13-03-2025
VOTE: Connecticut asks residents to help build Pizza Capital Trail
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The public is invited to begin voting on Friday, March 14- National Pi Day- on which pizzerias they think should be included in the Pizza Capital Trail, Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) announced.
The trail is a collection of the top 100 most celebrated independent pizza restaurants in Connecticut, aiming to guide visitors and pizza enthusiasts to where they can get some of the best pizza in the country.
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'Connecticut is known as the Pizza Capital of the United States for good reason, and our small state has many pizzerias that take the top spots in national rankings and food critics' lists year after year,' Lamont said. 'The Pizza Capital Trail is a chance for our state to celebrate the independent pizza – and apizza – restaurants that make Connecticut a destination for anyone who loves a great slice and an opportunity to let visitors know where they can get some of the best pizza they've ever had.'
To cast a ballot, voters should visit and select up to ten pizzerias from a list of more than 900 restaurants or submit a write-in vote for a spot that may have been missed.
Voting ends May 1, 2025, and the Pizza Capital Trail will be unveiled in late September, just in time for National Pizza Month.
To be eligible, restaurants must have a permanent brick-and-mortar location that can be featured on the Pizza Capital Trail map. Every independent pizzeria counts as one restaurant, regardless of how many locations that business may have. So, whether a pizzeria has one location or four, it will be represented as one entity in the voting and rankings.
State officials said the final rankings will be determined through a combination of public voting and an expert panel of 10 food critics and influencers, ensuring that both passionate pizza lovers and industry experts have a voice.
For more information about the Pizza Capital Trail, visit
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