Best Pizza Places in Richmond
Richmond, Virginia — updated August 21, 2026
From Carytown's crowded stretch of West Cary Street to slice counters out on Midlothian Turnpike, here is where Richmond's pizza holds up, ranked by how settled the evidence behind each one is.
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Three of the pizzerias below sit within a few blocks of each other on West Cary Street in Carytown, which makes that stretch the densest pizza run in Richmond. The rest are spread out: Semmes Avenue on the South Side, Jefferson Avenue on the East End, and two suburban counters off Midlothian Turnpike and Courthouse Road. Ratings here are read against review volume, so a long-running Carytown room with well over a thousand reviews outranks a newer place with a higher average and a fraction of the feedback.
1. Mary Angela's Pizzeria
The most thoroughly tested pizzeria on this list: 4.6 stars across more than 1,400 reviews, which is about as settled as a Richmond restaurant rating gets. It has been a Carytown fixture at 3345 W Cary St, with a full takeout operation alongside the dining room. Hours are 11am to 10pm Sunday through Thursday and 11am to 11pm on Friday and Saturday, so it is one of the later kitchens in the neighborhood on weekends. Carytown parking is the main obstacle; ordering ahead for pickup sidesteps it.
2. Zorch Pizza
New York-style pies plus square Grandma pizzas, and the vegan program is not an afterthought: weekly specials are often offered in a vegan version too. The West Cary Street location at 2923 W Cary St is joined by a second in Forest Hill, and both pair pizza with wings, sandwiches, salads, craft cocktails and local beer. Arcade games are part of the setup. The rating is 4.7 from 469 reviews, strong evidence for a place this size. Specials rotate weekly, and the shop has posted a mid-afternoon closure from 3 to 4:30, so check before an off-hour visit.
3. Pizza Bones RVA / FriendBar
A 4.7 average over 365 reviews, and the operation is unusually specific about what it does: all pizzas are 14 inches, cheese starts at $14, and seasonal pies change every few weeks. FriendBar next door keeps the same hours. The schedule matters more here than at most places. Closed Tuesdays. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday it runs 4pm to 10pm; Friday and Saturday from noon to 10pm; Sunday noon to 9pm. Saturday adds a pastry window from 9am to noon before pizza service starts. Address is 2314 Jefferson Ave.
4. Zombie Pizza
The value pick, and it has the reviews to back the rating: 4.7 stars from 325. Cheese pizza starts at $10.99 and pepperoni at $13.49, with a Sicilian on the menu alongside calzones, strombolis, wings, salads, burgers and subs. There is a dedicated vegan pizza section as well, which is rarer on the South Side than in Carytown. The kitchen runs 11am to 9pm at 3400 Semmes Ave. Between the price range and the sub and burger menu, it works as a family order more than a date-night one.
5. Mike's Pizza & Grill
The West End option for slices rather than whole pies. Mike's lists flame-baked pizza, gourmet white pizza, stuffed pizza and pizza by the slice, plus soups, salads and appetizers, at 10226 Midlothian Tpke. The 4.5 rating rests on 354 reviews, enough volume to trust. Hours are 11am to 9pm Monday through Thursday and Sunday, with a 10pm close Friday and Saturday. Slice availability late in the evening is not guaranteed anywhere, so lunch and early dinner are the safer windows for the by-the-slice counter.
6. Anthony's Pizza Carytown
Worth knowing about, with the honest caveat that its 4.6 rating comes from only 53 reviews, so the average could still move either way. The menu runs pizza, classic Italian subs, burgers and small bites, and there is a vegan pepperoni listed. Happy hour is Monday through Friday from 2pm to 6pm, with draft beer at $3.50. Takeout hours are 11am to 9:30pm Monday through Thursday and 11am to 10:30pm Friday and Saturday. At 3129 W Cary St it sits between the other two Carytown entries on this list.
7. Nuccio's Ristorante & Pizza
A sit-down Italian restaurant that also does pizza, out at 1108 Courthouse Rd. The 4.4 rating from 159 reviews is the lowest average here, but 159 is enough feedback to call it consistent rather than unproven. The kitchen closes early by pizzeria standards, around 8:45pm, and Sunday service starts later in the day at 12:30pm rather than 11am. Plan an earlier dinner than you would at the Carytown places, and treat it as a full Italian menu with pizza on it rather than a slice stop.
8. Perlas Pizza RVA
Listed last because of a question mark: a Yelp entry indicates this location has closed, so call before driving to 201 Towne Center W Blvd. If it is operating, the rating is 4.5 from 134 reviews, and the format is dine-in, delivery and pickup covering pizza, pastas, appetizers, subs, salads and desserts. Sizes run from a 10-inch personal at $8.50 up to a 16-inch large at $18.95 and an 18-inch at $21.95, which is a wide spread for a single kitchen and useful for a mixed group.