Chances are you know your New York slice from your Chicago deep dish, but these aren't the only pizza styles born in the USA. From Detroit’s legendary steel tray–baked sheets and Colorado’s distinguished mountain pie, crimped and drizzled with honey, to a rather controversial American cheese–topped slice from Pennsylvania, we've ranked the best pizza styles across the US, counting down to the most popular of them all.

Click or scroll through our gallery to discover the most delicious pizza styles around the US – counting down to the most-wanted slices of the lot.

We've based our ranking on the enduring popularity of each pizza style in its place of origin and beyond, and on the opinions of our well-travelled (and well-fed) team. The list is unavoidably subjective.

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