AP Pizza Shop

Restaurant · Bethesda

AP Pizza Shop

Restaurant · Bethesda

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4747 Bethesda Ave APT A, Bethesda, MD 20814

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At AP Pizza Shop, we pay tribute to the classic pizzerias of Chef Mike Friedman's New York and New Jersey roots. Enjoy authentic deck oven slices and seasonal pizzas, along with Italian-American antipasti and dolci. Our dough, made from whole wheat and 00 flour, is fermented for three days to create the perfect crispy, chewy crust, reminiscent of traditional Italian-American pizza joints. For a true taste of Italian-American flavors, visit AP Pizza Shop and experience the best in pizza and more!  

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4747 Bethesda Ave APT A, Bethesda, MD 20814 Get directions

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4747 Bethesda Ave APT A, Bethesda, MD 20814 Get directions

+1 301 961 6451
appizzashop.com
@appizzashop

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Jul 10, 2025

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"All-day AP Pizza Shop, an ode to the neighborhood pizzerias the team grew up going to, will offer Italian coffee and pastries in the morning, paninis and salads for lunch, and pies made with all-American dough, local cheese, and seasonal toppings." - Tierney Plumb

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"Next-door to Aventino, a 20-seat pizza shop with a dedicated to-go window will open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In the morning, customers can expect espresso drinks and pastries like blueberry and polenta muffins, chocolate hazelnut babka, prosciutto and gruyere croissants, and maritozzo, a shout-out to Rome in the form of yeasty sweet rolls split open and loaded with copious amounts of whipped cream. Friedman says All-Purpose’s core menu of favorites will be represented across a dozen antipasti, Caesar and Italian vinaigrette salads, and eight pizzas, including standbys and some new options. Sandwiches can be expected to pack in homemade mortadella, other Italian cold cuts, meatballs, and chicken or eggplant Parm. Beer, wine, and cocktails will all be on draft." - Gabe Hiatt

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Monsieur Le Gourmand

Google
Excellent pizza, especially in an area not known for good food. It’s delicious. Very Neapolitan style dough, minus the wood char. One of the very best mushroom slices I’ve had. Quality ingredients, without a doubt. That said, it’s not worth the price. Price per slice will usually exceed $5, which works out to $40 per pizza. Acceptable maybe on a 5 star hotel room service menu, but not in a walk-in or delivery pizzeria, unless we’re talking gold leaf and caviar toppings. ‘ Bethesdans’ food standard is not generally high. Add one of highest retail rent districts in the US and Bethesda’s penchant for mediocre food at so-so prices, and you’ve got the makings of yet another food concept that likely won’t manage around here. Advice to management: lower the prices, make more sizes available for delivery. Consider the very tough restaurant environment in Bethesda and retool accordingly.

Tyler Green

Google
Walked in on day three. Pizza was good. Would give it a 3.5 if I could. Thought the Sedgewick was a bit too sweet and the Standard was a bit too cheesy but overall nice pies. Garlic knots were delightful. Friendly staff and attentive service but they need to figure out the waitlist system for dine-in folks. Everyone was working hard! Looking forward to coming back in a few months to try again.

Andy

Google
Pretty good, would've hoped for more pizza sauce per slice luckily the runner gave me some marinara or even a larger slice for price paid would've been nice too, it's a double sided restaurant, that was neat I'll try the other place soon! Wish they had more than just pizza like a gyro or even wings. It's OK I had to try it out a lot of signs all over it was a good investment on their part otherwise I wouldn't have known it was around the corner.

Nicole Dafoe

Google
We love AP Pizza Shop! It has quickly become a family favorite for us. Both delivery and dine-in experiences have been perfection. My kids devoured the focaccia, but the little they spared for me was delicious. Perfect amount of crispiness. The pizza is easily some of the best in the DMV and I highly recommend you add the truffle honey to your next slice of pepperoni. It’s the perfect combo of salty and sweet. Great salad options too. Overall, a great atmosphere, super friendly staff and exceptionally delicious food. Love this gem of a pizza shop.

Alice

Google
I had food from here for our team’s lunch and those were absolutely fantastic. They were coming warmed and crispy. I truly recommend to have mushroom one.

Matthew Klein

Google
Should be around a 3.5. The food all tastes good but I would just expect a larger serving for the price. For $5-$7 for a slice, I would expect the size of the slice to be closer 1/6th of the pizza versus 1/8th. Standard: A good slice of cheese pizza. The dough has a lot of flavor and it's clear that quality ingredients are used. Buona: the Calabrian chili honey really made this pizza. Salsiccia: again, a good slice. The sausage is really flavorful. Bombolini: these were just okay. Tasted a bit oily and for $9, just not worth it at all.

Joseph Eannello

Google
Great experience here for pizza, soft drinks, and snacks last night. We had the classic cheese pizza and a pizza with sausage and roasted peppers. We started with the fried mozzerella. Great, kid-friendly experience eating in. We got a table immediately around 5:30 PM on a Thursday evening. There are only a few. You can order/manage your tab through an app. The food was great and the young woman at the front was exceptional, friendly, and working extremely hard to make sure we were taken care of as well as the MANY to-go orders that walked through the door. Highly recommended. The pizza style here is smaller but not necessarily personal. I would say the pizzas verge somewhere between Neopolitan and New York style. Slightly bigger than a standard Neopolitan pizza. Highly recommended.

Shelly B

Google
The garlic knots are amazing. Add an extra knot and side of marinara, you won't regret it 😋 The pizza is good but overpriced. Recommend adding mushrooms to the fennel & arugula white pizza!

Michael B.

