If there’s one thing Greenville has in spades, it’s places to get pizza. This city is a home for dozens of independent pizzerias — family-owned, unfranchised restaurants that all offer unique takes on the classic dish. Because there are so many such pizzerias in Greenville, it’s out of the scope of this listicle to include all of them. Here are a few of the many family-owned and operated pizza spots in Greenville that focus on quality ingredients, authentic recipes and presentation.
Sidewall
Monday–Saturday: 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Website: sidewallpizza.com
Sidewall Pizza’s culinary philosophy revolves around community. With several locations in Greenville and one in Montana, Sidewall Pizza invites you to bring a crowd and stay awhile. They prioritize working with charities and civic organizations, donating food and opening up their restaurant to host special causes. All of the pizzas, dough and sauce included, are made from scratch on-site.
Sidewall has interesting specialty flavor combos, too. Their summer vegetable pizza includes summer squash and broccoli, and their peachy keen pizza has prosciutto, feta cheese and, of course, South Carolina peaches.
Sidewall also sells ice cream! And not just any ice cream — they make all their flavors with milk from local dairies and small farms for a unique, fresh flavor. And their menu has delicious options for customers who prefer to eat vegan, vegetarian or gluten free.
Pebble Creek
Monday–Thursday: 4–9:30 p.m.
Friday: 4–10:30 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m.–10:30 p.m.
Sunday: Noon–9:00 p.m.
Website: pebblecreekpizza.net
Pebble Creek Pizza is a small, family-owned business that’s been in Greenville for 25 years and is one of the city’s favorite takeout pizza places. Pebble Creek makes its pizzas from fresh local ingredients and focuses on creating a genuine pizza experience.
They’ve got more on their menu than just pizza. Pebble Creek offers hoagies, strombolis, calzones, pasta dishes like lasagna, salads and desserts like cannolis and cheesecake. If you’re not in the mood to eat a whole pie, you can order by the slice instead. With Pebble Creek’s focus on both quality and affordability, you’re sure to find something on their menu that satisfies your appetite and your wallet.
Pebble Creek Pizza has a 12-inch gluten-free pizza on the menu for those on special diets.
Stone Pizza
Every daily: 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m.
Website: stonepizzacompany.com
Stone Pizza is, according to its website, “fire inspired.” The restaurant creates its pizzas with ingredients imported from Italy, and their chefs make artisan sauces and dough by hand. The pizzas cook to perfection in wood-fired ovens in 90 hot seconds.
Their pizzas fall into two categories: New York Style and Neapolitan. What’s the difference? Both have thin crusts, but Neapolitan pizza crust is extra airy — puffy around the sides and delicately thin on the bottom. The name alludes to the pizza style’s origins in Naples, Italy. New York-style pizza slices are famously foldable, the crusts thick enough to withstand being picked up without dropping toppings. Stone’s pizza options come in a wild array of flavor combinations. They even have a selection of gluten-free crusts to choose from, and dairy-free (vegan) cheese is available upon request.
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