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Best Sicilian Pizza in Tampa (2026)

Twelve restaurants across Tampa. Compare neighborhoods, price tiers and what to order, then read the full reviews.

Rafael Dominguez
By Rafael Dominguez Staff Writer · Top of Tampa · Updated October 2026 · How the score is built
Best Sicilian Pizza in Tampa (2026)
THE TAMPA DINING GUIDES 12 restaurants
Compare all 12 restaurantsNeighborhood · price · score · first order
In the same order as the guide. Scores are out of 10; dollar symbols show the listed price tier.
RestaurantNeighborhoodPriceScoreWhat to order
01 Bare Naked KitchenTampa$$Cauliflower crust pizza
02 Jay LuigiTampa$$Pizza
03 Viva Napoli Restaurant & PizzeriaTampa$$Napoleon Style pizza
04 Bocelli Modern ItalianTampa$$Chicken Milanese Burrata
05 Heights PizzaTampa$Cheese pizza
06 Blackjack Pizza & SaladsTampa$BBQ Chicken Bacon Pizza
07 Best NY PizzaTampa$$Large Pizza with Double Cheese and Pepperoni
08 Bella Roma NY PizzaTampaNew York style pizza
09 Cappys Pizza Seminole HeightsTampa$$5.6Margherita pizza
10 Fabrica PizzaTampa$$Pizza
11 3 Corners PizzaTampaMargherita pizza
12 Stefano Pizza and PastaTampaSteak and cheese pizza

12 restaurants · In guide order

1 Bare Naked Kitchen Yelp

Bare Naked Kitchen

Pizza · Tampa · $$

Cauliflower crust is the draw here, not the Sicilian square, and Bare Naked Kitchen makes that trade plainly rather than pretending otherwise. The menu leans on salads and a grab-and-go case built for a fast, health-minded stop. Regulars return for consistency across repeat visits rather than any single showpiece pie. Order at the counter and expect a quick turn.

What to orderCauliflower crust pizzaSaladsGrab n go items Call Directions Scored from the full review record 3915 Henderson Blvd, Tampa, FL 33629 · (813) 694-7291
2 Jay Luigi Yelp

Jay Luigi

Pizza · Tampa · $$

Jay Luigi sits in the middle of SoHo with indoor and outdoor seating built for groups, and the happy hour window from three to six draws a crowd ahead of dinner. Pizza and pasta share the menu with appetizers meant for a table of ten. The room turns large parties efficiently, staging and seating them together rather than splitting the group up.

What to orderPizzaAppetizersPasta Call Directions Scored from the full review record 516 S Howard Ave, Tampa, FL 33606 · (813) 213-0100
3 Viva Napoli Restaurant & Pizzeria Yelp

Viva Napoli Restaurant & Pizzeria

Pizza · Tampa · $$

The Napoletana style at Viva Napoli runs thinner and looser than the New York slice most of Tampa expects, and that difference is the point. Fresh pasta and a real vegetarian list round out a small room that seats fast even on a weeknight. Quiet, low-key, and better suited to a dinner for two than a group night out.

What to orderNapoleon Style pizzaFresh pastaVegetarian options Call Directions Scored from the full review record 4301 W El Prado Blvd, Tampa, FL 33629 · (813) 443-8500
4 Bocelli Modern Italian Yelp

Bocelli Modern Italian

Pizza · Tampa · $$

The Chicken Milanese Burrata gets more attention here than the Margherita or the prosciutto pizza, and regulars with dozens of visits keep ordering it. Bocelli Modern Italian runs on repeat business, the kind of place where servers remember returning customers by name. The room has ventilation issues on busy nights, worth knowing before a date-night booking.

What to orderChicken Milanese BurrataMargherita PizzaProsciutto Pizza Call Directions Scored from the full review record 5427 Bayshore Blvd, Tampa, FL 33611 · (813) 374-9302
5 Heights Pizza Yelp

Heights Pizza

Pizza · Tampa · $

Heights Pizza runs a counter-service operation built around a cheap combo deal, two slices, a drink, and a fried side for under twelve dollars. The meat-to-cheese ratio on the loaded pies is generous when the kitchen is on. Consistency is the issue: portions and quality vary visit to visit, and neighbors with other options nearby have started saying so.

