Haters be damned, D.C. is a town full of great pizza. Perhaps our options for grab-and-go slices and delivery pizzas aren’t the best, but who wants to eat that anyways when the city has an abundance of speciality pies, especially of the Neapolitan variety? Here are ten of the best pizzas in D.C., according to DCist eaters.

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FIRE & SMOKE AT MATCHBOX: Folks either love or hate Matchbox. Count me in the love category, because I can’t get enough of their Fire & Smoke pizza, which I’ve enjoyed dozens of times since their Chinatown location opened back in 2003. The combination of the spicy chipotle pepper tomato sauce with creamy, smoky gouda, fresh basil, garlic, peppers and onions is a firey delight every time. If you want to temper the heat, Matchbox lets you do half-and-half pies, so choose your favorite less spicy pie for the second half and alternate slices. Chow down while knocking back a beer at one of their five local restaurants, and you have a winner. — Lynne Venart

Matchbox is located in D.C. at 713 H Street NW, 521 8th Street SE and 1901 14th Street NW.

BOTTARGA AT PIZZERIA PARADISO: As someone who loves eggs from her head down to her legs, it’s no surprise that I have a special spot in my tummy for Pizzeria Paradiso’s bottarga pizza. This Neapolitan-style pie gets it richness, not from gobs of melty cheese, but from a soft, runny egg nestled in a bed of tomatoes and garlic. It also gets a particularly wonderful hit of umami from a dusting of its namesake ingredient. Bottarga, for the uninitiated, is a dried, salted fish roe commonly eaten in the Mediterranean. All it takes are eggs from two different species to make one magical slice of pizza. — Alicia Mazzara

Pizzeria Paradiso is located in D.C. at 2003 P Street NW and 3282 M Street NW.

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NEW HAVEN AT PETE’S APIZZA: I sort of always get it out of habit, but the white clam New Haven pizza from Pete’s Apizza is tasty. It’s a simple, light pizza: just clams, garlic, olive oil, oregano and pecorino romano cheese on thin, crunchy crust, which is one of the hallmarks of New Haven-style pizza. It seems lighter than most pizzas and thus healthier, though I’m sure it’s actually not. But who cares, it’s delicious! — Andrew Wiseman

EDGE OF THE WOODS AT PETE’S APIZZA: It took me awhile to try the Edge of the Woods at Pete’s, because their more traditional Margherita is so good, and let’s face it, the Edge’s ingredient list is a little weird. (Who wants eggplant on a pizza?!) But damn, this pizza is scrumptious. The toppings are proportioned just right, so don’t worry about being left with a puddle of spinach juice. The crisp, salty goodness of the thinly sliced fried eggplant reminds me of delectable bacon, and the combination with spinach, caramelized onion and ricotta is just right. Yum! — Lynne Venart

Pete’s Apizza has locations in D.C. at 1400 Irving Street NW and 4940 Wisconsin Avenue NW.

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COLLETTI’S NOTORIOUS BBQ PIE AT WE THE PIZZA: I kind of feel like this is cheating because We The Pizza’s BBQ pie is less like a pizza, and more like an open-faced BBQ sandwich on really large, circular bread. Sure, by definition it’s a pizza—it’s got sauce, cheese, and toppings all baked on circular dough in an oven—but it really skirts the conventions of a traditional ‘za. The sauce is BBQ sauce (an unusual sauce for a pizza), the cheese is cheddar (also unusual choice of cheese), and it’s slathered in SO MUCH slow-roasted pulled pork. But whatever, it’s still by definition a pizza, and it is a damn fine pizza at that. — Matt Cohen

We The Pizza is located at 305 Pennsylvania Avenue SE.

MARGHERITA AT 2 AMYS: No best pizza list would be complete without 2 Amys, the Cleveland Park institution that boasts three D.O.C (Denominazione di Origine Controllata) pizzas. I find it’s best to stay simple with the traditional margherita, which combines tomato, mozzarella di bufala and basil. It’s still the best in the city. — Sarah Anne Hughes

2 Amys is located at 3715 Macomb Street NW.

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FARMER’S DAUGHTER AT &PIZZA: Although its name contains an ampersand, and is therefore evil, &pizza’s brunch pie Farmer’s Daughter is so good I’ll give them a pass. With mozzarella, sausage, spinach, parmesan reggiano, red pepper chili oil and an egg cracked on top, the individual-sized pizza is the perfect post-night-of-debauchery food. While the make-it-in-front-of-you process takes a bit of time, meaning the line is always long, the payoff is worth it. — Sarah Anne Hughes

&pizza is located at 1118 H Street NE and 1250 U Street NW.

ROASTED EGGPLANT AT RED ROCKS: Confession: I will eat any pizza put in front of me. It doesn’t matter if it’s a frozen pie from the oven, or a greasy cardboard mess from a national chain, I will consume it. But whenever I want to treat myself to something that deserves to be called pizza, I head to Red Rocks for the roasted eggplant selection. The combination of eggplant, goat cheese, pesto and grana parmesan on fresh-made dough is simply one of the greatest things I’ve ever eaten. And now with a location on H Street NE, more of the city is able to enjoy this delicious Neapolitan pie. — Sarah Anne Hughes

Red Rocks is located in D.C. at 1036 Park Road NW and 1348 H Street NE.

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THE TIME-OUT AT COMET PING PONG: I have never been too adventurous with my pizza eating. If a pie had more than two toppings, it was unlikely that I’d go for it. And if it didn’t have marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese then I REALLY wasn’t interested. As such, when I went to Comet Ping Pong, I usually either built my own boring cheese pizza or stuck with a more traditional mix of flavors like The Smoky. All of these were fantastic, but the Time-Out was a revelation of savory flavors. The combination of sausage, parsley, potato and gorgonzola cheese isn’t too salty and has just the right amount of spice to make my tastebuds tingle. Even with the lack of marinara sauce, this has become my most frequent order. — Valarie Paschall

Comet Ping Pong is located at 5037 Connecticut Avenue NW.

JUMBO SLICE FROM ITALIAN KITCHEN ON U: Stumbling around U Street in a drunken stupor, you have many choices to satiate your cravings for absurdly large slices of pizza. You could head to Jumbo Pizza, but—ah man!—the line is so long! Also, not worth it. You could head to Manny and Olga’s, but you’re an adult with dignity and self-respect and, well, their jumbo slice pretty much taste like cheese heated up over cardboard. You could trek over to Jumbo Slice pizza in Adams Morgan, but: A) Do you really want pizza you can also wear as a T-shirt, and B) That’s, like, so far, man. Luckily for you, there’s Italian Kitchen on U, my pick for the best jumbo slice in D.C. Here’s why: For an abnormally large slice of pizza, IKU is a lot more manageable to eat than many of its contemporaries; you’ll be more than satisfied with one slice without hating yourself; the pizza doesn’t make a big deal of its self; the cheese-to-sauce ratio (or CTS) is perfect; and the zest of the cheese and sauce is captured perfectly. As for the crust, which is a severely underrated factor of a good jumbo slice, it’s firm and crunchy, but without being too chewy. Just a hint of softness in the middle. IKU is where it’s at. — Matt Cohen

Italian Kitchen on U is located at 1110 U Street NW.