Where to eat pizza in Vancouver? A summary of restaurant reviews

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Pizza is almost always a crowd-pleaser.

Whether your favorite pie is a deep-dish delight or an airy Naples-style slice, pizza is practically a surefire food option to answer the question, “What’s for dinner?”

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Luckily for Vancouverites and visitors to our fair food city, there are plenty of pizzerias to choose from in and around the city.

Vancouver Sun restaurant writer Mia Stainsby has sampled her fair share over the years, sampling and reviewing some of the city’s liveliest restaurants, including pizzerias and up-and-coming eateries.

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That’s why we’ve compiled a selection of their pizza reviews that we’ve published over the past few years to help you decide where to go next time you want a perfect pie.

This roundup includes several years of pizza posts from our resident restaurant expert. Information such as hours and menu items may not be current, so please check with individual restaurants for additional details. We also include the original publication date of each review, along with the original link so you can read the full article.

Oh, and if you’re hungry to learn a little more about the history of pizza in Vancouver, check out this deep (dish) food dive by Vancouver Sun columnist Dan Fumano.

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Where: 3850 Lougheed Road, Burnaby

Serving California and West Coast favorites, this casual restaurant’s dishes include inspiration from Korea, Mexico, Thailand and the Middle East. Among the highlights of the menu, according to Mia, is the Bee Sting Pizza, with soppressata, spicy capicollo, red peppers and Mike’s Hot Honey. “The crust is thin and crispy, with some blackened bubbles,” she reports.

Read the full Birdies Eats and Drinks review, originally published on September 5, 2023.

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Where: 3757 Cypress Bowl Rd., West Vancouver

Featured in Mia’s August 2023 roundup of 14 Dining Places You Need to Try, this Cypress Mountain restaurant serves fresh pastries, local beers, and epic views.

Read the full list of dining spots, originally published August 15, 2023.

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Where: 425 Georgia Street, Vancouver

Billed as “elegant” and “formal,” this downtown Vancouver restaurant isn’t too fancy to have some pizzas on its menu. In fact, Mia points out that not one, but two, Ferraris of pizza ovens are at stake here. Acquafarina’s pizzas, according to Mia, are “rustic, sturdy and very well bubbled and charred.”

Read the full Acquafarina review, originally published on April 14, 2022.

Where: 350 Davie Street, Vancouver

From the team behind beloved Vancouver restaurants Autostrada (Vancouver House and Main Street), this Yaletown restaurant serves fresh salads, pastas, and of course, pizzas. For fans who keep things simple and refreshing (think: a margarita, pepperoni, mushrooms, and the like), Mia says Capo pies are “sturdy enough to top without falling over” and have a “flavorful crust with a little bit of charcoal and a chewy crumb.”

Read the full review of Capo and The Spritz, originally published on November 18, 2020.

Where: 3280 Edgemont Blvd, North Vancouver

A pizzeria with a few outposts around Metro Vancouver (Kerrisdale, Edgemont Village and the River District). This family-friendly restaurant offers a full menu of Italian favorites, along with some specialty pizzas like Bacon & Cabbage or Prawn & Pesto.

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Read the full Bufala review, originally published December 18, 2019.

Where: 1510 commercial unit, Vancouver

With fresh pastas and pizzas, this restaurant “hits all the high marks,” Mia reports. With double-zero flour or gluten-free pizza dough options, the “crust is almost Neapolitan but tougher and chewier.” The margherita, capricciosa and porchetta with broccoli rabe and mozzarella are said to be the best-selling dips.

Read Sopra Sotto’s full review on Commercial Drive, originally published August 15, 2018.

Where: 2801 St. Johns Street, Port Moody

When The Vancouver Sun approached readers in 2018 for their favorite pizzerias, Spacca Napoli was very close to the top of the list. The popular Port Moody pizzeria serves pizza fresh from Naples, but better. “I’ve had Neapolitan pizza at ground zero (in Naples), but I have to say I liked the one at Spacca better,” Mia wrote. “The rustic rinds, well charred, chewy and great flavor.”

Read the full review of Spacca Napoli, originally published on October 10, 2017.

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Where: 1190 Victoria Dr, Vancouver

A crowd favorite for many Vancouver pizza diners, Via Tevere features on many best-of lists. In fact, Mia called the Neapolitan pies at the neighborhood restaurant “addictive.” The restaurant offers a variety of pizzas, classified by type of sauce: red sauce (al pomodoro), olive oil-based (bianca) and cream sauce (alla panna).

Read the full review of Via Tevere, originally published on May 20, 2012.

What is your favorite pizzeria in Vancouver? Let us know in the comments!

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