Top 5 pizza restaurants in Ottawa

Apt613 wrote in November 2024 that the pizza is thin, New York style crust, with perfect chewiness and minimal sauce. Capital Eats wrote in January 2025 that Schoolhouse Pizza has catapulted itself into the echelons of Ottawa's best pizza shops. The Ottawa Citizen wrote in April 2025 that the pizza crusts are distinctive and enjoyable, thin and texturally on-point with an appealing combination of crispness and chew.

• “The pizza is thin, New York style crust, with perfect chewiness and minimal sauce.”

  Apt613, Kiersten Vuorimaki and Hannah Manning · feature · November 1, 2024 (opens in a new tab)

• “Out of the gate, Schoolhouse Pizza has catapulted itself into the echelons of Ottawa's best pizza shops.”

  Capital Eats, Ralf Joneikies · best-of list · January 14, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

• “thin, texturally on-point marvels with an appealing combination”

  Ottawa Citizen, Peter Hum · best-of list · April 13, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Schoolhouse Pizza's website

The Ottawa Citizen's Peter Hum reviewed Linden Pizza in April 2026, writing that its exceptionally well-crafted pizzas feature what must be Ottawa's thinnest and tastiest crusts.

• “exceptionally well-crafted pizzas feature what must be Ottawa's thinnest and tastiest crusts”

  Ottawa Citizen, Peter Hum · review · April 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Linden Pizza's website

The Ottawa Citizen's Peter Hum reviewed House of Pizza in April 2025, writing that the traditional Ottawa-Lebanese-style pizzas are well-made and hefty without being sloppy.

• “traditional Ottawa-Lebanese-style pizzas are well-made and hefty without being sloppy”

  Ottawa Citizen, Peter Hum · review · April 13, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

The Ottawa Citizen's Peter Hum reviewed Louis' Pizza in April 2025, writing that it also may have the best crust of all of them, with perimeters that are crisp and deliciously cheesy.

• “It also may have the best crust of all of them. Here, the perimeters of the pies are crisp and deliciously cheesy”

  Ottawa Citizen, Peter Hum · review · April 13, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Apt613's Kiersten Vuorimaki wrote in February 2025 that Heartbreakers Pizza has got to be one of the best pizzas in town, whether you take it out or enjoy it in. The review noted the crust is thin and crispy, with a nice chewiness around the edges.

• “It's got to be one of the best pizzas in town, whether you take it out, or enjoy it in.”

  Apt613, Kiersten Vuorimaki · feature · February 7, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Heartbreakers Pizza's website