Best Pizza in Boston · Boston, MA
Santarpio's has been an East Boston institution since 1903, a no-frills room where the pizza comes thin and blistered and the barbecue — skewers of lamb, sausage, and steak tips grilled over an open flame — is very nearly as famous. Regulars come for both, washed down with a pitcher amid decades of neighborhood clamor.
Cash-oriented, gruff, and unchanged, Santarpio's is the kind of place Bostonians defend with religious fervor, a century-old pizzeria that has never chased a trend.
Each Centurion Award is a dated record tied to one year’s evaluation — earned annually, never carried over. Open a year for the full citation and verification details.
Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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This page is the standing record for Santarpio's Pizza (2025). It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. For hours, bookings, and live reviews, go straight to the business itself.
If you’ve put in the years, you may already clear the bar. Evaluation is free, private, and never for sale.