Best Pizza in Baltimore · Baltimore, MD
Matthew's Pizza is Baltimore's oldest pizzeria, opened in 1943 in Highlandtown and credited as the first place in the city to sell pizza by the slice. The thick, chewy, well-charred pies come from a deck oven that has been turning out the same style for generations.
Its famous crab pizza — a nod to the city's Chesapeake roots — and a room full of regulars have kept Matthew's a beloved East Baltimore institution, repeatedly named among the best pizza in Maryland.
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Baltimore's oldest pizzeria, baking on Eastern Avenue since 1943, famous for its crab pizza.
Yes — Matthew's Pizza is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Pizza in Baltimore, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best pizza in Baltimore for 2025 for a crab pie and a deep, sweet-sauced pizza that started it all for the city in 1943.
Matthew's Pizza is in Baltimore, MD.
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