What to orderCheese pizzaMeat pizzaFried sides Call Directions Scored from the full review record 7504 N Florida Ave, Seminole Heights, Tampa, FL 33604 · (813) 644-7130
6 Blackjack Pizza & Salads Yelp

Blackjack Pizza & Salads

Pizza · Tampa · $

Blackjack Pizza & Salads is built for takeout, a small counter operation with no seating and a fast turnaround on delivery. The BBQ Chicken Bacon Pizza is the named order, though the chicken-to-sauce ratio draws complaints when the kitchen rushes. Friendly at the counter on a good day, inconsistent on a busy one.

What to orderBBQ Chicken Bacon PizzaCheese PizzaPepperoni Pizza Call Directions Scored from the full review record 3692 West Gandy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33611 · (813) 333-2921
7 Best NY Pizza Yelp

Best NY Pizza

Pizza · Tampa · $$

Best NY Pizza backs up its name with a large pie loaded in double cheese and pepperoni, cut with the crunch that New York transplants look for locally. The dining room seats families comfortably and turns quiet weeknight tables fast, with drink service arriving before the menus settle. A straightforward Tampa room for a casual dinner, not a special occasion.

What to orderLarge Pizza with Double Cheese and PepperoniMargherita PizzaPepperoni Pizza Call Directions Scored from the full review record 14741 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33618 · (813) 963-7600
8 Bella Roma NY Pizza Yelp

Bella Roma NY Pizza

Pizza · Tampa

Bella Roma NY Pizza draws New York transplants specifically to test the claim in its name, and the verdict from that crowd runs favorable. Margherita and pepperoni anchor a menu built around the thin, foldable New York style rather than the Sicilian square. Delivery through third-party apps supplements a small storefront built for quick service.

What to orderNew York style pizzaMargherita pizzaPepperoni pizza Call Directions Scored from the full review record 500 S Howard Ave, Tampa, FL 33606 · (813) 556-2556
9 Cappys Pizza Seminole Heights Yelp

Cappys Pizza Seminole Heights

Pizza · Tampa · $$
Insider Score5.6

Cappys Pizza Seminole Heights lists a Sicilian pizza alongside its Margherita and pepperoni, and the corner location where the road splits gives it real outdoor seating under mature trees. Benches and foliage make it a warm-weather sit rather than a grab-and-go stop. Service runs uneven, attentive some nights and slow to greet on others.

What to orderMargherita pizzaPepperoni pizzaSicilian pizza Call Directions
Full review & visiting detailsRead the full review & visiting details

A Seminole Heights Corner Pizza Room

Margherita pizza

The Margherita keeps it simple, fresh mozzarella and basil letting the crust in Seminole Heights do the talking.

Pepperoni pizza

Pepperoni is the straightforward benchmark order, a fair test of how this Florida Avenue corner handles a classic.

Sicilian pizza

Sicilian brings the thicker, square-cut option for anyone who wants more crust to go with the sauce.

Cappys Pizza sits on a split corner in Seminole Heights, the kind of neighborhood block that runs on bungalow foot traffic rather than downtown crowds, and the pizza is built for exactly that audience: a margherita, a pepperoni, and a Sicilian that covers both the thin-crust and thick-crust cases in one menu. The margherita is the read on the kitchen's basics, simple cheese and sauce without much room to hide. The pepperoni is the neighborhood default, the pie people order without thinking twice. The Sicilian is the one worth paying attention to, a square-cut, thicker-crust style that gives the kitchen more to work with than the round pies and seems to be where the room earns its loyalty.

Outdoor seating is the other half of the pitch. Bench tables sit under heavy foliage on the corner lot, and on a Seminole Heights evening that patio does more work than the dining room does, especially for the casual, no-fuss dinner crowd this place is built around. Seminole Heights runs on this kind of small storefront, the bungalow-neighborhood scene along Florida Avenue and Nebraska Avenue where the sit-down tier grew up in converted houses and corner lots rather than office towers, and a moderately priced pizza room fits that pattern exactly. The kitchen's execution reads as solid and consistent on the pies themselves.

Where the record gets shakier is pace and front-of-house handling: waits at the door and slow turnaround show up often enough to be a pattern, not a one-off, and when the room gets busy the service strain is the first thing to slip. That makes Cappys a stronger bet on a slow weeknight than a packed Friday. It is a corner pizza spot for the immediate neighborhood, not a room built to handle a rush, and the moderate price point keeps expectations calibrated. Anyone weighing it against another Seminole Heights option should factor in timing as much as the menu.

