Best Pizza in Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg, Virginia — updated August 22, 2026
Seven Lynchburg pizzerias worth the drive, ranked by how convincingly the ratings hold up, from a Main Street standby with more than 1,000 reviews to a wood-fired spot on Rivermont Avenue.
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Lynchburg's pizza is spread across three distinct zones: the downtown blocks around Main and Jefferson, the Rivermont Avenue corridor, and the newer commercial pockets out toward Old Graves Mill. The city supports a handful of independents with review counts well into four figures, which is unusual for a metro this size and makes the ratings here more trustworthy than most. Below, the places are ordered by how settled that evidence is, not just by the number on the star line.
1. Benny's Pizza - Lynchburg
Benny's holds a 4.5 across more than 1,000 reviews, the strongest combination of rating and sample size in the city. That volume matters: a score that high rarely survives a thousand opinions unless the kitchen is consistent night after night. It sits at 1019 Main Street, in the thick of downtown, so it draws the after-work and post-event crowds along with the regulars. If you are deciding between one stop and none, this is the safest bet on the list, and the downtown location makes it easy to fold into an evening already spent nearby.
2. Waterstone Pizza
Waterstone has the largest body of evidence of any pizzeria in Lynchburg: 4.4 stars across 1,684 reviews. At that volume the rating is effectively proven, with no room left for a good month or a friendly crowd to skew it. The address is 1309 Jefferson Street, a short walk from Benny's, which means the two anchor downtown pizza between them. Expect the room to fill on weekend evenings when the surrounding blocks are busy. Come early or plan on a wait.
3. Rivermont Pizza
Rivermont makes wood-fired, hand-made pizza and carries a 4.5 across 818 reviews, essentially the same rating as Benny's on a slightly smaller sample. It is the pick when you specifically want the wood-fired style rather than a standard deck oven. Note the schedule: doors open at 4 p.m. every day, closing at 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and midnight on Friday and Saturday. That means no lunch service, so plan it as a dinner or late-night stop. The address is 2496 Rivermont Avenue, north of downtown.
4. Upper Crust Pizza
Upper Crust has the highest rating among the established pizzerias here, a 4.6, but from 219 reviews rather than the several hundred or thousand behind the top three. That is a promising figure rather than a proven one, though 219 is enough to rule out a fluke. It sits at 102 Hexham Drive, out in the southern commercial stretch of the city, which puts it well away from the downtown cluster and makes it the convenient choice if you are already on that side of Lynchburg.
5. Jo Jo Pizza Lynchburg
Jo Jo's carries a 4.2 across 897 reviews, a lower average than the leaders but backed by nearly as much evidence, which tells you it is a reliably decent rather than exceptional experience. That is worth knowing: with a sample that large, the score is what it is, and the occasional off night is already priced in. It is on Lakeside Drive, west of the downtown core and easy to reach by car with parking on site. A practical weeknight option rather than a destination.
6. Cast Iron Pizza
Cast Iron holds a perfect 5.0, but from just 30 reviews, so treat it as an early signal rather than a settled verdict. Thirty people is not enough to know how it performs on a rush, and the number could move in either direction as it accumulates. That said, nobody has rated it below the top mark yet, which is worth something. It is at 1103 Church Street, downtown and within walking distance of both Benny's and Waterstone, so it slots easily into a comparison run.
7. Fratelli Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar
Fratelli is a full Italian restaurant and wine bar rather than a pizzeria, and it makes the list on the strength of its pizza happy hour, which runs 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the bar and lounge. The 4.1 rating from 237 reviews is the lowest here and reflects the whole operation, not the pizza alone. Plan around the schedule: closed Sunday and Monday, open Tuesday through Saturday from 4:30 to 10 p.m. Half-price wine bottles run from 4:30 to 9 p.m., and there are live jazz nights. The address is 1200 Commerce Street, Suite 200.
What we left off
Ledo Pizza on Old Graves Mill Road has been removed. It rates a 4.4 across 694 reviews and is a genuinely popular option in that part of town, but it operates as a multi-location chain and this guide covers independents only.