Porteños love their pizza, particularly if it’s weighed down with thick crust and mounds of oozy cheese. However, the city’s pizza palette is expanding, and true Napoli-style pizzerias have opened up in the city. We’re all for this trend, so here’s where to get great pizza in Buenos Aires.

Where to find great pizza in Buenos Aires

Whether you need a quick snack or a cheap meal, pizza may be the answer and in Buenos Aires it seems as if nearly every block has a pizza joint. They are not created equal, so here are our recommendatios about where to find great pizza in Buenos Aires.

When we were in Buenos Aires, Argentina was going through yet another massive shudder in its economy, which meant that menu prices were changing daily in some cases. Therefore, we have not included specific prices in this post.

El Cuartito Pizza

Let’s start with a classic. El Cuartito has been slinging pizzas cooked in cast iron pans in a gas oven in the Recoletta/Barrio Norte area of Buenos Aires since 1934 and it remains a go-to stop for pizza lovers, especially those looking to get just a slice or two (pizza by the slice is still a rare thing in Buenos Aires). When we visited, El Cuartito offered about seven different types of pizza by the slice along with dozens of options for whole pies plus calzones and desserts. You’ll find cold Quilmes beer on tap plus large bottles of Quilmes, Andes, and Patagonia beer in the fridge. There’s a small wine list and the house red by the glass was decent. Expect a thick bready crust and a generous amount of cheese and since El Cuartito is all about the classics, be sure you get a slice of the city’s emblematic porteño-style fugazzetta pizza topped with ample cheese and thinly sliced onion. El Cuartito has two spacious dining rooms (the place was nearly full at 2:30 on a Thursday) and both have Argentina blue walls covered in photos of Argentinean legends (Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Carlos Gardel, actors, race car drivers, etc.), movie posters, and boxing match posters.

Best Napoli-style pizza in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is a big town and there’s plenty of room for plenty of different styles of pizza. We recommend that you give Argentine favorites such as cheese-drenched muzza and onion-topped fugazzeta a try–especially at one of the city’s porteño pizza institutions, including El Cuartito (above), Güerrín, or La Mezzetta. For those (like us) who prefer lighter Napoli-style pizza, here are outstanding places to get pizza in Buenos Aires.

Siamo nel Forno

Opened in 2010, this place was an early adopter of Napoli-style pizza, and it’s still one of our favorites. The wood-burning oven at Siamo nel Forno, in the Palermo Hollywood neighborhood, turns out pizzas with a thin, chewy, salty crust topped with a range of traditional high-quality ingredients. Try the faina (chickpea bread) too while you’re at it. The wine list is small but smart, the salads are great, the service is good, and the simple room is charming. They don’t take reservations and Siamo nel Forno is only open at night. Siamo nel Forno landed the #19 ranking on the 2025 list of 50 Top Pizza Latin America and it should also be noted that, as of this writing, Siamo nel Forno is the only pizzeria in Argentina that has received official certification from the Vera Pizza Napoletana (AVPN) certification organization.

Ti Amo Pizzeria

Carola and Victoria Santoro were on vacation in Italy when lightbulbs went off. “Hey,” they thought. “We like this style of pizza. Maybe we should start making it back home in Buenos Aires.” We’re paraphrasing here, but Susana,  the sisters’ gregarious mother, told us that story and she also told us that the sisters taught themselves the art of pizza making on the internet (mainly YouTube). In 2020, the Santoro sisters opened Ti Amo Pizzeria in a peaceful and historic suburb of Buenos Aires called Androgue and it’s absolutely worth the 1.5 hour (each way) train journey to get there from Buenos Aires. Just off a leafy plaza you’ll find the pizzeria with a large outdoor seating area and a tiny indoor space with a few tables and a massive wood-burning pizza oven. Off the short menu, we chose the Sorrento pizza which is topped with tender sliced potato, fior de latte mozzarella, and zingy mascarpone cheese with lemon which keeps the whole scenario bright (above right).  We ordered the diavalo pizza extra spicy and it came topped with thin and delicate slices of pepperoni (each slice almost melts in your mouth) and rings of pickled red pepper that are sweet then truly spicy (above left). Ti Amo crust is rich and indulgent yet somehow also simple and light and they never put onion or garlic in their tomato sauce to let the natural sweetness shine. They also offer an approachable wine selection. In 2023, Ti Amo Pizzeria landed at #38 in a respected annual ranking of the best pizzas in the world and, in 2024, ranked #21 on the 2025 list of the Best Pizzerias in the World and #2 on the 2025 list of 50 Top Pizza Latin America. Note that the Santoro sisters opened a Ti Amo satellite location in La Sorellana Restaurant in the Colegiales area of Buenos Aires. However, it’s not the same as the original location out in Androgue. And in late 2025, they opened Caprichito Italian restaurant in Palermo Hollywood.

