The Best Pizza in Door County

Della Porta is a Southern Italian trattoria and wood-fired Neapolitan pizzeria on Highway 42 in Ellison Bay, led by a chef from Naples -- and the pizza shows it. The Boscaiola (wild mushrooms, provolone, smoked mozzarella, truffle oil) is the standout, but the week runs on rotating specials too: Sicilian fried chicken on Sundays, ramen night on Thursdays. It's dinner only, and it shares its building with Blue Bear, a separate daytime brunch and coffee concept from the same team.

Hours shift by season, so confirm the current schedule before you go. If you're deciding between Della Porta and Inland for your one pizza night, this is the pick for a proper sit-down Italian dinner rather than a quick counter order.

Inland opened in 2024 in Baileys Harbor from two local families with roots at Wickman House, and the pedigree shows in a 24-hour fermented, organic-flour sourdough crust. The smoked whitefish pizza and the mushroom-and-lemon pizza are both distinctive enough to be the reason you drive here specifically; the house-made sausage pizza covers the more familiar craving. It's dine-in only with no reservations -- first-come, first-served, so go hungry and flexible.

Current hours run Tuesday through Saturday, 3 to 8pm, closed Sunday and Monday. Put your name in and walk the Highway 57 corridor while you wait; there's no way to reserve a table, so treat the wait as part of the plan.

The Fish Creek Wild Tomato opened in 2008 across from Peninsula State Park's main entrance and is still the flagship: wood-fired pizza with local ingredients, a big patio, and a solid craft beer list. Get anything with the house sausage, and expect a wait in July -- this is a popular after-the-park stop. The restaurant changed ownership about two years ago, but the original staff and menu carried over.

Open daily, 11am to 9pm, year-round. If you're choosing between the two Wild Tomato locations, this is the classic version -- the Sister Bay location below is the beachier sibling.

Wild Tomato's second location opened in 2014 in downtown Sister Bay, a block from the public beach, and it leans into that with its own beach bar and garage bar alongside the same wood-fired pizza concept as the Fish Creek original. Same dough, same commitment to local ingredients, different water view -- this one's built for an evening that starts with pizza and ends on the sand.

Open daily, 11am to 9pm, year-round; no reservations. Pair it with a walk down to Sister Bay Waterfront Park for sunset if the timing lines up.

ZaZa's opened in January 2026 in the Country Walk Shops area of Sister Bay -- a family-owned, carryout-only pizzeria doing handmade thin-crust pies, sandwiches, and salads, with a gluten-free cauliflower crust option for anyone who needs it. It's built for a quick pickup on the way to somewhere else, not a sit-down meal.

Open Wednesday through Sunday, 11am to 8pm; closed Monday and Tuesday. Being this new, its track record is short, but nothing about it points to anything but a solid weeknight order.

Northern Grill & Pub has been a family-run Italian-American pub in Sister Bay since the late 1990s -- wood-fired-style pizza, lasagna, and Black Angus steaks in a rustic Northwoods dining room with a fireplace and an arcade game for kids in the corner. It's the pick when you want a classic red-sauce pizza night rather than a wood-fired showcase.

One caveat worth taking seriously: some online listings have shown this business flagged as temporarily closed, while other recent reviews describe a normal dine-in visit. Call ahead at (920) 854-9590 to confirm before making the drive out.