative wood-fired pies and garlic knots53
7John & John's - A Pizza ShopSoDo (South Downtown)Slices and whole pies a block from SoDough Square51
  1. 01

    Lazy Moon Pizza

    68/ 100

    Mills 50 · Orlando · Oversized thin-crust slices and whole pies

    Lazy Moon began across from UCF in 2005 and now runs three shops, including this Mills 50 location on East Colonial Drive. Its calling card is an oversized slice on a thin, crisp crust made from dough fermented for 72 hours, served with a craft-beer selection. Orlando Weekly readers named it Best Traditional Pizza in 2024 and placed it second for Best Late-Night Restaurant in 2026.

    How this score adds up

    Reputation 37 of 50. 4.6 stars from 4,579 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.59 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.

    Recognition 11 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.

    • Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2024 - Best Traditional Pizza, winner (readers) — 8 pts
    • ClickOrlando/WKMG Yelp-based top 10 pizza (Feb 2024) - #5 — 3 pts
    • Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2026 - Best Late-Night Restaurant, 2nd (readers) — not counted: the same publication already counts at a higher value

    Years in business 20 of 20. Open since 2005, 21 years.

    Total 68 of 100. Full method

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  2. 02

    SoDough Square

    67/ 100

    SoDo (South Downtown) · Orlando · Detroit-style pizza

    SoDough Square bakes Detroit-style square pizza in blue steel pans, with dough fermented 24 to 48 hours for crisp, cheese-crusted edges. It opened its first shop on Michigan Street in SoDo in 2022 and has since added Winter Park and east Orlando locations. The Orlando Sentinel's critic named it Best Pizza in the 2024 Foodie Awards, and it placed in Orlando Weekly's readers' poll in 2024, 2025 and 2026.

    How this score adds up

    Reputation 39 of 50. 4.7 stars from 751 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.63 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.

    Recognition 20 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.

    • Orlando Sentinel Foodie Awards 2024 - Best Pizza, Critic's Choice — 10 pts
    • Orlando Magazine 2025 Dining Awards - Best Pizza runner-up (critic's picks) — 6 pts
    • Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2025 - Best Gourmet Pizza, 3rd place (readers) — 4 pts

    Years in business 8 of 20. Open since 2022, 4 years.

    Total 67 of 100. Full method

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  3. 03

    Antica Pizzeria & Market

    60/ 100

    Altamonte Springs (SR 436) · Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza

    Antica Pizzeria & Market in Altamonte Springs bakes Neapolitan pizza in a wood-fired oven using Caputo 00 flour and dough fermented for 72 hours, and makes its pasta in house. It is owned by Calabria-born pizzaiolo Piergiorgio Quintiero. Orlando Weekly readers ranked it second for Best Gourmet Pizza in 2025 and named it the best restaurant in Altamonte Springs that year.

    How this score adds up

    Reputation 46 of 50. 4.8 stars from 1,199 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.73 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.

    Recognition 4 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.

    • Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2025 - Best Gourmet Pizza, 2nd place (readers) — 4 pts
    • Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2025 - Best Altamonte Springs Restaurant, winner (readers) — not counted: the same publication already counts at a higher value
    • Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2026 - Best Altamonte Springs Restaurant, 2nd (readers) — not counted: the same publication already counts at a higher value

    Years in business 10 of 20. Opening year not documented, so it gets the neutral value.

    Total 60 of 100. Full method

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  4. 04

    Ziggie's Pizza

    60/ 100

    Ivanhoe Village · Orlando · Artisanal thin-crust pizza

    Ziggie's is a thin-crust pizza shop in Ivanhoe Village run by brothers Christian and Floyd Ziegler; it opened in August 2021 in the former Perla's Pizza space. The pies pair a thin crust with unusual topping combinations. Orlando Magazine readers voted it Best Pizza in the 2025 Dining Awards, and a 2024 Yelp-based ranking reported by FOX 35 put it first in Orlando.

    How this score adds up

    Reputation 37 of 50. 4.7 stars from 470 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.60 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.

    Recognition 11 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.

    • Orlando Magazine 2025 Dining Awards - Best Pizza, #1 (Readers' Choice) — 8 pts
    • Orlando Magazine 2025 Dining Awards - Best Pizza runner-up (critic's picks) — not counted: the same publication already counts at a higher value
    • FOX 35 / Stacker Yelp-based ranking (Apr 2024) - #1 pizza place in Orlando — 3 pts

    Years in business 12 of 20. Open since 2021, 5 years.

