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— Baltimore Food Tour (@BiteOfBaltimore) September 8, 2017
Awards & Lists
Best Classic Pizza Joint
Baltimore Magazine, 1983 & 1988
50 Spots for Great Food To Go
Baltimore Magazine, 1999
Best Pizza
Amtrak, 2003
Best Buy
Zagat, 2008
101 Things to Eat, See & Do Before You Die, #65
Baltimore Magazine, 2009
Best Bang for the Buck
Zagat, 2010
Best Pizza
About.com, 2010
Best Pizza
UrbanSpoon, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
26 Most Delicious Crab Dishes
Baltimore Magazine, 2012
Best Pizza
LocalEats.com, 2013
Top 10 Spots for Pizza
Paula Deen, March/April 2014
The Best Pizzeria in Every State in America
Thrillist.com, 2014
Certificate of Excellence
TripAdvisor.com, 2015
The Best Pizza in All 50 States
MentalFloss.com, 2016
Best Pizza
TripAdvisor, 2018
The Absolute Best Pizza in Every State in America
UPROXX, 2018
Baltimore’s 100 Essential Food & Dining Experiences
The Baltimore Sun, Dining Issue
Best Pizzas in Baltimore for 2019
Big 7 Travel
The Experts' Guide to the Best Pizza Places in the World
Phaidon, 2016
"People Love Us on Yelp"
2018 Award Recipient
Baltimore's Best Pizzeria
Jacques Kelly, The Sun, 1989
Best Pizza
Digital.com, 2003
Best Pizza
AOL.com, 2008
Best Pizza
Baltimore Guide, 2008, 2014
51 Great Pizza Parlors
USA Today, 2010
Best Pizza
Yelp.com, 2010
Best Pizza
Gayot.com, 2010
Best Pizza
Baltimore Magazine, 2011, 2012
Best Pizza
FourSquare.com, 2013
33 Best Pizzas in America
Thrillist.com, 2013
Baltimore's Best Pizza
Baltimore Magazine Reader’s Choice, 2014, 2015
The Best Pizzeria in Every State
BusinessInsider.com, 2015
10 Meals Under $10
The Baltimore Sun, Dining Guide, 2016
50 Best Pizza Restaurants in the US
MSN
Top 50 Delivery Pizzas in the U.S.
Food Network, 2018
Baltimore's Best Pizza
The Baltimore Sun, 2018, 2019
Baltimore's Best Pizza
ZAGAT, 2019
ZAGAT Rated
2008
The highest rated business on MSN.com
MSN.com / CitySearch, 2003
Featured on Food Paradise: Pizza Paradise 3
The Travel Channel, 2015
“We often never really knew what day of the week it was because if we were lucky, we ate the same crap every day and night . But if I happened to realize it was a Friday night, my mouth watered for a Matthews Pizza. I honestly would have committed any sin for a Matthew's. Because Friday was the day my dad picked up Matthew's Pizza for the family.”
Vietnam Veteran from Highlandtown
On Camera
Pizza Tour Honeymooners
5-hour drive for Matthew's Pizza...It's worth it!
30 Years Visiting Matthew's Pizza
Word on the Street
"Best pizza in Baltimore is Matthew’s Pizza on Eastern Avenue"
WashingtonPost.com, 1996
"Best old fashioned pizza pie can still be found at Matthew’s"
Rodricks, 1998
"Matthew’s Pizza/This is da bomb / The pizza is ab fab."
Chowhound.com, 2001
"The chowhounds say there are many wonderful restaurants in Baltimore Matthew’s Pizza, on Eastern Avenue, is a winner."
The Baltimore Sun, 2002
"Great Place for a Cheap Eat. Great Dining Value"
Baltimore Magazine, 2003
"Simplest, finest pies in the business/Deep, delicate, and oh, so divine. Truly a pie for the ages."
