17 September 2026 · 9 min read
Anaheim is a pizza town in a way most visitors never notice. Around the theme parks and the convention center the pizza scene is built for crowds: counters that stay open past midnight, whole pies that feed a hotel room full of tired kids, and quick-service stops inside the resort district itself. Drive ten minutes west along Ball Road or Orange Avenue, though, and you find a different Anaheim: family pizzerias that have been in the same strip mall for decades, an Italian market with a pizza counter, and neighborhood delivery shops where the phone still rings more than the app pings.
This guide walks through both sides of the city, roughly from the resort district outward, with the practical details that matter when you are hungry: where each place is, when it opens and closes, what kind of pizza place it is, and who it suits. Every listing linked here is on We Go Pizza with its address, phone number, hours and Google rating, so you can check the current details before you go.
Anaheim's pizza places cluster in three zones. The resort district runs along Harbor Boulevard, Katella Avenue and Disneyland Drive; it is dense with quick-service and chain pizza, most of it open late, and prices track the tourist trade. West Anaheim, along Ball Road, Brookhurst Street, Lincoln Avenue and Orange Avenue, holds the long-running family pizzerias and the Italian market. East Anaheim, along State College Boulevard near the stadium and Lincoln Avenue toward the 57 freeway, mixes neighborhood shops with delivery-heavy outlets.
The distances are short by Southern California standards. From the Harbor Boulevard hotels, West Anaheim is a 10-15 minute drive and East Anaheim about the same, so a car or a rideshare opens up the whole list. Parking is free and plentiful at the strip-mall pizzerias; inside the resort district it is mostly hotel and structure parking, and walking is often faster.
If you are staying near the parks and want pizza without a drive, the choices sit within a few blocks of each other on Harbor Boulevard.
Pizza Restaurants · Anaheim, California
The Pizza Press at 1700 S Harbor Blvd is the resort district's most-reviewed pizzeria, with a 4.3 rating from close to 2,900 Google reviews. It runs from 11 a.m. to midnight every day, which makes it the reliable answer for a family coming out of the parks at 10 p.m. It is listed as a takeout and lunch spot as well as a family restaurant, so expect a counter-service format rather than table service.
Pizza Restaurants · Anaheim, California
A block south, California Pizza Place at 1770 S Harbor Blvd, Suite 140 keeps the longest hours on the strip: 8 a.m. to midnight on weekdays and until 1 a.m. on Saturdays. With a 4.4 rating from about 1,300 reviews, it is the place to know if you need breakfast-hour or very late pizza near the hotels.
Pizza Restaurants · Anaheim, California
Blaze Pizza at 1800 S Harbor Blvd #102 is the fast-casual option: build-your-own pies fired quickly, open 11 a.m. to midnight, with delivery listed alongside dine-in. Its 4.1 rating from roughly 1,200 reviews reflects a busy, high-turnover location. For a group that cannot agree on toppings, individual pies at a counter are the simplest solution.
Pink Pig Boba Pizza at 1650 S Harbor Blvd, Suite B is the district's odd one out: a pizza takeout counter that also sells bubble tea, open from 2 p.m. to midnight daily and rated 4.5 from about 300 reviews. It suits a late-afternoon snack run more than a full dinner.
Two full-service options sit inside the resort itself. Naples Ristorante e Bar at 1550 Disneyland Dr is an Italian restaurant with a bar and a pizza oven, open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. (11 p.m. on Saturdays) and rated 4.4 from more than 4,000 reviews. Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta at 1313 Disneyland Dr is the quick-service pizza and pasta counter inside the park area, open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Both are priced for the resort, and both require park or resort access depending on where you are standing, so check before you plan a meal around them.
This is where locals eat. The pizzerias along Ball Road, Brookhurst Street and Orange Avenue are independent, mostly family-run, and open for lunch through a reasonable dinner hour rather than late night.
Pizza Restaurants · Anaheim, California
Cortina's Italian Market & Pizzeria at 2175 W Orange Ave is the anchor of West Anaheim's pizza scene: an Italian grocery and deli with a pizzeria attached, rated 4.7 from nearly 4,000 reviews. It opens at 11 a.m. and closes at 8 p.m. every day, so it is a lunch and early-dinner place, not a late one. The market side means you can pick up pasta, cold cuts and imported groceries with your pie, and the business is also listed as a caterer. The adjoining Cortina's Pizzeria, at the same address, keeps slightly later hours on Saturdays (until 9 p.m.).
Italian Restaurants · Anaheim, California
Mama Cozza's at 2170 W Ball Rd, directly across the neighborhood, is the sit-down Italian restaurant of the area, listed with a banquet hall and a pizza restaurant designation, rated 4.4 from about 1,500 reviews. Note the hours: it is closed on Mondays and opens in the afternoon (2 p.m. on Saturdays), so plan it as a dinner reservation rather than a lunch stop.
