Why Greensboro is known for New York-style pizza is a mystery known only to the chefs of the city's pizzerias. Whether some of them migrated south from the Big Apple, or it's the kind of pie their clients prefer, is not clear, but New York-style pizza is the one they bake. They do it really well too and know exactly how to stretch their dough beyond the normal limitations to reach the mega-sized round shape this pie requires. New York-style pizza evolved in a pizzeria in New York in the early 1930s to soon become as popular as the original Italian thick crust, if not even more so. It's hard to imagine that just making the dough base thinner and bigger could have such an effect on America's gastronomical scene, but it did. The simplicity of a New York-style pizza is what makes it so great and with extra toppings, it just gets even better.

Best delivery pizza in Greensboro, North Carolina

You can get a good delivery pizza from any number of pizzerias in Greensboro. To get the best delivery pizza in Greensboro you need to go to Nostra Pizza and Italian Restaurant on West Market Street. They take a standard New York-style pizza up a few notches by adding lots of gourmet ingredients so they really are in a class of their own. Nostra has a premises in an unassuming brick building in a row of stores and without the vinyl pizza stickers plastered on the windows, it would be hard to decide what business they were in. But, fortunately, the stickers are a dead giveaway even if they're not overly appetizing pictures to look at. If you're getting a pie delivered, no worries, you won't be put off by those, but be able to tuck into your pizza with gusto. Nostra's Special is a good choice.

Best takeout pizza in Greensboro, North Carolina

If you're in the vicinity of the New York Pizza Bar and Grill on Battleground Avenue and drop in there to pick up some food, lucky you. You'll be in the right place to get the best take-out pizza in Greensboro. The New York Pizza Bar and Grill has a private terrace where, weather permitting, you can have a few minutes to chill out while waiting for your pizza to be cooked. Internally, the premises are as comfortable as out, so it’s not a problem if it's raining and you have to stay inside. The ochre walls and dark wood furnishings are easy on the eye. New York Bar's pizzas are pretty attractive too, particularly when they come in a rectangular, tray-bake size. Sometimes bigger is better even when there's only one of you. You can always eat it later and these pies are definitely ones worth having a second helping of.

Best pizza near Greensboro, North Carolina

Burlington

When you want a family day out without going too far all you need to do is make a twenty-mile trip west from Greensboro to Burlington. There are enough fun activities there to keep you and the kids occupied for a week. Take them on a visit to the Animal park at the Conservation Center, keep them busy with the interactive exhibits in the Children's Museum of Alamance County or hiking over the cascades in Cedarock Park before feeding them a pizza from Mimi's on Church Street.

Summerfield

Summerfield is just twelve miles north of Greensboro and even though there's nothing wildly exciting about it, to get there you need to pass through some pretty scenic countryside. Stop off by Lake Higgins or Lake Brandt to go fishing, boating or hiking. If the weather is hot go for a splash in the waterpark at the Bur-Mil Park then pick up a pizza from Mama Ginna's on the US-220 before heading home.

Randleman

If you enjoy motor racing then a quick trip from Greensboro to Randleman, twenty miles south, should be on your agenda. Randleman was the home of NASCAR driver Richard Petty and there you'll find a museum dedicated to him and the sport of stock car racing as well as the garage where he fixed and stored his cars. After you've had your fill of Pontiacs pop into Capri's Pizza Inc on South Pointe Drive for a pie.