Monday, August 31, 2026

The Best Pizza in Gaithersburg, by the Record

Gaithersburg has sent exactly one place into the record so far: Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana, honored by 50 Top Pizza.

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  1. The line forms before the doors open, which tells you something about a strip-mall pizzeria in suburban Maryland. Tony Conte left fine dining to make neo-Neapolitan pies here, and the blistered crusts show it. A James Beard nominee and a spot on 50 Top Pizza USA, the place punches well past its zip code. The roasted potato and onion pizza, fragrant with rosemary, was named one of the DC area's favorite dishes of 2025.


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