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A margherita pizza from Del Popolo – pizzadelpopolo\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

For a city best known for tangy sourdough and loaded Mission-style burritos,<\/a> San Francisco is surprisingly home to quite a few pizza joints. From crispy Detroit-style<\/a> to classic New York-style slices<\/a>, you can find just about every type of pie in the Bay Area, and there are some pretty fun stories behind them. A perfect example is Del Popolo, a family-owned operation that grew from a makeshift food truck to earn a spot on Tasting Table’s list of the best pizza places in every state.<\/a><\/p>\n

A celebrated San Fran institution since 2012, Del Popolo started out on a very interesting set of wheels. Having learned the trade at some of the city’s top pizzerias, founder Jon Darsky decided to try to open his own place. A trip to Austin inspired him to go the mobile route. But Darksy didn’t just build any food truck \u2014 he created a fully-equipped exhibition kitchen inside of a glass-enclosed shipping container and placed it on a Freightliner truck.<\/p>\n

The container held not only Darsky’s mixer but also a 5,000-pound wood-burning oven from Naples. The blistered, naturally leavened crusts and flavorful local ingredients were a hit \u2014 so much so that Del Popolo had a brick-and-mortar location by 2015. A frozen pizza business followed, and Darksy’s creations are still considered the best not only amongst San Francisco, but the whole country.<\/p>\n

Read more: The Most Iconic Sandwich In Every State<\/a><\/p>\n

You can buy Del Popolo pizzas to bake at home<\/h2>\n
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Like many Bay Area chefs, Jon Darksy procures Del Popolo’s ingredients locally and organically wherever possible. That goes as far as the sourdough, Neopolitan-style pizza dough<\/a> \u2014 which is made from California-grown and milled wheat flour \u2014 to the California-grown tomato sauce. But you’ll also find ingredients sourced from small, Italian producers, too.<\/p>\n

There are classics on the menu, like marinara and margherita, as well as a pizza bianca with mozzarella, ricotta, basil, and garlic, and a potato pie with red onion, fontina, and rosemary. The seasonal appetizers are also a big draw, showcasing even more local delicacies like Dungeness crab<\/a>. People love the focaccia and burrata, but the pizza is always the standout.<\/p>\n

One Yelp user<\/a> called it “one of the best pizzas I’ve ever tried,” while another<\/a> said the dough was “phenomenal … Really yummy and chewy.” Another Yelp reviewer<\/a> said, “The dough was airy and light, with a perfectly charred crust that added just the right amount of smokiness. A subtle touch of sea salt inside the pie elevated every bite\u2013it was seriously next level.”<\/p>\n

Del Popolo is definitely worth seeking out if you’re ever around the Union Square area. Even if you’re not, you can buy a pack of frozen Del Popolo pizzas online to bake at home. It won’t come on wheels, but the story is still there.<\/p>\n

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