Buddy's Pizza

The overview

The square pie that named a style

Buddy's Pizza invented Detroit-style pizza in 1946, baking the square, deep-dish, crispy-edged pie in blue-steel automotive-parts pans at its original Conant Street corner. Cheese to the edges caramelizes against the pan while the sauce goes on last, in two red stripes — the template every Detroit-style pizza still follows.

Now grown across Michigan, Buddy's traces every pie to that first six-cornered pizza; the Conant Street location remains the birthplace of a style that has since conquered the country.

The public record

What reviewers already knew.

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Public-record snapshot as of July 2026. Live ratings are always current on each platform.

The verification

Why this business cleared the bar.

Selection is by the published criteria, evaluated on public evidence. Buddy's Pizza cleared every one.

✓Years in operation. Operating in Detroit since 1946 — 79 years of continuous business.
✓Sustained online presence. An established local institution with a consistent public footprint — listings, coverage, and word of mouth in Detroit.
✓Established customer track record. A deep public track record: Detroit has kept Buddy's Pizza busy for 79 years.
✓Liked by customers and the community. Genuinely beloved by Detroit regulars and visitors alike — a bona fide community favorite.
✓Recognition in the local community. Named best Detroit-style pizza in Detroit for 2025 for baking the original square pie in blue steel pans since 1946.

The full verification report — the specific data behind this award — is held by the business. The exact thresholds stay internal so the bar can’t be gamed. Read the methodology.

Award record

2025

Best Detroit-Style Pizza in Detroit Detroit, MI · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation

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Visit Buddy's Pizza

Websitebuddyspizza.com ↗

Location17125 Conant St, Detroit, MI 48212

In business since1946

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Facts at a glance

The sourceable record.

Clean, checkable facts about Buddy's Pizza — for readers, search engines, and answer tools alike.

Legal / trading name: Buddy's Pizza
Category: Restaurant
Founded: 1946, Detroit, MI
Location: Detroit, MI
Centurion Award: Best Detroit-Style Pizza in Detroit — 2025
Record last verified: July 2026

A signal you can check.

This is a dated award record, published by The Centurion Awards after Buddy's Pizza cleared the 2025 evaluation for its market and category. It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — the criteria are public, only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. For everything else — hours, bookings, live reviews — go straight to the business itself.

Quick answers

Frequently asked questions.

What is Buddy's Pizza?

Detroit-style pizza was born at Buddy's original Conant and Six Mile location in 1946, baked in automotive blue steel pans.

Is Buddy's Pizza award-winning?

Yes — Buddy's Pizza is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Detroit-Style Pizza in Detroit, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best Detroit-style pizza in Detroit for 2025 for baking the original square pie in blue steel pans since 1946.

Where is Buddy's Pizza?

Buddy's Pizza is in Detroit, MI.