The first pizzerias to appear on the streets of Riverview didn't open their doors until well into the 1940s. That was a time when a new pizza trend had taken hold in America and was sweeping across the country in a wave of tomato sauce and melted cheese. By popular demand, New York-style pizza was what the pizzerias produced and New York-style pizza is what Riverview remains known for today. If it's not your favorite type of pizza, don't worry, you can get other types of pies, mostly thick crust pizza, in Riverview too. What sets New York-style pizza apart from a traditional Italian pizza? The answer to that question is the thickness of the base and its size. New York-style pies have a very thin dough base and can be four times bigger, and sometimes more, than a regular thick crust. That's a lot of pizza for one person, so servings are usually made by the slice rather than the entire pie.

Best delivery pizza in Riverview, Florida

New York-style pizza isn't always the best type of pie to order as a delivery pizza. The thinness of it means it loses heat quickly and probably won't arrive in the tip-top condition you want it to. Getting a delivery box big enough to put one in is another problem. To get the best delivery pizza in Riverview, you need a proper Italian thick crust and you can get one of those from Marco's Pizza. Marco's Pizza is located on Riverview's Fort Street and has a premises that is perfectly set up for the pizza business. While they do have a dining area, eating in takes second place to delivery orders and take-outs from their open-plan kitchen which fronts the shop. That means your pie order is practically on its way out of the door before you've even ended your call.

Best takeout pizza in Riverview, Florida

If you've been over at the Bullfrog Creek Mitigation Park wildlife spotting you can pick up the best take-out pizza in Riverview on the way home. New York New York Pizza is on Big Bend Road and occupies a front location in a mall that is right on the parking lot. They'll even do curbside pick-up if you order in advance and don't want to get out of your vehicle. As you may have surmised by this pizzeria's name, it specializes in New York-style pizza which is the ideal grab-and-go type of pie. They don't just bake standard New York with nothing more than cheese here either, but have a whole range of pizzas with gourmet toppings, white pies, gluten-free and vegetarian ones. The best pizza from New York New York though has to be their NY NY Supreme. One slice and you'll be full for a week.

Best pizza near Riverview, Florida

Wimauma

There's a very good reason to make the twelve-mile trip south from Riverview to Wimauma and that's the Little Manatee River State Park. This park is two and a half thousand acres of natural beauty intersected by the Little Manatee River. Hike the Oxbow trail along the riverside and through the wetlands or veer off onto any of the other twenty-odd miles of trails. Float a canoe and paddle the lengthy designated canoe trail keeping an eye for turtles, alligators and if the season is right, manatees too. Stop off at Jojo's Pizza on the US-301 on the way home for a pie and it'll be the perfect ending to a great day.

Mulberry

Phosphate has played a major role in Riverview's development over the years. To learn more about this unusual mineral, take a twenty-five-mile drive along the FL-60 to Mulberry. In Mulberry, you'll be able to visit the Mulberry Phosphate Museum where they have extensive collections of the mineral as well as fossils, detailed information and documentation about phosphate mining in Florida, and a 19th-century locomotive used in the phosphate mines. Have some outdoor time at the Seven Wetlands Park before going for a pie at Toppers Brick Oven Pizza on North Church Avenue.

Tampa

Tampa is a short drive, only fourteen miles or so, from Riverview and if you head there, you'll be in for a full day out, especially if you're taking the kids. Let them loose in the Adventure Island water park and they'll have thirty acres of water slides to go crazy on. Get them interested in all sorts of things with the interactive exhibits at the Glazer Children's Museum or make them scream by taking them for a ride on the SheiKra roller coaster. Don't go home without trying the boat-shaped pizzas at the Tampa Pizza Company Downtown on North Ashley Drive.