Regina Pizzeria

Regina Pizzeria has been serving brick-oven pizza in Boston’s North End since 1926 and calls itself Boston’s original pizzeria. TripAdvisor has described its thin-crust pies as known for spicy sauce, salty cheese and fresh, local ingredients, and the business has been shaped by the Polcari family for more than three generations. Alongside the classics, the kitchen adds limited-time seasonal pizzas, such as a Calabrian chili sausage pie with ricotta, garlic sauce and caramelized onion.

Diners line up at the North End shop, and TripAdvisor once ranked Regina the number one pizzeria in the United States, ahead of New York’s Bleecker Street Pizza. Regina has been called the official pizza of the Boston Red Sox and has been named one of the best kid-friendly restaurants in Boston. The family’s food business also includes Polcari’s and gourmet mail-order food shipped nationwide.

What to Know

• A free loyalty program awards points for every dollar spent and gives rewards on a birthday month.
• Regina operates multiple locations, including outlets at Boston Children’s Hospital, Star Market stores and Foxwoods Resort.
• Gift cards are good at both Regina Pizzeria and Polcari’s.
• Big 7 Travel voted it Boston’s best pizza.