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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Why this business cleared the bar.
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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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The details, verified.
- 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
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.
Every award, on the record.
Each Centurion Award is its own dated annual record, and staying current means clearing the bar again each new year. The verification above is from the latest published award. Open a year for that year’s citation.
2025 Centurion Award
Best Detroit-Style Pizza in Detroit Detroit, MI · 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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