MA has 3 unique styles of pizza. Do you know them all? Here’s a guide

A Massachusetts senator has proposed a bill to make bar pizza, a thin crust pizza with edge-to-edge cheese native to the South Shore, the official state pizza.

But bar pizza isn’t the only pizza unique to the Bay State – Massachusetts also offers Salisbury Beach pizza and Greek pizza.

Here’s what to know about three distinct types of pizza that can be found in Massachusetts.

Bar pizza

South Shore bar pizza was born in the Cape Cod Café in Brockton 1939. As its name suggests, it’s pizza from a bar.

Bar pizza has a thin, crispy crust and greasy mozzarella and cheddar cheese pushed to the edges where it is browned or burned. It’s cooked in a 10-inch pan and is meant for one person. The pie can be served plain and simple, or with toppings ranging from pepperoni and mushrooms to baked beans and salami. 

Salisbury Beach pizza

Native to the beach towns in northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire, Salisbury Beach pizza is a square, thin crust pizza topped with a sprinkling of mozzarella and a circle of provolone cheese.

At Salisbury Beach, there is a rivalry between Tripoli, where beach pizza is said to be invented in 1944, and Cristy’s Pizza. Some say that Tripoli’s sauce is slightly sweeter.

New England Greek-style pizza

New England Greek-style pizza is characterized by oily, thick and crunchy crusts made from being baked in a metal pan rather than in a pizza oven.

The Greek-style pie is thought to have been invented in 1955 by Greek immigrant Costas Kitsatis at his Pizza House in New London, Connecticut. But now, you can find over 100 “House of Pizza” or  “Pizza House” restaurants in Massachusetts, according to Boston.com.

What type of pizza do you think should be the state pizza?