Cambridge Dining Guide
Best Pizza in Harvard Square
The 3 pizza restaurants in Harvard Square worth walking to — ranked, with addresses, hours, and T access. Curated by Guide to Cambridge.
Pizza in Cambridge is serious business. The city supports a remarkable variety of styles — from blistered Neapolitan crusts fired in imported ovens to thick, chewy Sicilian slices sold by the square. College students, tech workers, and families all have their go-to spots, and debates about who makes the best slice are a local pastime.
Insider TipLate-night pizza options thin out after 10 PM on weekdays. On weekends, a handful of spots in Central and Harvard Square serve past midnight.
Otto Pizza
Pizza · 1432 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138
Counter-service pizza-by-the-slice from the Portland, Maine cult favorite. Known for mashed-potato-and-bacon, fig-and-prosciutto, and other combinations that sound weird and work. Whole pies too.
Pinocchio's Pizza
Pizza · 74 Winthrop St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Late night pizza institution. Sicilian-style squares with thick, crispy edges. Open until 2am. This is where you end up after the bars close. The upstairs seating is prime people-watching. Cash only for slices. A Harvard Square rite of passage.
Joe's Pizza
Pizza · 3 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138
The first New England outpost of the iconic NYC-slice shop from Greenwich Village. Thin-crust cheese and pepperoni by the slice; consistently has a line stretching down Brattle Street.