Togni’s Pizza

One of the few pizzerias in Buenos Aires that’s open for lunch and for dinner is Togni’s Pizza. Located in the Belgrano/Chinatown neighborhood, this place is run by chef Maximo Togni who also runs Dogg hotdogs and Evelia restaurant. At Togni’s, pizzas can be ordered as a traditional slice, as a rectangular slice, or as full pies. The crust at Togni’s reminded us of the crunchy, slightly greasy crust that made Two Boots Pizza famous in New York City. The red sauce at Togni’s is sweet and tangy. And many toppings are offered, including homemade pepperoni that’s tender and flavorful. Whichever pizza you order, take advantage of the chili flakes, oregano, and hot honey on the condiments bar. They also make their own vermouth and offer wine and beer.

Ipolitina Pizza

Ipolitina Pizza is not new, but somehow this slices-only old-school Italian joint in the Chacarita neighborhood eluded us until now. At Ipolitina, three generations run a small Italian specialty foods store and sell excellent Rome-style (not Napoli-style) pizza with its distinct crispy bottom crust. Toppings come in a wide range of options, and all pies are cut into generous rectangles so you can sample a couple of flavors to go or grab a sidewalk table or one of the tables inside the store. Come early. They sell out. And save room for their famous cannolis as well.

Gordo Chanta Pizza

During the pandemic, the founders of La Favorita and Boticaria opened Gordo Chanta Pizza on a corner in the Villa Crespo neighborhood in a building that used to be a pasta factory. Gordo Chanta (which allegedly got its name from a derogatory nickname given to one of the owners) began as a takeout and delivery operation but now has indoor and outdoor seating. A gas and wood combo oven turns out just a handful of types of pizzas each night on crusts that are light with a pleasant sour/fermented aspect. When we were there, Gordo Chanta was offering three pizzas topped with seasonal fruit. We were tempted by the creativity of these pizzas, but went with a special pepperoni pizza drizzled with hot honey which was rich and bright (above bottom right). The wine selection is intriguing, but some of the other menu items were confounding (Mexican-style corn, for example). Note that pizzas here are on the small side while prices are on the high side.

Electrica Pizza

The original Electrica Pizza is located in an old electrical mechanic shop in the Villa Crespo neighborhood where many of the original faded signs were left intact. Electrica Pizza is an easy-going indoor/outdoor place with a rockin’ soundtrack and cold craft beer to go with their pizzas. Their masa madre crust is chewy and wonderful and the toppings are solid. In 2023, Electrica Pizza landed at #73 in a respected annual ranking of the best pizzas in the world. Pro tip: Most of the pizzerias in this post are only open at night. However, Electrica is open for lunch and stays open all the way through dinner and beyond. And in 2025, Electrica began opening pizzerias around town, including in the Palermo Hollywood neighborhood.

Atte. Pizzeria Napoletana

Atte. Pizzeria Napoletana occupies a large space in the Palermo Hollywood area of the city. Lights are dim, tables are cozy, service is brisk, and the pizzas–out of a wood-burning pizza oven–are great with chewy crusts and fresh toppings. Atte. landed the #13 spot on the 2025 list of 50 Top Pizza Latin America and Atte.’s growing reputation is attracting celebrities as well. Dua Lipa was recently snapped with a slice here.

