Best Coal-Fired in Connecticut

Coal ovens run hotter and char harder than gas or wood, giving these pies their signature leopard-spotted crust. These spots do it right.

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23 spots in Connecticut

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Coal's Pizza

Norwalk, CT

New Haven Apizza

Coal's Pizza is a New Haven-style apizza restaurant located in Norwalk, Connecticut, serving authentic coal-fired brick oven pizzas. Known for their traditio…

New Haven-style apizzacoal-fired brick oven pizzasfresh mozzarella
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Coalhouse Pizza & Bar

Stamford, CT

Coal-Fired

Coalhouse Pizza & Bar is a coal-fired pizzeria located in Stamford, Connecticut. The restaurant specializes in authentic coal-oven pizza crafted with quality…

Coal-fired pizzaappetizerscocktails
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Costa Pizza Restaurant

New Haven, CT

New Haven Apizza

Costa Pizza Restaurant is a classic New Haven pizzeria serving authentic apizza in the distinctive New Haven style. Located on Whitney Avenue, it has been a …

New Haven-style apizzawhite clam pizzafresh mozzarella pizza
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EST Pizza Truck

New Haven, CT

New Haven Apizza

EST Pizza Truck is a mobile pizza operation based in New Haven, Connecticut, serving authentic New Haven-style apizza from a truck. The establishment special…

New Haven-style apizzacoal-fired pizza
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Est Est Est Pizza & Restaurant

New Haven, CT

New Haven Apizza

Est Est Est Pizza & Restaurant is a New Haven institution located on the famous Wooster Street pizza strip. Known for authentic New Haven-style apizza with a…

Coal-fired apizzaclam pizzafresh mozzarella
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Fire Engine Pizza Co

Bridgeport, CT

Coal-Fired

Fire Engine Pizza Co is a coal-fired pizza restaurant located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The restaurant specializes in authentic wood-fired and coal-fired p…

Coal-fired pizzawood-fired pizzatraditional Italian-style pies
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First and Last Tavern Hartford

Hartford, CT

Coal-Fired

First and Last Tavern Hartford has been a Hartford landmark since 1936, serving authentic Italian cuisine crafted with fresh, local seasonal ingredients. The…

Coal fired brick oven pizzapasta with meatball/sausage and salad (Original Special)
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Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana

Stamford, CT

New Haven Apizza

The Stamford outpost of Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, the New Haven institution founded in 1925. It bakes the same coal-fired apizza as the original on Woo…

White clam pizzafresh mozzarella pizzastraditional Neapolitan pies
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Fuoco Apizza

Cheshire, CT

New Haven Apizza

Fuoco Apizza is a New Haven-style pizza restaurant specializing in authentic Connecticut apizza. The restaurant serves traditional New Haven pizza with a coa…

New Haven apizzacoal-fired pizzawhite clam pizza
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Hope Pizza Restaurant

Stamford, CT

New Haven Apizza

Hope Pizza Restaurant is a classic New Haven-style apizza establishment located in Stamford, Connecticut. Known for their traditional coal-fired brick oven p…

Coal-fired apizzaNew Haven-style white clams pizzafresh mozzarella
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Liberty Pizza

New Haven, CT

New Haven Apizza

Located at 565 Ferry St in New Haven, Liberty Pizza serves New Haven apizza, the distinctive style that defines the city's pizza tradition. Diners can experi…

Coal-fired apizzafresh mozzarellabrick oven pizza
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Michelina's

New Haven, CT

New Haven Apizza

Michelina's is a New Haven pizza institution known for serving authentic New Haven-style apizza. The restaurant is famous for its distinctive coal-fired bric…

Coal-fired apizzawhite clam pizzafresh mozzarella and tomato pizza
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Modern Apizza

Modern Apizza

New Haven, CT

New Haven Apizza

Modern Apizza has been at 874 State Street since 1934, when Tony Tolli built a coke-fired brick oven at the back of the room. When the local supply of coke d…

Coal-fired apizzawhite clam pizzafresh mozzarella and tomato pizza
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One6Three

New Haven, CT

New Haven Apizza

One6Three is a modern pizzeria located in New Haven's historic Crown Street neighborhood, specializing in New Haven-style apizza. The restaurant draws on the…

New Haven-style apizzacoal-fired pizzafresh ingredients
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Ozzy's Apizza

New Haven, CT

New Haven Apizza

Ozzy's Apizza is a New Haven pizza establishment serving authentic apizza (New Haven-style pizza) with a coal-fired oven. Located on Nicoll Street, Ozzy's ma…

Coal-fired apizzawhite clam pizzafresh mozzarella
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Pizza Empire

New Haven, CT

New Haven Apizza

Pizza Empire is a New Haven-style apizza restaurant located at Long Wharf in New Haven, Connecticut. The restaurant specializes in traditional New Haven apiz…

New Haven-style apizzacoal-fired oven pizzasthin-crust pies
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Sally's Apizza

New Haven, CT

New Haven Apizza

Sally's Apizza is a New Haven pizzeria, famous for its authentic coal-fired New Haven-style apizza. The restaurant is known for its thin, crispy crust and hi…

Coal-fired apizzawhite clam pizzafresh mozzarella and tomato pie
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Sally's Apizza

Stamford, CT

New Haven Apizza

Sally's Apizza is a New Haven-style apizza restaurant located in Stamford, Connecticut. Known for their traditional coal-fired brick oven pizza, Sally's serv…

New Haven-style apizzacoal-fired brick oven pizzaclassic tomato pie
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Sasso's Coal Fired Pizza

Torrington, CT

Coal-Fired

Sasso's Coal Fired Pizza is a wood-fired pizzeria located in Torrington, Connecticut, specializing in authentic coal-fired pizzas prepared in traditional sty…

Coal-fired pizzaswood-fired oven preparationsItalian appetizers
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Sicily Coal Fired Pizza

Middletown, CT

Coal-Fired

Sicily Coal Fired Pizza is a coal-fired pizzeria located in Middletown, Connecticut, specializing in authentic Sicilian-style and coal-fired pizzas. The rest…

Coal-fired pizzasSicilian-style pizza
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The Little Rendezvous

Meriden, CT

Coal-Fired

The Little Rendezvous is a Meriden tradition and the oldest pizza place around, serving pizza for nearly 100 years. The restaurant uses a coal fired oven whi…

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Yorkside Pizza & Restaurant

New Haven, CT

New Haven Apizza

Yorkside Pizza & Restaurant is a classic New Haven pizzeria specializing in authentic New Haven-style apizza. Located on York Street, it serves traditional c…

New Haven-style apizzacoal-fired brick oven pizzaItalian entrees
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Zuppardi's Apizza

Zuppardi's Apizza

West Haven, CT

New Haven Apizza

Zuppardi's has been a West Haven fixture since 1934, when Dominic Zuppardi, a bread baker by trade, began making apizza; the family took the Zuppardi's Apizz…

Coal-fired apizzafresh mozzarellatraditional New Haven-style pizza
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