– An average guy’s journey to find the best pizza in Cambridge
We don’t cover enough pizza on the Cambridge Foodies, so I have started a quest to discover the best pizza in Cambridge!
This post will be updated frequently, so make sure to check back. If there is a place I have missed that you think is worth a visit then please do not hesitate to get in touch!
PS. This is only a bit of fun and opinion-based. I know nothing about pizza, so don’t take it too seriously! 😂
PPS. I have now changed it from ranked to tiered. I do not consider ones higher up in the same tier better or worse.
Excellent tier:
La Pergola – “Nduja e Peperoni” – £14.90 (2025)
La Pergola offers an exceptional wood-fired pizza, built on a foundation of humility and outstanding craftsmanship. Their commitment to quality sourcing is evident in every bite, from the Caputo flour base and creamy fior di latte mozzarella, to the unique touch of tomatoes cultivated in their own allotment. The pizza is invigorated with ‘nduja, delivering a fiery and distinctive kick. It’s a textbook example of how to make an Italian pizza with pure love, passion, and an unwavering dedication to authenticity, free from any gimmicks.
Full review here
Franco Manca – “Franco’s Favourite” – £12.95
Located on Market Square in the very heart of Cambridge, Franco’s offers 24 hour proofed sourdough pizzas from their open-plan kitchen.
All the ingredients at Franco’s are finely sourced, with capers from Salina and n’duja from Spilinga. These are are then carefully balanced to create soft, bold, and nuanced pizza which is as beautiful to eat as it is to look at.
The pizzas are generously sized and served promptly by a friendly staff team, all for a good price (especially for central Cambridge).
Full review here
Scott’s ‘Detroit style’ pizza – Mill Road – £16
Scott’s Detroit-style pizza offers a truly unique pizza experience, not served anywhere else in Cambridge.
Their “best pizza in Cambridge” offers high quality ingredients from the Mill Road area (including the Mill Road butcher). Their deep-pan pizza is perfectly balanced, with a light and fluffy base that doesn’t leave you feeling heavy and bloated afterwards. You can also enjoy a locally made craft beer from Calverly Brewery.
Full review here.
Oscar’s Lockdown Pizza – The Blue Moon/Portland Arms pub – Leo’s Pizza – £15
Oscar’s offers freshly made Italian pizzas with some of the best ingredients in the city (seriously, their n’duja and olives are incredible!).
This is a great place for vegan and gluten free foodies too, due to a wide selection on their menu that doesn’t make you feel like an after thought.
Make sure you try their “Leo’s pizza”, one of my personal favourites in Cambridge, with a half buratta as the crowning centerpiece.
Full review here.
Giovanni’s Caffe – Burleigh Street – Capricciosa – £16
Hand-made Neapolitan pizzas made fresh every day then cooked in their wood fired pizza oven.
Beautifully delicate and well balanced pizzas with a light thin crust. Surprisingly large pizza base that had me struggling towards the end. Incredible olives that really stole the show.
Full review here.
De Luca – Regent Street – Puttanesca pizza – £12 ‘Pizza Thursday deal’.
Mozzarella, anchovies, capers, and chillies, all on a tomato base with 72-hour fermented dough. 16 very meaty olives that haven’t been matched on the pizza in Cambridge since.
Generous toppings all over, a great size base, and surprising value for the centre of Cambridge. So simple, yet so good!
Full review here.
Gino’s Pizza – Ely Market – £11
Neapolitan-style pizza made to order from their food van. Cooked at 450 degrees for 60-90 seconds. Simple and excellent. Good quality ingredients that you can really taste (especially the pepperoni) and fantastic value for £11!
Full review here.
Pizza Mondo – Carne – Darwin Green – £13 + £2 topping
Pizza Mondo is a popular food van that makes Neapolitan-style pizzas cooked between 60-90 seconds in their 450-degree wood-fired pizza oven.
Their dough has just four ingredients, including slow-rise flour to maximise flavour which is then hand-made and stretched to order. ‘Fior di latte” mozzarella (made from cows rather than water buffalo) is used along with San Marzano tomatoes for their base.
The pizza is a little small and the prices can mount up when you add extra toppings but nobody will leave feeling disappointed!
Full review here.
Pizza Passione food van – £10-12
This authentic Italian pizza van was found at Trumpington Meadows. Real care is taken in sourcing their ingredients, which mostly come from Italy or local suppliers.
Their woodfired pizza is prepared with biga pizza dough and will serve the traditional pizza puritan perfectly. The ‘spicy calabrese’ pizza was incredibly mild but the pizzas were a decent size and a great value.
Full review here.
Al Pomodoro – Diavola – £14.50
This stunning Sicilian style pizza is called the Diavola (or “the devils pizza”). It is made with a thin base, mozzarella, pepperoni, n’duja, and chillies – combined with the purpose of giving a fiery kick.
It is not only a delicious pizza but visually stunning, making it a complete work of art from start to finish, in true Italian style.
Full review here
Aromi Sourdough Pizza “n’duja” – £12
Aromi is a popular Sicilian restaurant located a stones throw away from Kings College. It serves sourdough pizza that has been fermented for 48 hours which gives it a light and delicate flavour. This allowed all the carefully sourced ingredients to stand out with the n’duja being particularly bold. An absolute must!
Full review here
The Dog & Castle – Woodwalton
The more I kept thinking about whether this deserved to be in the ‘excellent tier’ or ‘great tier’ the harder it got. I decided to put this stone banked pizza in the top category not only because it is a delicious and beautifully presented pizza in its own right but it is also served in a warm, picturesque pub with lots of animals.
