Buddy's Pizza
Best Detroit-Style Pizza in Detroit · MI
The square pie that named a style
Buddy's Pizza invented Detroit-style pizza in 1946, baking the square, deep-dish, crispy-edged pie in blue-steel automotive-parts pans at its original Conant Street corner. Cheese to the edges caramelizes against the pan while the sauce goes on last, in two red stripes — the template every Detroit-style pizza still follows.
Now grown across Michigan, Buddy's traces every pie to that first six-cornered pizza; the Conant Street location remains the birthplace of a style that has since conquered the country.
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- ✓Years in operation. Operating in Detroit since 1946 — 79 years of continuous business.
- ✓Sustained online presence. An established local institution with a consistent public footprint — listings, coverage, and word of mouth in Detroit.
- ✓Established customer track record. A deep public track record: Detroit has kept Buddy's Pizza busy for 79 years.
- ✓Liked by customers and the community. Genuinely beloved by Detroit regulars and visitors alike — a bona fide community favorite.
- ✓Recognition in the local community. Named best Detroit-style pizza in Detroit for 2025 for baking the original square pie in blue steel pans since 1946.
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Award record
2025 Centurion Award
Best Detroit-Style Pizza in Detroit Detroit, MI · Awarded under the 2025 evaluationVisit Buddy's Pizza
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Clean, checkable facts about Buddy's Pizza.
- Legal / trading name
- Buddy's Pizza
- Category
- Restaurant
- Founded
- 1946, Detroit, MI
- Location
- Detroit, MI
- Centurion Award
- Best Detroit-Style Pizza in Detroit — 2025
- Record last verified
- July 2026
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Frequently asked questions.
What is Buddy's Pizza?
Detroit-style pizza was born at Buddy's original Conant and Six Mile location in 1946, baked in automotive blue steel pans.
Is Buddy's Pizza award-winning?
Yes — Buddy's Pizza is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Detroit-Style Pizza in Detroit, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best Detroit-style pizza in Detroit for 2025 for baking the original square pie in blue steel pans since 1946.
Where is Buddy's Pizza?
Buddy's Pizza is in Detroit, MI.
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