Best Pizza in Waco, TX
Seven spots I'd actually send you to, from a Baylor slice-shop staple to a wood-fired date-night pizza on Bosque.
Updated September 2026 · 7 spots covered · Addresses & hours verified
Waco has more good pizza than a town this size has any right to. Student slice joints, a riverside patio, a wood-fired Italian spot, and a food hall counter all count. I checked addresses, hours, and menus on every spot below before republishing this, so what you see here is current, not a leftover from last year.
Hours change, especially around holidays. Call ahead or check a place's site before you drive out if you're going for a specific occasion.
-Sam Harper
Shorty's Pizza Shack
1712 S 12th St (near Baylor) & 8640 La Village Ave, Woodway · Daily 11am–10/11pm
The Baylor location is the one everyone knows, big slices, cold drinks, packed on game days. The Woodway spot at Midway Plaza gives families more room to spread out without losing that same laid-back, order-at-the-counter feel.
Visit their site →Poppa Rollo's Pizza
703 N Valley Mills Dr & 1201 Hewitt Dr #214 (new) · Daily 11am–10/11:30pm
Serving Waco since 1969 and still a family go-to for toppings-heavy pizza and an in-house arcade. The Hewitt location is the newest addition, same menu, closer to the south side of town.
Visit their site →Slow Rise
1620 N MLK Jr Blvd (Brazos River) & 7608 Woodway Dr · Daily 11am–10pm
The Brazos location has the patio everyone posts about, right on the river, and it fills up fast on nice evenings. Woodway serves the same New York-style slices and craft beer with more indoor seating if you'd rather skip the wait.
Visit their site →Moroso Italian Ristorante
4700 Bosque Blvd · Tue–Sat, closed Sun–Mon
Neapolitan wood-fired pizza made with imported Italian flour and San Marzano tomatoes. Lunch runs Tuesday through Friday, dinner Tuesday through Saturday. This is the one to book for a date, not a quick bite.
Visit their site →Baris
904 N Valley Mills Dr · Closed Mondays
Family-run since 1996, with a dedicated pizza menu alongside their pasta. Easygoing, sit-down, and a solid option if half your group wants pizza and the other half wants pasta.
Visit their site →Village Pizzaria @ Union Food Hall
720 Franklin Ave, Union Food Hall
By-the-slice pizza and gelato inside downtown's food hall. Good option when your group can't agree on one restaurant, everyone else at the table has other counters to choose from.
See their menu →
Best for families: Poppa Rollo's (arcade, two locations)
Best patio: Slow Rise on the Brazos
Best near Baylor: Shorty's Pizza Shack
Best date night: Moroso Italian Ristorante
Best downtown: Village Pizzaria at Union Food Hall
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