Flying Saucer Pizza Company

Flying Saucer Pizza Company is an independently owned, full-service pizzeria in downtown Salem built around a house-recipe New York-style dough. The menu runs from familiar pies to inventive specialty pizzas such as a crab rangoon pizza and the award-winning Mars Attacks, sold as whole pies or oversized quarter-pie slices. Signature smoked pizzas arrive at the table under a glass dome filled with applewood smoke.

Alternative diets get full attention here. The kitchen is nut-free, keeps a dedicated gluten-free fryer and follows gluten-free procedures, and many signature pizzas come in traditional, vegan and gluten-free versions so a mixed group can share one table. The vegan menu is one of the larger ones in New England. The dining room is colorful and retro-futuristic, packed with cosmic details and pop-culture surprises, and works for lunch, dinner or a quick slice.

What to Know

• It won Best Pizza in North Shore Magazine’s Best of the North Shore (BONS) awards.
• The draft list focuses on local New England craft beer, alongside creative cocktails, some served with tableside effects.
• Online ordering is available for both delivery and takeout.
• The entrance sits beside Lappin Park, next to Gulu-Gulu Cafe.