10 Places to Celebrate National Pizza Day in Nashville

Happy National Pizza Day! Whether it’s a thick or thin crust, square or round pan, with regular pepperoni or truly unique toppings, Nashville has plenty of places to help celebrate, regardless of your personal tastes or budget. Keep reading for ten of our favorite places to celebrate National Pizza Day in Nashville.

1. Five Points Pizza

Not only does Five Points Pizza offer amazing pizzas in a wide variety of flavors, but they also offer pizza by the slice! Each day their website lists a vegetarian and meat option available by the slice, or order one of their whole pizzas and take it home for leftovers. Their diverse options include a Vodka Sauce pie, Habanero Cream Sauce Pie, Spinach Gorgonzola Pie, and even a vegan option, topped with vegan cheese, roasted red pepper, mushroom, roasted garlic, fresh basil and red sauce.

Five Points Pizza’s lunch specials include two slices and a drink, or a slice and a sald, for just $10.

4100 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209 and 1012 Woodland Street, Nashville, TN 37206.

2. Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria

Slim & Husky’s now has multiple locations, but don’t let that deter you. The popular pizza chain began in Nashville, and remains a Music City favorite. Their diverse menu is hard to beat, with everything from their Cee No Green, topped with ground beef, pepperoni, hickory-smoked bacon, Canadian bacon and Italian sausage, to their California Love, topped with pesto, artichokes, tomatoes and red onion. Don’t miss their tempting desserts as well.

Multiple locations

3. Pizza Perfect

Pizza Perfect’s name pretty much says it all. Open since 1983, Pizza Perfect’s menu is so diverse — including non-pizza options — that there is literally something for everyone, including meat-lovers, vegetarians and even vegans. Bonus: Pizza Perfect also has a variety of sauces, all homemade, including a habanero sauce and a pink sauce. Individual slices are also available. If we have to pick just one, we’re going with the Fantasy, made with pesto, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted garlic, spinach, feta and mozzarella.

1602 21st Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212 and 57 Clofton Drive, Nashville, TN 37221

4. TailGate Brewery

There isn’t a more classic combination than hot pizza and a cold beer, and thankfully, TailGate Brewery has plenty of both. TailGate Brewery has all of the classic pizza toppings, along with unique ones, like cheese curds and spicy sliced sausage. They also have clever combinations, not able to be found anywhere else. Try the Bierfest Pizza, with shredded mozzarella, sliced sausage, caramelized onions, white cheddar cheese curds and a horseradish mustard drizzle, or the Jamaican Jerk Pizza, with shredded mozzarella, grilled chicken, onion, pineapple, green pepper and a jerk sauce drizzle. Vegan options are also available.

Multiple locations

5. Bella Napoli Pizzeria

Bella Napoli might not be in Italy, but it sure feels like it, at least while you’re eating their pizza. Their menu is extensive, with a variety of pizza toppings, along with pasta, salads and more. Bella Napoli also offers a super-affordable lunch pizza option, as well as an impressively-stocked bar. Don’t miss the Salsiccia, with fresh mozzarella, homemade Italian Sausage, broccolini and fresh garlic

1200 Villa Pl #206, Nashville, TN 37212

6. TennFold Brewing

TennFold Brewing has so many menu options besides pizza, with everything from salads to large entrees, but their pizza is what keeps drawing people back, again and again. They have several options for Neapolitan-style pizza, including the Country Ham & Fig and the Thai Pork. Craving the New York-style pizza instead? Try the Peppadew & Mushroom, or the Bacon & Dill Pickle.

2408 Lebanon Pike, Nashville, TN 37214

7. Manny’s House of Pizza

Manny’s House of Pizza serves New York City-style pizza, only in Nashville. Available by the slice, or as a whole regular pie or Sicilian, Manny’s House of Pizza keeps their pizzas simple, ordering by the topping. Their servings are generous, their prices are reasonable, especially for Nashville (less than $14 for a whole cheese pizza), and their pizza is always fresh — and delicious.

15 Arcade Building, Nashville, TN 37219

8. Culaccino’s

You have to drive out to Franklin to enjoy Culaccino’s pizza, but trust us — it’s worth it. Their wood-fired pizzas are like a taste of Italy, with a variety of options. Try the L’agnello Sacro, with lamb sausage, smoked eggplant, goat cheese, scallion and fresno chilis, or the Calamaro Arrabbiato, with grilled squid, tomato, fire onion, tagiassca olives, kale and n’duja aioli. The pizzas are large enough to share, which leaves enough room for Culaccino’s authentic tiramisu.

104 East Main Street, Franklin, TN 37064

9. Emmy Squared Pizza

Emmy Squared Pizza has locations all across the country, with the feel of a local pizzeria. They have plenty of pizzas with both red and white sauce, including the Roni Supreme, made with pepperoni and Calabrian chiles, and The Timothy, with chicken, Korean wing sauce, scallions, buttermilk blue and radishes. Emmy Squared Pizza also has numerous other options, including salads, appetizers, and a killer homemade banana pudding for dessert, served family style.

1121 5th Ave North, Nashville, TN 37208

10. Two Boots Nashville

There isn’t anyone who can’t find something to enjoy at Two Boots Nashville. The downtown eatery boasts numerous vegan options, so tasty even meat and dairy lovers will enjoy them. They also have veggie pizzas (like the Grandma Bess, made with San Marzano tomatoes, fresh garlic, olive oil, fresh basil, parmigiano and mozzarella), and what they, correctly, call “meaty pizzas” as well, like their The Bird, a white pie topped with buffalo chicken, blue cheese dressing, scallions and .jalapeños.

1925 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203