Savor Scout › Campuses › Pennsylvania › Saint Joseph's University › Pizza
Campus food guide
Pizza near Saint Joseph's University
Open map listings put 18 pizza places within a mile of Saint Joseph's University, and 91 within 3 miles. The busiest streets are 54th St (2) and 63rd St (2).
The closest pizza places to Saint Joseph's University
- Mr.Chef Pizza And Chicken Pizza · 0.7 miles
5026 Wynnefield Ave, Philadelphia - Robola Pizzeria Pizza · 0.7 miles
1999 N 52nd St, Philadelphia - Overbrook Pizza Pizza · 0.7 miles
2099 N 63rd St, Philadelphia - Italian Kitchen Pizzeria II Pizza · 0.7 miles
2035 N 63rd St, Philadelphia - Wynnefield Pizza Pizza · 0.8 miles
1819 N 54th St, Philadelphia - Evo Brick Oven Pizza II Pizza · 0.8 miles
137 Montgomery Ave Bala Cynwyd, Philadelphia - Tony Roni's Pizza Bala Cynwyd Pizza · 0.8 miles
273 Montgomery Ave, Bala Cynwyd - Bala Pizza Pizza · 0.8 miles
163 Bala Ave, Bala-Cynwyd - Apex Pizza Pizza · 0.8 miles
298 Levering Mill Rd, Bala Cynwyd - City line Pizza · 0.8 miles
298 Levering Mill Rd, Bala Cynwyd
Chosen local-first, then listed by distance from campus: a starting point, not a ranking. Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026); they carry no prices or opening hours, so check before you go.
Can't decide between them? Say what you're craving and Savor Scout picks one near Philadelphia, PA.
What to order
- Neapolitan — Soft, fast-baked at around 900°F, eaten with a knife and fork, centre deliberately wet. Margherita is the test — nothing to hide behind.
- New York — Large, thin, foldable, sold by the slice. Judge it by the fold: it should bend without cracking and hold without flopping.
- Detroit — Rectangular, thick, baked in a steel pan with cheese to the edges so it caramelises into a crust against the wall of the pan. That edge is the entire point.
- Tavern / Chicago thin — Cracker-thin, cut into squares, a Midwestern tradition largely unknown elsewhere and excellent.
How to spot a good one
- The crust edge tells you the oven — Leoparding — irregular dark blisters on the rim — means a very hot oven and a properly fermented dough, and it is the signature of good Neapolitan. An even golden-brown rim means a cooler deck oven, which is what New York style wants. Uniform pale crust with no colour variation usually means a conveyor oven.
- Dough that was fermented, not just mixed — Long-fermented dough tastes of something on its own and has an open, irregular crumb when you tear the rim. Dough made that morning tastes of flour and is uniformly dense. Places that mention 48- or 72-hour dough are telling you something real.
- Restraint with the toppings — Overloading is the most common failure, because moisture from too many toppings steams the base. Good pizzerias put three things on a pie, not nine.
The whole picture is in the pizza guide.
Questions about pizza places near Saint Joseph's University
- How many pizza places are near Saint Joseph's University?
- Open map listings put 18 pizza places within a mile of Saint Joseph's University, and 91 within 3 miles. About 72% are independent rather than chains.
- Which pizza places are closest to Saint Joseph's University?
- Mr.Chef Pizza And Chicken (0.7 mi), Robola Pizzeria (0.7 mi), Overbrook Pizza (0.7 mi), Italian Kitchen Pizzeria II (0.7 mi) and Wynnefield Pizza (0.8 mi).
- Where are most pizza places near Saint Joseph's University?
- The busiest streets are 54th St (2) and 63rd St (2).
More near Saint Joseph's University
All food near Saint Joseph's University Chinese Food near Saint Joseph's University