LaBella's might offer some of the best pizza OTP (that’s outside the Perimeter, for folks new to the Atlanta area.) This Sandy Plains Road pizzeria sticks to the New York style and offers large slices simply perfect for folding. Call to order takeout.

Chef Chris Hall, Ryan Turner, and Todd Mussman opened MTH Pizza in Smyrna in 2019. It’s all about the dough to create the crust for the pies at this neighborhood pizzeria. Pizzas are baked in a Renato brick oven, including the five classic pizzas like the margherita and a rotating selection of seasonal pizzas such as the clam pie. The menu also includes a small section of antipasti and salads as well as gelato and cannolis for dessert. Order online for takeout or delivery.

Firewall Food Stop in the Westview neighborhood features wood-fired pizzas and sandwiches on its menu. Owned by Westview resident Sam Eidus, the restaurant serves mostly Neapolitan-style pizzas, including four specialty pies like the Farmer made with fennel sausage, sweet peppers, and fresh mozzarella and a vegetarian pizza aptly named the Gardener with spinach, tomato, ricotta, lemon, and garlic. As for sandwiches, there’s the braised pork shoulder and collard greens-based Southern Italian topped with provolone and hot peppers or the Fertile Crescent featuring ten-spice chicken, pickles, greens, poached raisins, walnuts, and Zhoug sauce (cilantro). Order online for takeout.

Hip-hop-inspired Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria opened on Howell Mill Road near Westside Provisions District, then added a second location on Metropolitan Parkway. The popular North Nashville pizzeria, owned by college friends Clinton Gray, Derrick Moore, and Emanuel Reed, features a menu filled with pizzas named for songs by various hip-hop and R&B artists like the Rony, Roni, Rone!, named for the group Tony! Toni! Toné!. It includes three types of pepperoni. The meaty Cee No Green pays tribute to crooner CeeLo Green from Atlanta-based Goodie Mob. Order online for takeout or delivery.

Giovanni DiPalma's popular Home Park pizzeria has since expanded into a Little Italia empire off of Hemphill Avenue. For those OTPers seeking a slice of Antico, there's a location in Alpharetta’s Avalon development and at the Battery near Braves Truist Park in Cobb County. Call for takeout.

Stone Mountain native and Howard University graduate Alyson Williams teamed up with restaurateur and chef Yusef Walker (Negril Village, Ms. Icey’s) to open pizza pop-up Dolo’s. Currently in residence at Underground Atlanta, order pizzas topped with marinara, cheese, plantains, and jalapeños to pies topped with jerk chicken, honey, and blue cheese or callaloo, roasted tomatoes, and Jamaican ackee sauce. Be sure to order one of the build-your-own dolita sandwiches, too, and the doughnut-like sweet dolitas for dessert. These treats come served with hibiscus icing for dipping. Follow on Instagram for updates. Order online for takeout.

Keep an eye on this pizza pop-up from Anthony Spina, Jr. (son of O4W Pizza owner Anthony Spina, Sr.). His solo pizza venture has Spina popping up weekly at restaurants like 8ARM and Atlanta breweries like Three Taverns Imaginarium in Reynoldstown. Look for signature pies from this pop-up, including the lemon-infused pizza, as well as classics like the margherita and pies with fun names, such as the Brussels Simmons topped with roasted, shaved Brussels sprouts, fresh mozzarella, caramelized onions, chili oil, and pecorino. People can typically find Spina Pizza at 8ARM on Monday evenings, starting at 5 p.m. Follow on Instagram for pop-up updates.

Junior’s Pizza on Georgia Avenue in Summerhill serves thin crust and Sicilian-style pizzas inspired by those found throughout New York City. This includes pies with ingredients like cup and char pepperoni, which curls and chars on the edges as it bakes. There are vegan pizzas here, too. Order online for takeout.

This popular pizzeria in Midtown includes some seriously large New York-style pies on its menu, along with Detroit-style pizzas, too. Slices and combos can also be ordered here. Order online for takeout or delivery.

While this small pizzeria located in the heart of the Edgewood Avenue bar district is pretty quiet during the day, at night it turns into one big, New York-style pizza party (with cocktails and wings) and King slices. Call for takeout.

This brick-oven pizzeria, owned by chef Leslie Cohen, arrived in Grant Park in 2018, bringing the neighborhood red and white sauce pizzas topped with everything from grilled steak and portabello mushrooms to pesto and spicy capicola. Beyond its pizza, folks can order meaty grinders here as well as pork belly toast, street corn, and meatballs. Order online for takeout.

After being closed for nearly two years following not one, but two cars crashing into the building, Neapolitan pizzeria Ammazza made a triumphant return to Edgewood Avenue in 2019. Indulge in the pizzeria’s wildly popular (and fiery) Inferno with the Spotted Trotter’s spicy soppressata and vegan pizzas topped with cashew cheese. Order online for takeout or delivery.