Yelp
Another one of our favorite nights of the week it's pizza night. The boys and I decided to try AP pizza shop's Buona Pie. The pie is pretty good. It has a few different flavors that is comes to well. There is a taste of honey that gives it a bit of a sweet flavor to the traditional pepperoni style pizza which we enjoy. A bit of a downside is the size of the pizza were just above a personal pa pizza but smaller than a traditional size pie, so it is unable to feed three people. To counteract that there is a special going on Uber that if you get one pie, you get a second one free. Final thought is we will order again probably at the restaurant that way we can catch it when it's hot out of the oven.

Destiny B.

Yelp
A few months ago I was ordering regularly bc their pizza was amazing. Recently in the last few weeks I notice the taste and texture of the crust changed drastically. It used to be a luscious chewy crust and now it just tastes overcooked/charred and like cardboard. Not sure if they changed methods/cooks/or what's happening the last few times but please go back to the way you were making pizza in August/Sept

Kevin D.

Yelp
Tasty Pizza-Downtown Bethesda! I just tried AP Pizza first time today. New pizza shop located in Downtown Bethesda on busy Bethesda Ave. The shop has a brilliant neon sign outside its entrance. Primarily a Carryout has a small dining area w/booth & bar height table seating. Menu includes "Deck Oven Slices" I gather this refers to the pizza oven. Several varieties of pizza to choose-sold by the slice. I ordered the "Salsiccia" (tomato, mozzarella, provolone cheeses, italian sausage, roasted peppers & garlic bread crumbs.) Delicious! And Creamsicle Panna Cotta. Fresh flavorful ingredients & creamy light dessert. Friendly welcoming guy greets everyone @the door. Great service. See Photos.

Sally M.

Yelp
Skimpy toppings, meatball and red pepper so bland had to doctor considerably at home to give it flavor. Crust also oddly wheat tasting - not chewy and dry. Caesar salad on the other hand excellent!!

Asiedua A.

Yelp
I really enjoyed the cheese pizza, and the pepperoni & mushroom pizza as well. The pizza definitely reminded me of growing up in New Jersey and going to the corner pizza shop to buy a slice. Recommend if you like New Jersey/New York style pizza.

Judy P.

Yelp
If we can give 4.5 stars we would! This is the closest that I've come to New York style Pizza in the DMV in a long time. As a native New Yorker, I crave foldable pizza and this met the mark. It is a bit pricey when you order it via delivery, but we will definitely be ordering again via pick up and can't wait to try other items on the menu. This time around we opted just for the plain cheese pizza and it was so satisfying!

Monsieur L.

Yelp
Excellent pizza, especially in an area not known for good food. It's delicious. Very Neapolitan style dough, minus the wood char. One of the very best mushroom slices I've had. Quality ingredients, without a doubt. That said, it's not worth the price. Price per slice will usually exceed $5, which works out to $40 per pizza. Acceptable maybe on a 5 star hotel room service menu, but not in a walk-in or delivery pizzeria, unless we're talking gold leaf and caviar toppings. ' Bethesdans' food standard is not generally high. Add one of highest retail rent districts in the US and Bethesda's penchant for mediocre food at so-so prices, and you've got the makings of yet another food concept that likely won't manage around here. Advice to management: lower the prices, make more sizes available for delivery. Consider the very tough restaurant environment in Bethesda and retool accordingly.

Edmundo M.

Yelp
Absolutely love their pizza! The staff helped me order since they have kiosks off to the side. There isn't a lot of seating but it makes for a nice spot to eat. The pizza perfectly reminds me of my favorite pizza place when I visited Greece last summer. The crust, sauce and quality of ingredients were perfect. If you're in the area it's a must!

Gary L.

Yelp
Best pizza in Bethesda. Actually, you can't get better pizza in DC and yes that includes 2 Amy's. The pizza is consistently delicious, tastes fresh and always served hot. There is nothing not to like. If you're looking for Dominos this ain't your pizza place!

Alexis F.

Yelp
Just found my new favorite pizza place for delivery! The Sedgewick pizza was so delicious with the perfect balance of sweet and savory! It was cooked to perfection and the delivery was ready so fast! The cookies were absolutely divine and are a new favorite!

Alyssa A.

Yelp
Saw a review of this place and had to try. Restaurant is small but wait staff very friendly. Owner provided complimentary garlic knots when our pizza didn't come out to his satisfaction. He didn't want us to be hungry waiting. Pizza and knots were wonderful. Will definitely come back.

Jennifer B.

Yelp
The location is perfect and the set up of the place is unique (they had a Dali painting with pizza slices on the wall! I mean... awesome). I really wish I liked the food more though. We ordered two pizzas and for some reason they were sweet. I've never had a sweet pizza it was actually confusing and overpowering to my palette. Where did the sweet come from? We wonder if it's the oil they drizzle on top. Again, wish I could give this place a better review but I don't think I'll order pizza again just not for me.

Kate W.

Yelp
Disappointingly ordinary pizza. Crust was good but sauce, cheese, and toppings were really bland. Toppings were skimpy to boot.

David R.

Yelp
This was our second time back and I scored it lower this time. We did a carry-out. The good: We got two whole pizzas. The Sedgwick and the Motorino. The pizzas were outstanding. The bad. : The roasted garlic knots were just horrible!!! They obviously were fried in grease. They were soo greasy that when squeezing them, it looked like a sponge with the greasing spilling out. There was enough grease to make me nauseous. A cardiologist's dream for bringing in more revenue. unless they fix this, don't bother with the knots. on the other-hand, the pizza is their MVP. Service was fair. Establishment was clean.

Eli P.

Yelp
Ordered Sicilian marinara pizza and caesar salad for take out. Service was very good and food was ready on time. But I was disappointed with the taste. Both the marinara sauce and the salad dressing had too much garlic ...