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Every Item on the Menu at 91 New Pizzerias
Mert Iseri
Ora found 168 new pizza and Italian restaurants with an October opening date across 36 states. This is every item on the menu at the 91 pizzerias that already publish one.
The numbers
1 in 25 new restaurant openings in the US serves pizza: 530 of the 13,353 restaurants Ora tracked opening in the last 90 days or announced for the months ahead.
The 91 menus list 8,618 items across 29 states. 35 pizzerias offer a gluten-free crust and 17 offer a cauliflower crust.
64 sell dessert. Cake is on 36 menus, cookies on 34, cheesecake on 27, tiramisu on 23, and cannoli on 22.
Crusts
Gluten-free is the most common crust option, on 35 menus. Detroit style and deep dish show up at 12 new pizzerias each.
| Crust or style | Pizzerias |
|---|---|
| Gluten-free | 35 |
| Thin crust | 27 |
| Sicilian, grandma or square | 21 |
| Cauliflower | 17 |
| Detroit style | 12 |
| Deep dish | 12 |
| New York style | 11 |
| Neapolitan or wood-fired | 9 |