Old Town Pizza - Portland, Oregon

Earlier this year, ad agency Wieden + Kennedy flew a small group of creative people from around the world to the W+K headquarters in Portland as part of a recruiting experiment. I [tricked the agency] into inviting me along to eat/drink/party/share ideas with a lot of people who are cooler than me.

I had never been to Portland, and was surprised to find how incredible it was. There are a lot of great restaurants, bars, cafes, quirky little shops, and "cultural"...um "events"(strip clubs). I think it would be a fun place to live.

My time was limited, but I made it a priority to check out at least one pizza place on this trip. There are so many places in Portland that sound promising, and the locals are very opinionated when it comes to food; so it was a hard choice, but I ended up going with Old Town Pizza...





Old Town is a charming, romantic pizza joint which is supposedly haunted. If I was a ghost, I wouldn't hang out in a restaurant in Portland. Not with the abundance of strip clubs in town. But, whatever... In the end, I didn't have a supernatural experience at Old Town, but the pizza was fantastic.


Close your eyes and imagine a pizza, and it will look a lot like this one. It is textbook, a simple and straightforward style with nothing pretentious or overachieving about it. But everything it does, it does well. Fluffy, hand tossed crust made from fresh, regional flour makes this pie a delight to sink your teeth into. My pizza was cooked perfectly, and there was really nice contrast between the crisp pepperoni and smooth mozzarella. Old Town Pizza proves that simplicity is more than enough when using quality ingredients, cooked well.

Ghosts couldn't keep me away from pizza like this.

Old Town Pizza
www.oldtownpizza.com/home.html
226 NW Davis
Portland, Oregon 97209
503-222-9999
Sunday - Thursday 11:30 AM - 11:00 PM
Friday & Saturday 11:30 AM - Midnight