Follow the lineups to this Dovercourt Road pizzeria, where house-made ingredients unite in New York-style slices and whole pies. Seasonal specials and comfort classics pack the display case, but pre-order for pickup or delivery to enjoy every crisp and chewy, blistered slice sans the wait.

Thick and crisp, with toppings and caramelized cheese stretching to every patch of crust, the Detroit-style pizzas at this Leslieville spot are hearty, comforting and impossible to put down. With most pizzas — like the Electric Avenue and vegetarian Jaffina — built from myriad ingredients, you'll want to take the time to give the menu a proper read.

Serving slices, whole pizzas and natural wines, there's plenty to love about this Dovercourt pizza shop. Thin, crisp, and easy to fold, each pizza is generously topped, gooey and good, whether you go in for Angry Pepperoni or the sneakily stunning Lemonhead.

Fueled by blistered, fresh and tender pies, this spot's evolution from one location to several (including in Queen West and on Rogers Road) isn't hard to understand. Created by a team with a serious thing for pizza, each one — from the Truffle Shuffle and Green Out to the unadulterated Margherita — offers a brief encounter with greatness.

A 72-hour ferment gives the dough at this Brockton Village pizzeria complexity, lightness and undeniable tang. Beyond the sourdough base, each option features a flurry of fresh ingredients for pies that are saucy and savoury, booming with flavour, and delicious from tip to last crumb of crust.

Signature pizzas share space with creatively-topped pies at this spot in Bloor West Village. Made to exacting standards, from cold-fermented dough, pies like the tomato-and-cream-based Royale Rosé and mushroom heavy Portabella cover all the cravings.

At this sister spot to neighbouring Sugo, diners work their way through a slew of faddish Italian-American eats, including wood-fired pizzas garnished with everyone's fave toppings. Get yourself to Bloordale Village if you're tired of jonesing for pizza and just want to dig into the Little Manila, with bacon, pepperoni, jalapeño and pineapple, or the whipped-ricotta-dotted Little Italy.

At this Etobicoke restaurant, wood-fed fire yields pizzas that are crisp and gently charred, part pliable New York slice, part bubbly Neapolitan pie. Sample 18 inches of pizza perfection with every order — from the Nduja Special to the spicy-sausage- and hot-honey-trimmed Stinger.

Unless you like to gamble, ordering ahead is the safest way to assure you get fed at this oft-sold out Scarborough pizza shop. Take a chance on hefty slices on-site or pre-order a whole pie, and find pizzas dressed with ricotta garlic lemon cream, roasted potatoes, Toulouse sausage and other interesting ingredients.