Curious to know which pizza shop in Massachusetts received a 10/10 from Barstool Sports Founder, Dave Portnoy? According to the “One Bite” pizza review rankings, Monte’s Restaurant in Lynn, Massachusetts, is the only pizza shop to receive a perfect 10 from Dave Portnoy. “Stoole Presidente” visited the pizza shop in August 2015 and Monte’s pizza still the highest scorer to date. Portnoy called it the “holy grail of pizza.”
So, if you’re looking for the best pizza according to Dave Portnoy, a trip to Monte’s Restaurant is a must. It’s about 30 minutes North of Boston. Keep reading for all of Dave Portnoy’s top-ranking pizza spots in Massachusetts and Boston according to the latest “One Bite” pizza rankings:
Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy’s top 10 pizzas in Massachusetts:
- Monte’s Restaurant, Lynn (10)
- Frank Pepe, Chestnut Hill (9.4)
- Oath Pizza, Nantucket (9.3)
- Halftime Pizza, West End Boston (9.2)
- Rosie’s Subs and Pizza, Braintree (9.2)
- Regina Pizzeria, North End Boston (9.1)
- Town Spa Pizza, Stoughton (9)
- Pino’s Pizza, Brighton (8.8)
- Pi Pizzeria, Nantucket (8.6)
- Cape Cod Cafe, Brockton (8.5)
Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy’s top 5 pizzas in Boston:
- Halftime Pizza, West End Boston (9.2)
- Regina Pizzeria, North End Boston (9.1)
- Tony’s Place, West Roxbury (8.5)
- Bianchi’s Pizza, Revere (8.2)
- Santarpio’s Pizza, East Boston (8.2)
About Dave Portnoy
Portnoy is a Swampscott, Massachusetts native and founder of the sports pop culture company, Barstool Sports. Portnoy founded Barstool Sports in 2003 as a free print publication distributed in Boston, and it’s since grown into a multi-media mammoth valued at nearly $400 million.
About ‘One Bite’ pizza reviews
One Bite is an offshoot of Portnoy’s own personal brand that began in 2013, documenting his reaction to pizzas across the country in one bite and giving slices a ranking on a scale of 0-10. Portnoy’s first pizza review took place at Famous Original Ray’s Pizza on 7th Avenue in Manhattan where he scored the pizza shop a 6.4/10. As a Massachusetts native with a house on Nantucket, Dave frequents New England, so many of his pizza reviews take place across the region.
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