Matthew's Pizza
Best Pizza in Baltimore · MD
Baltimore's oldest pizzeria
Matthew's Pizza is Baltimore's oldest pizzeria, opened in 1943 in Highlandtown and credited as the first place in the city to sell pizza by the slice. The thick, chewy, well-charred pies come from a deck oven that has been turning out the same style for generations.
Its famous crab pizza — a nod to the city's Chesapeake roots — and a room full of regulars have kept Matthew's a beloved East Baltimore institution, repeatedly named among the best pizza in Maryland.
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2025 Centurion Award
Best Pizza in Baltimore Baltimore, MD · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation View the 2025 award →Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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