There is always room in our tummies for a slice!
If you didn’t have random cravings for cheese pulls and baked dough with toppings during the lockdown, are you even for real? We don’t know about you, but we are grateful that pizzerias are open, and we can get these cheesy goodness delivered to our doorstep. Say goodbye to the usual delivery-in-30-minutes ones, and say hello to these homegrown pizza joints to order from here on!
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You walk into the Portuguese-inspired 129-year-old remodelled cottage in Bandra in suburban Mumbai, and you are not going to be prepared for what is going to hit you. Started by husband-wife duo, Hemant and Rashmi Mehta in February 2010, Ray’s Cafe and Pizzeria serves New York-style pizzas with a choice of over fifty toppings and a variety of specialty pizzas including vegan and gluten-free ones. Made with dough from the finest milled flour and a combination of just the right blend of cheese and a homemade sauce that will leave you wanting more—this is THE place you have to order from the next time you get a craving, if you’re in the city of dreams. Whether it’s their Prosciutto Mirtilli Rosi é Caprino or their Chicken Run Pizza, we want them all.
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We wanted to include a pizzeria that had branches around India. Onestà is one such homegrown pizza place. With branches in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mysore and Pune, Onestà is the brainchild of Sona Yadav, director, Brown House Baking Private Limited and her husband, Kayum Khanani. Everybody loves a good pizza—especially one that is pocket-friendly. With affordable deals on pizza, this place is a go-to if you are on a budget, but still don’t want to compromise on quality. Do try their Chicken Overload and Pepperoni Pizza for when you want to satiate your hunger pangs!
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If you want to order a slice of heaven, look no further. This delivery-only kitchen in Mumbai sticks to a simple motto: Oven to mouth! That is exactly what you will get when you order your pizza from Hundo Pizza. Co-founded by Ronak Rajani and chef Kabir Moorjani, it also offers you pies that will tantalise your palettes. Their Ghee Roast Pizza has been a crowd favourite, so has their Botanica and Bacon Carbonara Pizza. Yum!
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The founders of Instapizza wanted you to taste the flavours of India in every bite. Pizza has travelled the world and it’s no surprise that we Indians decided to give it our own ‘desi’ twist. This Gurugram-based pizza startup was founded by Ashwin Jain and his business partner, Sonali Saraogi Singh. With 14 micro-kitchens across Delhi and Punjab, Instapizza offers you Deep Dish Pizzas, New York Style Pepperoni Pizza and even a healthy Ragi Crust Pizza. Delhi peeps, what are you waiting for?
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This hidden gem of a pizzeria is every pizza lover’s paradise. This small place in Mumbai that serves wood-fired pizzas offers you some unique pizza flavours. The passion project of the self-proclaimed Pizza Scientist (That’s what his Insta Handle is guys!) Pratik Agarwal, Queen Margherita’s Pizzeria won’t disappoint you with its spread. You can try their chef’s specials like the Kim Supreme or the Honey Bee or try the pizza they are named after. Get it my tummy! Now! Oops, back to the rest of the list!
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Founded by Apoorv Rastogi and Shikhar Rastogi in the Pink City of India, Bonkey’s Pizza is a takeaway only kitchen that serves you wood-fired Neapolitan pizza. They have a plethora of options to choose from and we couldn’t pinpoint just one for you guys to try. They have a Tartufo Bianco with cheddar cheese and white truffle oil and even a Balsamico with a balsamic glaze, fresh mozzarella, ricotta and burnt garlic. We are too far away to order these, but if you are in Jaipur you must not miss out!
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Eradicating hunger one slice at a time, is the tagline for Pizza On My Plate (POMP)! We couldn’t agree more. This Delhi-based pizza delivery service is your one-stop-shop for a quick pizza fix. Founded by Sehaj Singh Kukreja and Tushar Anand, POMP offers you a wide range of classic Italian pizzas and local Indian-inspired favourites whenever you need them. You cannot miss out on the Quattro Formaggi Pizza with four kinds of cheese as the name suggests or even the Rockstar Pizza with pepperoni, bacon and in-house savoury bacon jam. We are salivating already!
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Mag St Kitchen is an experimental kitchen for chefs, shoots and workshops housing multiple restaurants and bakeries. After The Table in Mumbai (if you haven’t heard about the restaurant, you are probably living under a rock!) Mag St Toppings Pizza, is just another venture by owners Gauri Devidayal and Jay Yousuf. It was during the lockdown that they realised how much comfort food was being ordered in and what better than pizza in that category. A few months later, boom came this only pizza delivery kitchen that lets you customise every aspect of a pizza! Right from the base to the sauce, cheese and toppings, anything you want Mag St Toppings Pizza will deliver. With sourdough base options, there are so many varieties of pizza to choose from that we want them all. Maybe we will go with the Nduja with Italian pork sausage, spicy chorizo chilli, goats’ cheese and caramelised onion or the Cilantro Paneer with pesto marinated paneer, roasted peppers, sumac onions and cilantro pesto.
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Think Italian, think Tuscana Pizzeria in Chennai. Their thin-crust pizzas are what tops the charts every single time. From seafood pizza like the Frutti di Mare or their Ruspante Pizza with hickory-smoked chicken breast and peppers, golden corn and broccoli Tuscana Pizzeria is a crowd favourite. Like they say, by they we mean us; it’s always a good time for pizza!
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This delivery kitchen in Delhi was started in 2019 with a mission to make the best pizzas in town. What makes Nomad Pizza so unique is the concept behind its pizzas. Each pizza is representative of a different country and its cuisine. They offer pizzas from over 11 different regions of the world from America to Korea. With the focus on the best and freshest ingredients possible, quality is always the priority. From Korean Bulgogi Pizza to Chicago Deep Dish Pizza they have it all. Tasting the world through pizzas is what Nomad Pizza is.
We will be dreaming about pizza only for the next few days for sure! We love pizza and for those who love them too, we hope you give these places a shot!
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Shraddha Shetty