The first year that we published Southern Arizona Guide, we posted the Top 3 Mexican Restaurants in Tucson. It has remained one of our most popular features. The next year, we posted the Top Ten Burgers In Tucson. That too has remained incredibly popular with our visitors & newsletter subscribers. Based on our friends’ and website visitors’ comments, we sometimes revisit our original opinions.

Recently, I, along with friends, have been checking out Tucson’s pizza scene to determine which is the Best Pizza In Tucson. I personally sampled 18 that seemed to be the most popular and had the highest so-called “honest customer reviews” on TripAdvisor, Yelp, and Urban Spoon. Most often, I had the good experience I expected, but not always. Some highly rated pizzerias were seriously disappointing.

We enjoyed many styles of pizza, including Chicago Deep-Dish, New York, and Neapolitan. In rating each pizza place, we considered the crust, sauce, cheeses, and toppings. Generally, the fresher the ingredients, the better the taste. The top pizza chefs go to extraordinary effort to get the finest, freshest ingredients. For this, they charge a little more, but it is well worth it.

While our rankings of the Best Mexican Restaurant and The Best Burger were unanimous, our ranking of the Best Pizza was not. Of all the American comfort foods, the humble pizza pie is perhaps most subject to individual preference. Chances are, you will rank them somewhat differently. Regarding the Top 10 however, if you dine there I am confident you will have a good experience.

Here you will find my prejudices and preferences. I thank all my friends who accompanied me on the search for the Best Pizza and all our website visitors who sent us their comments as each review was published.