    Total 60 of 100. Full method

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  5. 05

    Black Magic Pizza

    57/ 100

    The Milk District · Orlando · Neapolitan-style pizza (pickup window)

    Black Magic Pizza runs a pickup-only window inside Whiskey Lou's Lounge in the Milk District, where it began a soft opening in early 2023. It sells Neapolitan-style pies along with wings, garlic knots and cannoli. Orlando Magazine's critic listed it as a runner-up for Best Pizza in the 2025 Dining Awards.

    How this score adds up

    Reputation 40 of 50. 4.8 stars from 384 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.64 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.

    Recognition 9 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.

    • Orlando Magazine 2025 Dining Awards - Best Pizza runner-up (critic's picks) — 6 pts
    • ClickOrlando/WKMG Yelp-based top 10 pizza (Feb 2024) - #9 — 3 pts

    Years in business 8 of 20. Open since 2023, 3 years.

    Total 57 of 100. Full method

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  6. 06

    Pizza Bruno

    53/ 100

    Curry Ford West · Orlando · Wood-fired Neapolitan-style (neo-Neapolitan) pizza

    Pizza Bruno has made wood-fired, Neapolitan-style pies on Curry Ford Road since 2016 and later added a College Park shop on Edgewater Drive. It is the only restaurant listed with pizza as its cuisine in the Michelin Guide's Orlando selection, and Orlando Weekly readers voted it Best Gourmet Pizza in both 2024 and 2025. The menu leans inventive, for example a white pie topped with blueberries, honey and bacon.

    How this score adds up

    Reputation 19 of 50. 4.3 stars from 2,174 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.31 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.

    Recognition 18 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.

    • MICHELIN Guide Florida 2026 - Recommended (only restaurant with 'Pizza' cuisine in the Orlando listing) — 10 pts
    • Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2025 - Best Gourmet Pizza, 1st place (readers) — 8 pts
    • Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2024 - Best Gourmet Pizza, winner (readers) — not counted: the same publication already counts at a higher value

    Years in business 16 of 20. Open since 2016, 10 years.

    Total 53 of 100. Full method

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  7. 07

    John & John's - A Pizza Shop

    51/ 100

    SoDo (South Downtown) · Orlando · Slice shop with Philadelphia- and New York-influenced pies

    John & John's is a SoDo pizza shop on Michigan Street run by John Markaj, formerly of 081 Wood Fired Pizza, with brothers Mark and John Cavallini of Cavo's Bar & Kitchen. The owners describe their pies as drawing on their Philadelphia and New York upbringing. Orlando Weekly readers placed it in the top three for Best Traditional Pizza in both 2024 and 2025.

    How this score adds up

    Reputation 34 of 50. 4.6 stars from 714 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.55 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.

    Recognition 7 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.

    • Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2025 - Best Traditional Pizza, 2nd place (readers) — 4 pts
    • Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2024 - Best Traditional Pizza, runner-up (readers) — not counted: the same publication already counts at a higher value
    • ClickOrlando/WKMG Yelp-based top 10 pizza (Feb 2024) - #2 — 3 pts

    Years in business 10 of 20. Opening year not documented, so it gets the neutral value.

    Total 51 of 100. Full method

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How we picked these seven

Every candidate is a pizza place open today in Orange, Seminole or Osceola county. The score has three parts, all from public evidence we can show you:

  • Public reputation: star rating weighted by how many people left it50 pts
  • Recognition from independent guides and awards, 2024 to 202630 pts
  • Track record in Orlando, in years20 pts

Nobody paid to appear here or to move up. This is the launch edition, so anonymous visits and calls, health-inspection records and owner responses are not part of these scores yet; when we add them, the page will say so and the date will change. Read the full method.

Questions, answered

What is the best pizza place in Orlando?

In our October 20, 2026 edition, Lazy Moon Pizza ranks first with 68 of 100 points, followed by SoDough Square with 67 and Antica Pizzeria & Market with 60. Its strongest recognition: Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando 2024 - Best Traditional Pizza, winner (readers). Scores combine the public Google rating, independent recognition and years in business.

Where can I get Detroit-style pizza in Orlando?

SoDough Square specializes in Detroit-style square pies baked in steel pans, with shops in SoDo, Winter Park and east Orlando near UCF. The Orlando Sentinel's critic picked it as Best Pizza in the 2024 Foodie Awards.

Where can I find Neapolitan pizza in Orlando?

Pizza Bruno (Curry Ford West and College Park) and Antica Pizzeria & Market in Altamonte Springs both bake wood-fired Neapolitan-style pies; Antica uses Caputo 00 flour and 72-hour dough. Black Magic Pizza sells Neapolitan-style pies for pickup from a window in the Milk District.

Where can I get pizza by the slice in Orlando?

Lazy Moon Pizza is known for oversized slices and has shops near UCF, in Mills 50 and in Maitland. John & John's in SoDo also sells slices alongside whole pies.

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