Nina & Rafi, the Italian restaurant and pizzeria at SPX Alley on the Eastside Beltline serves seriously large, Detroit-style pizza. What is Detroit-style pizza? Think rectangular pies with an extra thick, focaccia-like crust, loaded with cheese and toppings. There’s also margherita-style pies on the menu here. Order online for takeout or delivery.

Grab a slice or a whole pie from this extremely popular takeout window at Irwin Street Market in the Old Fourth Ward. Owned by Rob Birdsong, Glide Pizza serves giant slices and 20-inch Brooklyn-style pies for takeout or local delivery via electric bicycle. Friday nights and weekends are busy here, so it’s best to order ahead. A location opens soon inside Inner Voice Brewing in Decatur, with another location planned for the new Westside Paper complex on West Marietta. Order online for takeout. Limited local delivery available.

It’s tough to beat a dive bar that serves pizza, wings, and cheap beer in one of Atlanta’s hottest dining areas. Located on Highland Avenue just down the road from the Inman Quarter development in Inman Park, Jack’s has been a neighborhood pizza staple here for years. Order online for takeout.

Owned by Bhojanic chef Archna Becker, Tandoori Pizza and Wing Co. serves margherita-style and vegetarian naan pizzas from its Lambert Drive takeout location and at the Politan Row food hall location in Midtown. Pizzas here come topped with ingredients, like tiki masala marinara, tomato, and mozzarella to those topped with chutney marinara, mozzarella, and turkey kebabs. Be sure to order some tandoori-marinated or mango chili wings and a side of Masala fries dipped in a spiced batter and served with spicy ketchup and Sriracha aioli. Order online for takeout or delivery.

Part of the Victory Brands restaurant group (Victory Sandwich Bar, S.O.S Tiki Bar, Little Trouble), Lloyd’s transitioned to an old school pizza parlor in 2020, and never looked back. Now folks can dine on classic pizza pies, pizzeria salads, and mozzarella sticks paired with ice-cold beer and martinis. Don’t worry, Lloyd’s still offers crab leg dinner specials on Mondays and the meatloaf makes appearances on the menu, too. Order online for takeout.

This roving food truck sports a wood-fire oven on board to make delicious Neapolitan pizzas on the spot. Atlanta Pizza Truck offers catering services, too. Check the schedule online and follow on Instagram for updates.

With two locations, one in Avondale Estates and the other in the heart of Little Five Points, guests of Savage Pizza visit for the comic book-infused atmosphere, but stay for the from-scratch pizzas. Try the vegetable-laden Sav-Veg, topped with mozzarella and parmesan, or the Cajun with spicy red pepper sauce, chicken, shrimp, andouille, red onions, and three kinds of cheese. Call for takeout or delivery.

With its relocation to Emory Village from Sandy Springs, Double Zero is now an ITP (insider the Perimeter) destination for those in search of Neapolitan pizza and other classic Italian dishes. Try the American, with sausage, caramelized onions, roasted red peppers, mozzarella, provolone, and DOP San Marzano tomato. Order online for takeout or delivery.

John “Johnny” Gianoulidis, the man behind Greek restaurant Kafenio and Reynoldstown coffee shop Park Grounds, recently opened this Greek pizzeria and gyro shop in Brookhaven, and it’s been doing brisk business ever since. Here, Gianoulidis is cooking up Greek pizzas topped with lamb and chicken gyro meat or pork souvlaki and doling out gyros stuffed with a variety of freshly shaved meats. Make sure to grab spanakopita and baklava, too. Order online for takeout.

Mo’s is truly an old-school neighborhood pizza joint, and has been since it opened in 1979. Located off of Briarcliff Road in Briarcliff Woods, the menu here sticks to classic pizza ingredients and combinations paired with pitchers of beer. Mo’s also offers wings, subs, and a solid Philly cheesesteak on its menu. Call for takeout or delivery.

Pizza stall and slice joint Holmes Slice opened inside the food hall at the Halcyon development in south Forsyth County in 2019. The stall, owned by chef Taylor Neary of Restaurant Holmes in Alpharetta, serves New York-, West Coast-, and Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizzas. The menu features hearty salads and five pizzas, like the Proper Zah with pomodoro sauce, basil, and mozzarella or the Italian Job topped with prosciutto, pesto, burrata, and oregano. Pizzas come by the slice or whole pie. Order online for takeout.

Owned by Anthony Spina, folks continue to rave about the New Jersey-style grandma pie served here made with garlic, marinara, mozzarella, extra-virgin olive oil, pecorino, and fresh basil. Pair with a pizzeria salad and garlic knots, too. Order online for takeout.