Baltimore Magazine, 1997
"I had my first date at the Patterson Theater and my first pizza at MATTHEW’S PIZZA"
U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski, Highlandtown Festival, 1998
"Matthew’s Pizza on Eastern Avenue/spinach-and-garlic pizza/Eat that and you could go off to your next life with no important pleasure missed."
Rodricks, 2002
"'THE BEST OF THE BEST' We let you tell us who’s the best of the best. We asked, and you answered: Which restaurants...do you consider the best? The response was overwhelming, the most we’ve ever received. Pizza: Matthew’s Pizzeria THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE."
Baltimore Magazine, 2003
"WOW....just...WOW. Where DO I BEGIN??? AHHHHH!!! I'm just going to start by saying that I am not from NY or Chicago, so I don't know what east coast pizza is. But honestly, I don't think it matters anymore. Matthew's Pizza has been classified under neither for reasons that I won't understand, but honestly none of that matters because the "both cheese" pizza that I ate here gave me a FOODGASM. TWICE. YES, you heard me. I am from the west coast and I didn't know what good pizza was until now. Yeah, I went there. This pizza is too good to be true. This pizza speaks for all pizzas that have come my way and leaves them in the dust. This pizza satisfied my taste buds in such sexy unfathomable ways I didn't think were possible. This pizza was memorable. Matthew's Pizza, where have you been all my life???"
M. Fabiola, Los Angeles California, Yelp, 2010
"Great family pizza place/a cult classic in Baltimore/glorious pies/fun and delicious for the whole family"
Baltimore’s Child, 2003
"Matthew’s Pizza: A slice of heaven"
The Baltimore Sun, 2004
"I’m going to Matthew’s Pizza on Eastern Avenue to get the best pizza in the world"
Marty Bass, WJZ, 2004
"Matthew’s Pizza kicked ass. Awesome. Great pie."
Metromix.com, 2006
"Best Cheese, Best Crust, and Best (Pizza) Charm/Bake them all together you get Matthew’s Pizza"
CityPaper, 2003
"Our kudos to Matthew’s Pizza. Why? Because it looked into the eyes of the mighty national chains—and proudly said, 'Beat this!'"
Baltimore Magazine, 2004
"Matthew’s Pizza is the best"
National Public Radio, Food Panel, 2004
"World-class pies at Matthew’s Pizza"
DeltaSky, 2005
"52 years ago I was stationed in Japan in the Air Force I served with a man named Bocklege, Bock was from Baltimore. We often tossed back many brews. Bock told me many times about your pizzas, and how much he missed them. After seeing you on TV I now see what he was talking about, WOW, thanks."
Kenneth Y.
"The service is excellent/the pizzas are like no other/Superb meal."
The Baltimore Sun, 2006
"Easygoing near perfection of Matthew’s Pizza."
CityPaper, 2007
"Matthew's Pizzeria is an unexpected gem. Fabulous deep-dish pizza, reasonable prices, and great service."
ZAGAT.com, 2009
"Matthew's has remained consistently excellent as well as affordable."
The Baltimore Sun, 2009
"Would you drive hundreds of miles for a slice of Matthew’s stuffed pizza? None of them have Matthew’s Pizza and its deep dish crab pizza."
Marty Katz, Editor, ZAGAT, 2009
"Matthews Pizza: Perfect 5 Star Rating for Quality, Service, Value."
Kudzu.com, 2010
"Simple pleasure is a pizza from Matthew’s Pizza"
Marty Bass, WPOC, 2006
"Superb meal. Iconic status. Incredibly low prices. Excellent service."
The Baltimore Sun, 2007
"City aims to catch culinary gravy train."
Jill Rosen, The Baltimore Sun, 2007
"We have Matthew’s Pizza/Creative Alliance"
Baltimore Magazine, 2007
"Best buy, blow you away pies, their crab pie might be the best ever."