I enjoyed this pizza while the pub cat sat next to me purring. Sometimes the experience is as important as the pizza! 🤣
Full review here
Great tier:
La Piazza Street Food @ The Taps, Waterbeach – £15
In a sea of Neapolitan pizza across Cambridge, La Piazza stands proud to serve Roman sourdough pala – a popular pizza known for its rectangle shape, soft fluffy base and crispy edges. It is then doused in copious amounts of cheese with a selection of toppings and cooked in a bakery oven, adding something truly unique for local residents. Options for a “family sized pizza” for £21 are also available, giving you the chance to be a real pig and indulge without limitations.
Full review here
Limoncello – Diavola – £17.45
A thin crust pizza made with spicy Calabrian n’duja, pepperoni & spianata, all from their own on site deli.
Made from “00” pizza dough but also comes with an excellent gluten free alternative too.
Well cooked with a nice crispy base and high quality ingredients but a little steeper than other pizzas and could do with more topping around the edges.
Full review here.
The Carpenters Arms – Pesky – £12
A good value and balanced bricked-baked pizza, cooked at 290 degrees. Quality ingredients, well sized, with generous toppings.
The crust was a little big for my liking, so make sure to order a side sauce for dipping but otherwise a great pizza.
Full review here.
Maurizio Dining & Co – Mill Road – the Lord Orli – £18
Authentic Italian pizza is served in the heart of Mill Road. Maurizio’s only uses ‘fior di latte‘ mozzarella on their pizzas which is made from Italian cow’s milk rather than water buffalo. The tomato sauce is made fresh every day with only 5 ingredients and cooked for a full 5 hours. One of the most generous olive portions on a pizza I have ever seen (but olives felt cheaper than other rivals).
Their monstrous Lord Orli is an absolute must!
Full review here.
Tradizioni – Mill Road – Half and half pizza – £16
Half and half (£8 for half or £16 for a whole). One side margarita and the other with olives and anchovies. 72-hour fermented pizza dough made fresh on-site. Square base with the toppings going right to the edge. A beautiful soft and gentle base without being doughy. 11 olives on my pizza. It felt a little stingy on the toppings overall (especially the anchovies) but everything else was perfect.
Full review here.
Scott’s sourdough pizza – Mill Road – £15.50/£14
A crispy sourdough base, with a soft fluffy centre, and a bold sour flavour. Generous toppings that cover the entire base. All with locally sourced ingredients from other small independent Mill Road businesses.
I am not a huge fan of sourdough but if you are then this will firmly be in the excellent tier.
Full review here.
Good tier:
The Empress – Romsey Town £13.50
Located in Romsey Town, The Empress is back with their new style of pizza. Don’t expect anything innovative here but do expect straight-forward classic pizzas that are well executed. The pizzas are thin-crust, cooked in their electric pizza oven, with generously distributed ingredients. During my visit the thin crust was crispy while also being soft and juicy, a hard balance to pull off where many other pizzerias fail.
Full review here
The Cambridge Pizza Company – Mill Road
Italian takeaway pizza in the heart of Mill Road with a wide variety of options, including massive sizes. Very generous with toppings and a speedy service. A great value to quality ratio.
Peri peri pizza – The Grill Peri Peri
A good value, soft (yet still crispy) pizza with a wide variety of colourful ingredients, stone baked, and covered in The Grill Peri Peri’s incredible sauces.
Full review here.
Worth a try tier:
Fireaway Pizza – Perne Road – £12
Good all-round pizza from the Fireaway Pizza chain. Cooked at 400c with the ability to completely customise your pizza from start to finish. Great value, fast, and generous toppings. Certainly a step up from other pizza chains.
Full review here.
Pizza Pilgrim – N’duja pizza – £14
Pizza Pilgrim offers a Neapolitan-style pizza with some of the best pizza bases on my journey so far. This is partly credited to their 72-hour fermentation process.
The toppings pooled in the middle, making it a little watery in the centre. This made the toppings slide off the pizza base. The nduja flavour was almost absent from the tomato sauce and the toppings felt stingy. This was one of the best-presented pizzas on the list and looked fantastic.
Full review here.
The Engineers House, Riverside, Pepperoni Pizza – £14.50.
The Engineers House offers freshly made wood fired pizzas that you can eat while overlooking the River Cam, while sipping on a locally made craft beer from Calverley’s Brewery. Pizza is served with a thin and crispy base with a generous topping of pepperoni, making this a simple but effective pizza for any occasion.
Full review here
Other:
Joy Bistro – Pepperoni pizza – £9.90
Joy Bistro offers a good all-around stone-baked pizza from Sutton (Ely). Thin crust, great value, and a surprising amount of flavour that jumps out from a deceptively ordinary presentation.
Full review here
The Haymakers – Chesterton – £14-15.50
The Haymakers is a great pub with a lively atmosphere and a good selection of ales from Milton Brewery. Pizzas are Italian style with meat used from the local butcher The Art Of Meat.
Locally sourced ingredients, good flavour, and a non-greasy base. I am especially a fan of their gorgonzola Italian blue cheese. The pizza is a little stingy on the toppings and I was expecting better quality ingredients. The pizza base failed to excite and didn’t feel freshly made.
Full review here.
The Pharmacie – Waterbeach – £12
Great-value pizza cooked in a deck-based pizza oven. Dough, sauces, and pesto are all made in-house. Thin crust and white dough freshly prepared to order. Not afraid to make it cheesy! A little charred in small areas but looked like something made at home.
Napoli £12.50, Polo £11.50. I’ve put £12 for the average price of a pizzas.
Full review here.
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