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Pizza across the region

Utica pizza has its own dialect — upside-down pies with the sauce on top, tomato pie served cold by the sheet. The rest of the region runs on family pizzerias that have fed their villages for decades. Both kinds are here.

Last reviewed Jul 17, 2026
The original

O'Scugnizzo Pizzeria

Utica · East Utica · Italian-American, Pizza

Founded 1914, still family-run — the upside-down style is the city's signature, and they ship it nationwide.

Partially verified · Jul 17, 2026 Directions ↗ Full listing
College-town classic

Alteri's Restaurant

Clinton · Italian, Italian-American

Clinton's decades-old mainstay for pizza, wings and homestyle pasta near the village green.

Partially verified · Jul 17, 2026 Directions ↗ Full listing
Frankfort's sit-down

Fratello's Pizzeria

Frankfort · Italian-American, Pizza

The village's full Italian restaurant and bar behind the pizza counter, with its own online ordering.

Partially verified · Jul 17, 2026 Directions ↗ Full listing

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