Map showing Cappys Pizza Seminole Heights© OpenStreetMap
HoursMon - Thu: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PMFri: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PMSat - Sun: 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Address4910 N Florida Ave
Tampa, FL, 33603
Insider tip

Get the Sicilian if the kitchen is capable of the thicker crust done right, and go on a quieter night since the corner patio and the service both hold up better without a full rush.

10 Fabrica Pizza Yelp

Fabrica Pizza

Salad · Tampa · $$

Fabrica Pizza lets diners build their own pie, and the cheesy bread on the side has become as much of a draw as the pizza itself. The room near the Riverwalk stays clean and uncrowded even on a Saturday brunch shift after aquarium crowds move through. Outdoor seating and takeout both work well for a quick stop between downtown stops.

What to orderPizzaCheesy breadSalad Call Directions Scored from the full review record 142 S Meridian Ave, Tampa, FL 33602 · (813) 605-0764
11 3 Corners Pizza Yelp

3 Corners Pizza

Pizza · Tampa

3 Corners Pizza sits near Sparkman Wharf with limited interior seating, built more for a quick slice on the way to the water than a sit-down meal. Regulars headed to the Marriott pool make it a standing stop before a day downtown. Service has drawn complaints for inattention at the counter, so patience helps on a busy afternoon.

What to orderMargherita pizzaPepperoni pizzaHouse specialty pizza Call Directions Scored from the full review record 813 Water St, Tampa, FL 33602 · (813) 402-6976
12 Stefano Pizza and Pasta Yelp

Stefano Pizza and Pasta

Pizza · Tampa

The steak and cheese pizza is the unexpected standout at Stefano Pizza and Pasta, loaded with raw peppers and onions and served alongside a solid side of fries. The building itself shows its age outside, worn signage and a window that could use attention, but the kitchen's output has earned a following that outpaces the storefront's appearance. Family-run pacing, not a polished room.

What to orderSteak and cheese pizzaFriesPasta Call Directions Scored from the full review record 10203 US-92, Tampa, FL 33610 · (813) 246-4270
What to know before choosing a restaurant

Best Sicilian Pizza in Tampa: 1. Bare Naked Kitchen · 2. Jay Luigi · 3. Viva Napoli Restaurant & Pizzeria · 4. Bocelli Modern Italian · 5. Heights Pizza. Addresses, prices and what to order.

Sicilian pizza in Tampa means the square cut, the bready crust, and the meat-sweetened sauce that came out of the same West Tampa and Ybor bakeries that gave the city scachatta. This list covers the rooms actually cutting a Sicilian pie, alongside the neighborhood pizzerias worth knowing by name, from Seminole Heights corners to the strip malls near downtown.

Frequently asked

What is the best Sicilian pizza near me in Tampa?
It depends which side of the city you are on. Cappys Pizza Seminole Heights lists an actual Sicilian square among its pies, while spots like Bella Roma and Best NY Pizza lean toward the thinner New York style. Check the neighborhood list above against where you are starting from.
Is Sicilian pizza the same as New York style pizza in Tampa?
No. Sicilian pizza is a thicker, square-cut pie with a bready crust, distinct from the thin, foldable New York slice that dominates most of this list. Several rooms here serve New York style specifically and do not claim to be Sicilian.
How are restaurants ranked on this list?
Each restaurant carries an Insider Score built from the public review record, not a paid placement. No restaurant pays to appear on Top of Tampa, and the order reflects what the review record actually shows about the food and the room.
Are any of these Sicilian pizza spots in Tampa actually in another city?
All twelve restaurants on this list are located in Tampa proper. If a future update adds a room from St. Petersburg or Clearwater, it will be identified by its actual city and not folded into Tampa.
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The data first, then the verdict

We start with the review record, not a press release. Every room here is a real kitchen with a strong rating across a meaningful number of reviews, ranked on our 10-point Insider Score. We weight consistency over time and the rooms locals return to, not the ones tourists pass through once. The list updates as the data does. How we work →

About the writer
Rafael Dominguez
Staff Writer · Top of Tampa

Ybor City and Heritage Editor. West Tampa Cuban-Sicilian family; great-grandparents rolled cigars. Names the dish properly first, then tells you plainly who still makes it right. Bilingual in Spanish.

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