Golden Boy Pizza
Pizza restaurant · North Beach
542 Green St, San Francisco, CA 94133
Highlights
Sicilian-style focaccia pizza with clam & garlic, pepperoni & sausage
Sicilian-style focaccia pizza with clam & garlic, pepperoni & sausage
"Like never bothering to cross the bay to Alcatraz, standing in line for Golden Boy is a local rite of passage. As is ordering one of their fluffy Sicilian focaccia squares with a crispy bottom. This North Beach institution (est. 1978) with its iconic red neon finger sign makes some of the thickest and cheapest slices in town, starting at $3.50. There are also only six kinds on the menu, but we zero in on the pepperoni or the meaty combo with sausage. Inside, punk music blares, the walls are covered with stickers, plenty of beers flow from the tap. But for now, hop in the line and keep it moving. Golden Boy is temporarily takeout-only." - julia chen 1, lani conway
"San Francisco is absolutely swarming with great pizzerias whether you favor a floppy Neapolitan pie from Tony’s or thick Detroit-style slabs from Square Pie Guys. But Golden Boy remains an institution for good reason: It’s a San Francisco pastime to stand on the sidewalk under that glowing neon sign waiting for your pan or slice while soaking in all that is the North Beach neighborhood. There are classic options, including cheese, pepperoni, and sausage — but the pro move is to get the clam and garlic pie. It’s a zingy, briny, bready meal built on a doughy base with a sturdy bottom. Take your pizza to nearby Washington Square Park if the weather allows. If you drive: North Beach can be a difficult neighborhood to park in, especially given neighboring apartment buildings and parklets which take up some of the area’s parking spaces. Give yourself extra time to locate that perfect spot or, even better, take public transportation to this corner and save yourself some frustration." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Next time you find a $10 bill in an old pair of jeans and want to spend it on something other than one-and-a-half iced lattes, order a couple of slices from Golden Boy Pizza. The North Beach pizza standby has excellent, Sicilian-style square slices with a focaccia crust and tons of gooey cheese, plus toppings like pepperoni, sausage, or clam and garlic sauce. At $4-ish a slice, it’s one of the best deals in the area." - julia chen 1, lani conway, patrick wong
"Next time you find a $10 bill in an old pair of jeans and want to spend it on something worthwhile, order from Golden Boy Pizza. The prodigal son of North Beach has excellent signature Sicilian-style slices that are part doughy focaccia and part gooey cheese topped pepperoni, sausage, and clam and garlic sauce. These are some of the best pizzas in town, and at $4-ish a slice, they're the best value, too." - julia chen 1, lani conway, patrick wong
"Standing in line for fluffy Sicilian focaccia at Golden Boy is a local rite of passage. This North Beach institution with its iconic red neon finger sign makes some of the thickest and cheapest pizzas in town, starting at $3.50 a slice. There are also only six kinds on the menu, but we like to zero in on the pepperoni or the meaty combo with sausage. Inside, punk music blares, the walls are covered with stickers, and plenty of beers flow from the tap. But for now, hop in the line and keep it moving. Golden Boy is still takeout only." - julia chen 1, patrick wong, lani conway