ZAGAT, 2009
"Best buy / Addictive pizza / Highlandtown eatery that’s lasted since 1943 for a reason / Blow You Away Pies / top notch ingredients /served by friendly staff / unending bliss / there’s always a line / Crab Pie Might Be The Best Ever"
ZAGAT, 2009
"Matthews Pizza REAL DEALS-where the eats are worth the money/delicious ethnic food for a song/good value for your precious dining dollars/distinctive food, ambiance and service that you’d gladly pay more for the experience/cheerful waitresses/cute-as-a button dining room/incredibly low prices/has iconic status for Baltimore natives/talk about deals."
Elizabeth Large, The Baltimore Sun, 2007
"Wonderful Food, Best Pizza."
CitySearch, 2010-2011
"Wonderful Pizza."
Baltimore Magazine, 2010
"Doesn’t get better than this. Awesome pie."
UrbanSpoon, 2013
"I have enjoyed eating your pizza since I was about 10 years old. I am now 55, so it's been a long love affair. Thanks for continuing such a great tradition in making such a good pizza!!!"
Michele Brool
"Excellent food, best bang for the buck, unending bliss."
ZAGAT.com, 2010
"It calls itself Baltimore’s first pizzeria, and it very well could be its best as well. Its individual-size pies have the sweetest, freshest tomato sauce in town."
About.com, 2010
"Perfect 5-Star Rating."
Kudzu.com, 2010
"Pizza Heaven. When you’re this good you don’t have to impress anyone."
ZAGAT, 2012
"'As are many Baltimoreans, I am deeply partial to the Matthew’s Pizza crab pie,' said the creator of the HBO series The Wire and the food-obsessed Treme. About the Highlandtown pizzeria’s deep-crust, crab-topped pizza, Simon said, 'It’s unlike anything that calls itself pizza anywhere in the world. And when out-of-towners come to Baltimore – even New Yorkers, who have the pick of some of the greatest pizza in Christendom – I often take them there,' he said. ' It could not exist outside of Baltimore.'"
David Simon, The Baltimore Sun, May 2014
"The backfin crab-topped pizza is an experience not to be missed."
The New York Times, 36 Hours in Baltimore, 2017
"Amazing pizzas and salads"
ZAGAT, 2018
"Crab pie sums up the story of 75-year-old Matthew’s Pizza—and, just maybe, Baltimore itself."
Baltimore Magazine, Slice of Life, 2018
Mildred Mikulski-Cook ate her first pizza at Matthew’s Pizza in 1950 at the age of 11.
"Insanely good deep dish pizza/friendly staff/modest tabs/offers a trip back to simpler times."
ZAGAT, 2014
"Exceptionally good pizza"
The Washington Post, 2014
"Matthew's Pizza does a crab-topped pizza that is out of this world."
The Experts’ Guide to the Best Pizza Places in the World, Phaidon, 2016
Forty-seven years ago Billy Loehr proposed to Libby at Matthew's Pizza. "We went to the Paterson movie theater and then to Matthew's for my favorite pizza. There on a paper straw in my Coke was a ring."
“About six years ago, my dad and I were looking for a good place to have pizza before an Orioles game. It was wonderful! It's a small family owned restaurant with a relaxed atmosphere. After six years, we still stop at Matthew's. We usually order a house salad and a mozzarella pie. The salad is made with the freshest ingredients and the pizza is cooked to order. The pizza is more like Chicago-style.”
@jennifer.davis91
In the Media
Slice of Life
Todd Kliman, Baltimore Magazine | November 2018
Baby on Board: Craving Chronicles
Megan Isennock, Baltimore Magazine | August 2015
Making the Iconic Crab Pie at Matthew’s Pizza
Baltimore Magazine | November 2018
Matthew's Pizza is a proud sponsor of Back On My Feet Baltimore
Dine with Us
(410) 276‑8755
Contact
3131 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
Baltimore, MD 21224
Opening Hours
Mon-Sat: 11am – 9pm
Sun: 12pm – 8pm
Dining room stops seating 30 minutes before closing