The owners of now closed Sea Salt took to Goodlettsville for their next venture — a pizza joint serving fun spins on wood-fired Neapolitan-style pies. Order online or call for takeout of pizzas with names like “Ring of Fire”, “Nashville Without you”, and “Folsom Prison Shrooms”.

No, this isn’t a 5-year-old’s run-of-mill pizza place, but Philip Krajeck’s East side spot earned its way into the regular pizza rotation for many adults around town since opening in 2018. The restaurant shifted to curbside pick-up and delivery only (via Postmates, Uber Eats, and Doordash) since the shutdown, but patio tables are available for self service. A pork sausage pie and a clam pie with bonito flakes are fan favorites, but also keep an eye out for vegetarian-friendly daily and seasonal specials adorned with Sungold tomatoes, zucchini, or heirloom peppers.

Nashville natives Clinton Gray, Derrick Moore, and Emanuel Reed opened fast-casual pizza joint Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria in March 2017 in North Nashville. The counter-order spot quickly became a popular spot to hang out, drink beer, and of course, eat pizza. A line has been known to extend down the block for the flatbread style pizzas and cinnamon rolls — and new outposts have since opened in Antioch, Atlanta, Sacramento and soon, Memphis. The Nashville location accepts online ordering for takeout.

While City House isn't all about pizza, it’s hard to dine at this essential Nashville restaurant and not order at least one. James Beard award winner Tandy Wilson offers some of the best pizza in town at his Germantown stalwart — and one menu staple is the pie topped with with house made belly ham (add an egg). City House is currently open for curbside touchless pickup and limited dining — place orders online.

Tucked inside the Nashville Farmers' Market food court, Bella Nashville churns out crispy, quick-fired pies. Expect offerings anywhere from margherita to hummus or meatball Parmesan. Pizzas here are baked in a Terre Blanche white clay oven, the same material and style that has been used in French bread baking for centuries. Call ahead of time for takeout.

Located in The Arcade downtown, Manny's House of Pizza has been owned and operated by Brooklyn native Manny Macca since 1984. The restaurant underwent some major renovations in 2017 and emerged as popular as ever, still serving Sicilian-style slices of pie to hordes of hungry lunch patrons Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call for takeout.

Chef and co-owner Tony Galzin has made pizza the centerpiece of Nicky's menu, utilizing 'Enrico,' a four-ton coal fired oven, to get the pies just right. On any given night, diners will find a selection of red and white sauced pies, along with a daily special, all available for self service patio dining, carryout, or delivery.

The 1920s speakeasy-cigar bar accessed via yes, a red phone booth, surprised many with a standout pizza menu when it opened here in Nashville. Since the pandemic, owners installed a state-of-the art air purification system just like one in the Mayo Clinic and the White House. RPB’s Neapolitan pies are currently available only for takeout and delivery, with dining said to open up (socially distanced, of course) soon.

Located just off the beaten path near Demonbreun Circle, this carbon-copy of Atlanta's hugely popular Antico Pizza Napoletana serves certified Neapolitan-style pizza out of three massive ovens, shipped from Naples, Italy and weighing in at over 10,000 pounds each. A new outpost opened in Bellevue too — and both offer online ordering for takeout.

Open for dine-in, carryout, and delivery at the new L&L Market, PennePazze’s pizza (pinsa) menu might be hard to read if you speak Italian. But don’t fret, as options for the oblong pies include Sicilian, meat-crowned-and vegetarian-friendly variations with familiar toppings plus less comon ones like onion jam and porchetta. All pies here are finished with basil and olive oil.

Brooklyn-based Emmy Squared specializes in Detroit-style pizza. Confusing? Maybe at first— but one bite of one of the thick, crispy slices of its rectangular pizza, and geography matters less. Sicilian-style dough is directly coated with a generous layer of cheese, creating a crunchy, chewy, crispy crust — then topped with everything from classic pepperoni to yes, Nashville hot chicken with an Alabama white sauce drizzle. A second Nashville location opened mid-2019 in Green Hills. Both offer online ordering. for takeout and delivery via Postmates, Uber Eats, and Doordash.

A lesser known hit on Charlotte Avenue, pizza fans can choose to build-their-own pies or order one of their specialties like a new dill pickle pizza or shrimp and crab-topped alfredo variation. Call for takeout or get it delivered care of Uber Eats.

Joey Macca (brother of Manny, owner of Manny's House of Pizza) moved from Brooklyn to Nashville in 1988 to work with his brother. Ten years later, he branched out on his own and opened Joey's in Brentwood. Now located off Elm Hill Pike, Joey's carries on the grand family tradition of massive, Sicilian-style slices. Call to order takeout.

Karl Worley’s newest restaurant, ‘za, brought counter-service and pepperoni-packed pizzas to Hillsboro Village last summer, and it’s already proving to be a fan favorite. The ‘thoroughbred hillbilly’ pie is a white-sauced one sprinkled with mozzarella, Benton’s prosciutto, and dressed arugula, while red sauced pizzas range from a classic margherita to one topped with Sopressata, mozzarella, and spicy honey. Place takeout orders online.

NY Pie opened in 2010 in the Nashville West shopping center, and has a second location in Hendersonville. Owner Greg Meyer, who previously ran two other pizza joints before moving to the South, grew up working his way thru pizzerias in New York and New Jersey learning the tricks of the trade. Call either location to order or set up an account online to order from the Charlotte Pike location. The brick oven-baked 10-inch pies are also available for delivery via Postmates.

The Belle Meade restaurant is still the only VPN-certified pizzeria in the state of Tennessee — serving a slew of classically prepared pies from basil-spotted margherita to spicy diavola. Of note — Porta Via offers BOGO pizzas daily from 8 p.m. to close (dine-in only). For the safety of guests and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, Porta Via has installed an Advanced Air Filtration System that cleans the air inside the restaurant. Order online or call for takeout.

A hidden gem in Antioch, this pizza joint and Italian restaurant has been operating in its current location for over 16 years. But they’ve been serving up pizza by the slice, full size pizzas, calzones, stromboli, pasta, and subs since 1976. Order takeout online or call.