The origins of stromboli aren’t clear, but the turnover made with pizza dough and typically filled with mozzarella, Italian meats, vegetables and other pizza ingredients was likely invented by either Italian immigrants or Italian-Americans in Philadelphia. Similar to a calzone, stromboli is usually made by rolling out pizza dough, adding toppings, rolling it into a log and baking it, though some pizzerias make it by folding dough in half much like the crescent-shaped calzone.
Dino's Pizza of Warminster Warminster
Any specialty pizza from Dino’s Pizza of Warminster can be turned into a stromboli, or diners can create their own. The dough takes two days to make, and sauce is made from San Marzano tomatoes. Each stromboli comes with two sauces for dipping. Photo courtesy of Dino's Pizza of Warminster
DelGrosso's Amusement Park Tipton
You might not think of an amusement park as a place to get great stromboli, but you’re wrong. The DelGrosso family is the nation’s oldest pasta sauce producer, and they also own DelGrosso’s Park. Pizza Famosa within the amusement park serves up an excellent stromboli filled with ham, pepperoni, mozzarella and provolone cheeses and DelGrosso pepperoni-flavored pizza sauce. Photo courtesy of DelGrosso's Amusement Park
Collegeville Italian Bakery Pizzeria Napoletana Collegeville
The stromboli menu at Collegeville Italian Bakery Pizzeria Napoletana offers a little bit of everything. Traditionalists can go for the Italian or meatball stomboli, but the menu also features a fried Inside Out Pizza and a Philly favorite cheesesteak stromboli stuffed with steak and mozzarella with a side of house-made marinara sauce. Photo courtesy of Collegeville Italian Bakery Pizzeria Napoletana
Sorrento Restaurant & Pizzeria Freeland
A local favorite in Freeland, Sorrento Restaurant and Pizzeria has a varied menu of pizzas, hoagies and stromboli that has earned the restaurant many a repeat customer. Photo courtesy of iStock / Brandis Maier
Cacia's Bakery Philadelphia
A South Philly institution since 1953, Cacia’s Bakery specializes in Italian breads and rolls, including pepperoni and cheese, vegetable, Philly cheesesteak and roast pork stromboli. Photo courtesy of Cacia's Bakery
La Rosa Pizza Philadelphia
Diners at La Rosa Pizza across from South Philadelphia High School get to build their own stromboli with one or two pizza toppings of their choice. Photo courtesy of La Rosa Pizza / Facebook
Big Jim's Pittsburgh
Situated in Lower Greenfield, this Pittsburgh favorite has been in operation since 1977. The Italian-American menu features both stromboli and calzones; the signature comes filled with ham, salami, capicola, onions, pepperoni, green peppers, mushrooms, provolone and sauce. Photo courtesy of Christophe Richard / Flickr
Nat's Pizza Doylestown
Situated in historic Doylestown, Nat’s Pizza has been serving their Italian specialties since 1976. The menu includes more than a half dozen stromboli options ranging from a simple affair with pepperoni, cheese and sauce to a classic with ham, sausage, cheese, salami, sweet peppers and sauce. Photo courtesy of Nat's Pizza / Facebook
Giuseppe's Pizza Lansdale
Giuseppe’s Pizza has been serving the Hatfield-Lansdale area for three decades with a menu of pizza, pierogies and stromboli. The basic version features provolone, ham, salami, mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, green pepper, onions and sauce, but those torn on what to eat can go for the steak stromboli stuffed with Philly cheesesteak ingredients. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe's Pizza / Facebook
New York Stromboli Allentown
In addition to serving whole pies and pizza by the slice, New York Stromboli Pizza also serves its eponymous dish in three styles. Meat Stromboli comes with sausage, ground beef, pepperoni and mozzarella; the Vegetable features green peppers, broccoli, mushrooms and mozzarella and the Steak is simple and delicious with beef and cheese. Photo courtesy of iStock / LauriPatterson
The top 10 winners in the category Best Stromboli in Pennsylvania are as follows:
Dino's Pizza of Warminster - Warminster
DelGrosso's Amusement Park - Tipton
Collegeville Italian Bakery Pizzeria Napoletana - Collegeville
A panel of experts partnered with 10Best editors to picked the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote. Experts Megan Dugery and Gianna Leflar (@swagfoodphilly), Jill Gleeson (gleesonreboots.com) and Sharon Rigney (10Best Local Expert)were chosen based on their knowledge and experience of the state food scene.
During their respective college careers at... Read More
During their respective college careers at Villanova University and Drexel University, Megan Dugery and Gianna Leflar of Instagram’s @swagfoodphilly have built the largest food-related Instagram following specific to the Philadelphia area. These two foodies have been friends since age 12, and have always loved to eat. However, prior to starting college, they decided to turn their passion into something that Philadelphia did not yet have – an account documenting food in and around the area. Originally started three and a half years ago, @swagfoodphilly now has over 80,000 followers and is continuing to grow rapidly.
Megan Dugery and Gianna Leflar
During their respective college careers at Villanova University and Drexel University, Megan Dugery and Gianna Leflar of Instagram’s @swagfoodphilly have built the largest food-related Instagram following specific to the Philadelphia area. These two foodies have been friends since age 12, and have always loved to eat. However, prior to starting college, they decided to turn their passion into something that Philadelphia did not yet have – an account documenting food in and around the area. Originally started three and a half years ago, @swagfoodphilly now has over 80,000 followers and is continuing to grow rapidly.
Jill Gleeson
Jill Gleeson is a journalist based in the... Read More
Jill Gleeson is a journalist based in the Appalachians of Central Pennsylvania. Her bimonthly column about travel, adventure, love, loss, heartbreak and healing can be found on the Woman's Day website. She has contributed to Country Living, Gothamist, Washingtonian, EDGE Media Network and many more and is the travel editor for Faerie Magazine. Find out more at gleesonreboots.com.
Jill Gleeson
Jill Gleeson is a journalist based in the Appalachians of Central Pennsylvania. Her bimonthly column about travel, adventure, love, loss, heartbreak and healing can be found on the Woman's Day website. She has contributed to Country Living, Gothamist, Washingtonian, EDGE Media Network and many more and is the travel editor for Faerie Magazine. Find out more at gleesonreboots.com.
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