It's certain that Ephrata is known for traditional Italian pizza, but exactly what type of pizza is that? In the Ephrata pizzerias, you'll find that the term traditional Italian pizza encompasses old-world thick crust, thin crust, and Sicilian-style pies. The thin-crust pizzas in Ephrata are generally called Neapolitan-style, although there are one or two pizzerias that bake New York-style too. That's a great variety of pizza types to be able to choose from. Which is the best? That all depends on personal preference as to just how much dough base you like to chew your way through. If you're ordering a delivery, no question about it, thick crust is best and even better if you order it as a tray bake grandma-style.

Best delivery pizza in Ephrata, Pennsylvania

To get the best delivery pizza in Ephrata you need to order from a pizzeria that bakes good pies. Pepe's Pizza is an Italian-owned and run pizzeria in Ephrata that has been doing that and keeping their loyal customers well fed for the past twenty-five years. Pepe's Pizza premises is on Clay Road where it's housed in a quaint-looking stone-clad bungalow. Inside there are several reminders, including pictures of Rome, of the home country, but the biggest reminder is the fantastic traditional Italian pizzas they produce here. Whether you prefer your pizza with red or white sauce, with a thick, thin, or Sicilian-style crust, what you'll get from Pepe's when you order a delivery pizza is exactly what you wanted – the best delivery pizza in Ephrata.

Best takeout pizza in Ephrata, Pennsylvania

If you've been taking a drive through the countryside and are heading back into town on the US-322, you'll be able to stop off and pick up the best take-out pizza in Ephrata on your way home. The best take-out pizza in Ephrata is baked at a pizzeria on Division Highway called DiMaria's Pizza and Italian Restaurant. DiMaria's occupies a large independent premises with its own parking lot, so there's plenty of room to pull up no matter what size vehicle you have. You won't find any surprises inside - the décor is typical diner-style - other than the great quality of the pizzas on offer. One of the house specials here is grandma-style pizzas which are big enough to feed an entire family. If you want one of those, be prepared to wait a bit as they take around twenty-five minutes to cook. The wait is definitely worth it.

Best pizza near Ephrata, Pennsylvania

Elverson

There's a lot of beautiful countryside around Ephrata. Make the twenty-mile trip east to Elverson and you'll find even more. Elverson is the gateway to the French Creek State Park which is over seven thousand acres of forest, meadows, marshes, and lakes. As well as the usual hiking, biking, fishing, and wildlife spotting activities, the park also offers the opportunity to investigate the area's industrial history as it contains the Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. The site is complete with several restored buildings including a general store, the ironmaster's and workers houses and a blacksmith's forge. After you've seen what there is to see there, drop by Giovanni's Pizza on Elverson's West Main Street and treat yourself to a pizza.

Lancaster

You don't need to have bored kids when Lancaster is only a twenty-minute drive southwest of Ephrata. You can keep them occupied and interested by taking them to the North Museum of Nature and Science which has a planetarium, or the Lancaster Science Factory where the interactive exhibits will definitely get their brain cells working. Get them interested in the past with a visit to the Historic Rock Ford where there's a plantation mansion intact with period furnishings and acres of grounds to explore. Let them have a couple of hours of fun at the Dutch Wonderland amusement park then take them for a pizza at Slugger's Pizzeria on North Queen Street and you'll all have had a good day.

Middletown

If you enjoy either hiking or kayaking you'll want to head over to Middletown. Middletown is around a forty-minute drive west from Ephrata and right on the Susquehanna River. Hikers, or even sedate walkers, will want to get their boots on to trek along the Conewago Recreation Trail with its delightful covered bridge or the Jonathan Eshenour Memorial Trail which winds through beautiful woodlands. For kayakers and canoers, there's the Swatara Creek Water Trail to paddle up or down. The creek trail is over forty miles long so not something you can do all in one day. A good place to turn back is when you hit the locks by which time you'll be well hungry and ready for a pizza at Tony's Pizzeria on West Main Street.