Best road-trip restaurants in Arizona

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Uptown Chandler scratch kitchen turning out Neapolitan pizza with hand-crushed San Marzano tomatoes, fired 90 seconds in a 900-degree oven.

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Wood-fired, from-scratch pizzas in the historic downtown Chandler post office, with house-made mozzarella and 30 taps including their own brews.

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Flagstaff's homegrown pizza mini-empire with three locations, including downtown by the tracks. Fast, cheap, reliably excellent slices — the road-tripper's answer to feeding a car full of hikers.

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A tiny, beloved Flagstaff pizza stop for wood-fired Neapolitan pies and a civilized break from long desert miles.

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Tucked inside Barnone near Agritopia, a local wood-fired pizza joint with blistered pies and fresh, farm-adjacent ingredients.

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Chris Bianco's James Beard-winning wood-fired pizzeria on Heritage Square, long called some of America's best pizza. Come early or expect a wait.

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The famed Chicago deep-dish institution, family-run for 50+ years, brings its buttery-crust pies to north Scottsdale.

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Chef Lisa Dahl's casual wood-fired pizzeria in West Sedona — Neapolitan-style pies, organic salads, and house gelato. The relaxed, budget-friendly counterpoint to her fine-dining spots.

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Tiny downtown Tempe gem run by a French transplant since 1992, slinging New York-style slices, calzones, and pastries.

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Downtown favorite since 2012 in a former funeral home, serving wood-fired pizzas and craft cocktails in a genuinely warm distinctly Tucson space.

$$ · Grand Canyon National Park

Counter-service pies out in about ten minutes — the fastest honest meal at the South Rim entrance when everyone's starving. The wings have their own fan club.

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Wood-fired Neapolitan pies and Arizona wines in a converted service station, with a rooftop deck overlooking the Route 66 strip. The family-pleasing alternative to steakhouse row.