Bar Roma

The co-owner of Bar Roma, in the Abasto neighborhood of Buenos Aires, literally wrote the book on Buenos Aires-style pizza. Then he started wondering why other styles of pizza were being celebrated and tweaked in the city, but not the beloved fugazetta (a sauceless pizza piled high with cheese and thin slices of red onion, white onion, and green onion). To remedy that, he and his partners rescued and rehabilitated a bar notable (notable bar) that dates back to 1927 and re-opened it as Bar Roma. Here, the pizza oven churns out respectful reinventions of porteño-style pizza using dough made with organic wheat. One pizza is inspired by tango icon Carlos Gardel, who lived nearby. And lighter more traditional pizzas are also on offer. Delicious empanadas, a creative vermouth-based cocktail menu, plus beer and wine round out the casual good times. Hot tip: Any large pizza can be ordered half-and-half, which means you can try two different types of pizza in one pie.

Kalis Pizza

You’ll know you’ve arrived at Kalis Pizza in the Nuñez neighborhood when you encounter a crowd of very excited young people. Only open at night, this pizza joint, which debuted in 2025, became an instant hot spot for young Argentines looking for an affordable (relatively speaking) bite and a place to hang out (they’re open until 1 am). Napkins at Kalis Pizza say “Fast Good Slice,” and it’s true. Order a slice or a whole pie from a menu limited to four choices: cheese, red, pepperoni, and Kalis topped with burrata and pesto. The kitchen is packed with cooks who bang out pizzas all night long. We waited in line for 40 minutes in the rain, and our slice of red and slice of pepperoni (pictured above) were both worth it, though our presence certainly skewed the demographic of this causal cool pizza joint.

Cancha Pizza

Cancha Pizza is distinguished by the bright yellow tables and chairs set up on a busy corner in the Villa Crespo neighborhood. This night-time-only pizza joint has no interior seating (so watch the weather) and offers a small wine list, craft beer in cans, and a handful of pizzas. We ordered  The Olives (red sauce, cheese, and sliced green and red olives) and The Strachiatelli (red sauce and fresh basil with dollops of cold strachiatelli on top), and both were fresh and tasty–though the crusts were very thin and dry and not as flavorful as other pizzas in this post. One big bonus about Cancha? They play a great rock soundtrack, including AC/DC, Heart, ZZ Top, etc.

Mafia

We consider Mafia, named after a beloved dog not La Cosa Nostra, to be a pizzeria plus because diners at this plushly-appointed restaurant in the Nuñez area of the city get a lot of extras with their pizza, including sexy ambiance, a great selection of some of Argentina’s best quirky small wine producers, and a small menu of non-pizza items. But stay focused on the pizza, which Mateo Báez (who opened this place with his sister Azul in 2025) is more than a little bit obsessed with. Mateo spent years perfecting his masa madre dough, began selling frozen pizzas, then became a pizza maker. The pizza selection at Mafia generally includes four classics and three special pizzas. The Cossaca pizza, for example, is covered in a rich reduced tomato sauce with basil and parmesan for an amped-up Margarita effect (pictured above, bottom right). The Naranja Mechanica pizza, with squash cream, sweet and salty nuts, cubes of rich guanciale (a pancetta-like pork), basil, and parmesan, is a tasty twist (pictured above, bottom right). Whichever pizza (s) you order, remember that it all starts with Mateo’s remarkable crust, which we included in our post about the Best Food of 2025.

Something to ponder…in a country that’s crazy for food cooked on live fire and celebrates its own version of barbecue (parrilla) every chance it gets, why aren’t there more pizza joints that cook their pizzas on a grill or barbecue?

Pizza is not only fun and tasty, it can be an economical meal as well. For more recommendations about where to find quality food on a budget, see our post about cheap eats in Buenos Aires.

 

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