Pizza Restaurants · Anaheim, California
La Pizzeria at 2424 W Ball Rd is a small, delivery-oriented neighborhood shop rated 4.6 from about 130 reviews. Its hours are narrow, roughly 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and noon to 8:30 p.m. on Saturdays, which tells you it is a dinner-delivery business first. If you are staying in a West Anaheim rental, this is the kind of place to call directly.
Pepz & Pizza Eatery at 646 S Brookhurst St (4.5 from about 450 reviews, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., 10 p.m. Saturdays) and Linbrook Pizzaria and Grill at 201 S Brookhurst St (a pizza-and-grill combination that also lists breakfast and burgers) round out the Brookhurst corridor. Little Caesars at 109 N Brookhurst St and 1711 W Ball Rd cover the budget end with hot-and-ready pies until 11 p.m. or midnight.
East of downtown, State College Boulevard runs past Angel Stadium and the Honda Center, and the pizzerias there see game-day crowds.
Pizza Restaurants · Anaheim, California
Stadium Pepz Pizza & Eatery at 726 S State College Blvd is the sibling of the Brookhurst location and the busier of the two, with a 4.6 rating from about 1,600 reviews. It is listed as a family restaurant, caterer and delivery shop, open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and until 10 p.m. on Saturdays. On a game night, ordering ahead for pickup is the practical move.
Pizza Restaurants · Anaheim, California
Pizza Boy at 1177 State College Blvd is a smaller neighborhood pizzeria a few blocks north, rated 4.6 from about 300 reviews and open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. It is the kind of place that fills a weeknight family dinner without a wait.
Farther east on Lincoln Avenue, Italian Pizza Rosa at 2825 Lincoln Ave (4.4 from about 300 reviews) opens in the afternoon on weekdays and at 11 a.m. on Saturdays, and Pizza Express at 2790 E Lincoln Ave opens as early as 6 a.m. Domino's at 548 S State College Blvd delivers until midnight on weekdays and 1 a.m. on Saturdays, which matters after a late game.
Pizza Restaurants · Anaheim, California
ZeroZero39 Pizzeria Anaheim at 440 S Anaheim Blvd #107 sits in the downtown blocks between the resort and the stadium. It is one of the city's highest-rated pizzerias at 4.8, from a smaller base of about 80 reviews, and keeps evening hours until 9 p.m. on weekdays and 10:30 p.m. on Saturdays. The name references the "00" flour used for Neapolitan-style dough, so expect a pie closer to the Italian tradition than to a California chain.
Pizza Restaurants · Anaheim, California
Pizza Factory at 1131 W Lincoln Ave, Unit 130 holds the top Google rating of any Anaheim pizzeria with meaningful volume: 4.9 from about 190 reviews. Its own description says it has served the community for more than four decades. It is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily and lists takeout, pasta and family dining alongside pizza, which makes it a safe pick for a mixed group.
Marri's Pizza & Pasta at 1194 W Katella Ave, near the western edge of the resort district, is worth knowing for one specific reason: it is listed as a gluten-free restaurant as well as a pizzeria, caterer and wing shop, with a 4.5 rating from about 2,400 reviews and hours of 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. If someone in your party cannot eat wheat, start here and confirm the current gluten-free options by phone.
Hours vary more than you expect. Resort-district counters run until midnight or later; West Anaheim family pizzerias close at 8 or 9 p.m., and a few (Mama Cozza's, La Pizzeria, Italian Pizza Rosa) do not open until the afternoon. Check the hours on the listing before you drive, especially on Mondays.
Delivery radiuses are tight. Most independent shops deliver within a few miles of the store. A West Anaheim pizzeria will usually not deliver to a Harbor Boulevard hotel, and vice versa; the chains along Katella and State College are the exception. If you are in a hotel, the resort-district counters and the national chains are your realistic delivery options, and picking up is often faster than waiting.
Game and park schedules move the lines. Angel Stadium and the Honda Center push crowds onto State College Boulevard before and after events, and park closing time does the same on Harbor Boulevard. Ordering 30-45 minutes ahead for pickup is the standard workaround.
Sizes and sharing. A large pie at most of these pizzerias feeds two to three adults; families of four with children usually do fine with one large and a side. Half-and-half toppings are normally free to request at independents.
Payment and tipping. Cards and tap-to-pay are accepted at every place on this list according to their public listings; tipping is optional at counter service and 15-20% is customary at the sit-down Italian restaurants.
Night one, arriving late from the parks: walk to The Pizza Press or California Pizza Place on Harbor Boulevard, or order Blaze for the room. Night two, with a car and a little time: drive to Cortina's Italian Market for an early dinner and groceries, or book Mama Cozza's for a sit-down meal. If a game is on, Stadium Pepz before the first pitch. And if you want to understand why locals argue about pizza here, try ZeroZero39 downtown and Pizza Factory on Lincoln Avenue on the same trip and compare the crusts.
Every place above is listed on We Go Pizza under pizza restaurants in Anaheim, with phone numbers, current hours and Google ratings, plus the delivery-only shops and chains that did not make this walk-through.
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