What Pizza Toppings Should I Get

One press deals a meat, a vegetable and a finish: a pizza order to read out.

Grilled chickenTry it with spinach and roasted garlic.Meat or fish
Red onionTry it with barbecue chicken or with feta.Vegetable
Balsamic glazeA drizzle over figs, pear or cherry tomatoes.Finish

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How it works

What pizza toppings should I get when nobody at the table will choose? Let the draw decide from 93: 26 meats and fish, 35 vegetables and fruits, 14 cheeses and 18 finishes.

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When the three do not go together

Read the line under each topping: it names what we would order with it. Pear wants gorgonzola and walnuts, figs want prosciutto and goat cheese, and clams want fresh garlic and no tomato sauce.

Ordering for a group

Deal once for each half of the pizza. At a table that cannot agree, leave one half plain cheese and put the three toppings on the other.

No tomato sauce? Potato slices with rosemary, mushrooms with fontina, and spinach with ricotta all sit well on a white pizza.

Questions and answers

What pizza toppings go well together?

Pepperoni with mushrooms and black olives. Italian sausage with green peppers and red onion. Ham with pineapple and jalapeños. Spinach with ricotta and roasted garlic. Prosciutto with arugula and shaved Parmesan, both added after baking.

What are good vegetarian pizza toppings?

Mushrooms with spinach and roasted garlic, artichoke hearts with feta and Kalamata olives, eggplant with ricotta and fresh basil, or caramelized onions with goat cheese.

How many toppings should I get on a pizza?

Three is plenty: a meat, a vegetable and a finish such as hot honey or fresh basil. Fewer is fine. One good topping on a cheese pizza is still an order.

What goes with pineapple on pizza?

Something salty or something hot. We would order it with ham, bacon or Canadian bacon, or with jalapeños.

All 93 toppings

Meat and fish 26

Anchovies Try them with capers and black olives.
Bacon Try it with pineapple or with fresh tomato.
Barbecue chicken Try it with red onion and smoked gouda.
Buffalo chicken Try it with scallions and a ranch drizzle.
Canadian bacon Try it with pineapple and jalapeños.
Capicola Try it with roasted red peppers and provolone.
Chorizo Try it with sweet corn and jalapeños.
Clams Try them on a pizza with no tomato sauce, with fresh garlic and oregano.
Grilled chicken Try it with spinach and roasted garlic.
Ground beef Try it with red onion and cheddar.
Ham Try it with pineapple or with mushrooms.
Italian sausage Try it with green peppers and red onion.
Meatballs Try them sliced, with ricotta and fresh basil.
Mortadella Try it laid on after baking, with burrata.
Pancetta Try it with caramelized onions and a cracked egg.
Pepperoni Try it with mushrooms and black olives.
Prosciutto Try it with arugula and shaved Parmesan, added after baking.
Pulled pork Try it with red onion and a barbecue sauce swirl.
Salami Try it with banana peppers and black olives.
Shrimp Try it with roasted garlic and lemon zest.
Smoked salmon Try it laid on after baking, with capers and red onion.
Soppressata Try it with hot honey and fresh basil.
Spicy sausage spread Try it in small spoonfuls, with ricotta and hot honey.
Steak strips Try them with green peppers and provolone.
Tuna Try it with red onion and sweet corn.
Turkey sausage Try it with spinach and mushrooms.

Vegetables and fruit 35

Artichoke hearts Try them with spinach and feta.
Asparagus Try it with prosciutto, or with goat cheese and lemon zest.
Banana peppers Try them with salami, or with red onion and feta.
Black olives Try them with pepperoni, or with mushrooms and feta.
Broccoli Try it with roasted garlic and cheddar.
Broccoli rabe Try it with Italian sausage, or with roasted garlic and red pepper flakes.
Butternut squash Try it with caramelized onions and sage.
Capers Try them with anchovies, or with fresh tomato and Kalamata olives.
Caramelized onions Try them with goat cheese or with bacon.
Cherry tomatoes Try them with burrata and pesto.
Dill pickles Try them on a garlic sauce base, with bacon or with cheddar.
Eggplant Try it with ricotta and fresh basil.
Fennel Try it shaved thin, with Italian sausage or with goat cheese.
Figs Try them with goat cheese, with or without prosciutto.
Fresh tomato slices Try them with fresh mozzarella and basil.
Green bell peppers Try them with Italian sausage, or with mushrooms and red onion.
Green olives Try them with salami, or with feta and red onion.
Hot cherry peppers Try them with Italian sausage, or with provolone and roasted garlic.
Jalapeños Try them with pineapple or with pepperoni.
Kalamata olives Try them with feta and fresh tomato.
Kale Try it with sausage, or with ricotta and lemon zest.
Leeks Try them with bacon, or with goat cheese and potato slices.
Mushrooms Try them with pepperoni or with spinach.
Pear Try it in thin slices, with gorgonzola and walnuts.
Pepperoncini Try them with ham, or with black olives and feta.
Pineapple Try it with ham or with jalapeños.
Potato slices Try them thin, with rosemary and roasted garlic.
Red onion Try it with barbecue chicken or with feta.
Roasted garlic Try it with spinach or with shrimp.
Roasted red peppers Try them with sausage or with goat cheese.
Scallions Try them with buffalo chicken, or with sweet corn and cheddar.
Spinach Try it with ricotta and roasted garlic.
Sun-dried tomatoes Try them with grilled chicken, or with goat cheese and spinach.
Sweet corn Try it with chorizo, or with jalapeños and cheddar.
Zucchini Try it in thin slices, with goat cheese and lemon zest.

Cheese 14

Burrata Try it added after baking, with cherry tomatoes.
Cheddar Try it with ground beef or with broccoli.
Dairy-free cheese Try it with mushrooms, spinach and roasted garlic.
Extra mozzarella The one that goes with every topping on the list.
Feta Try it with Kalamata olives and spinach.
Fontina Try it with mushrooms and potato slices.
Fresh mozzarella Try it with fresh tomato slices and basil.
Goat cheese Try it with caramelized onions or with figs.
Gorgonzola Try it with pear or with buffalo chicken.
Provolone Try it with Italian sausage, or with roasted red peppers and spinach.
Ricotta Try it in spoonfuls, with spinach or with meatballs.
Shaved Parmesan Try it with prosciutto, or with arugula and cherry tomatoes.
Smoked gouda Try it with barbecue chicken, or with caramelized onions and mushrooms.
Smoked mozzarella Try it with mushrooms and caramelized onions.

Finishes 18

A cracked egg Try it over pancetta or potato slices.
Arugula Goes on after baking. Try it over prosciutto or fresh tomato slices.
Balsamic glaze A drizzle over figs, pear or cherry tomatoes.
Barbecue sauce swirl A swirl over pulled pork, grilled chicken or red onion.
Chili oil A few drops over mushrooms or sausage.
Dried oregano A pinch over any tomato sauce pizza.
Fresh basil Goes on after baking. Try it over fresh mozzarella and tomato.
Fresh garlic Thin slices over clams, shrimp or spinach.
Garlic oil Brushed on the crust, or drizzled over spinach.
Hot honey A drizzle over pepperoni, soppressata or goat cheese.
Lemon zest A little over shrimp, zucchini or asparagus.
Olive oil drizzle A thread over fresh tomato and basil.
Pesto In small spoonfuls over grilled chicken or cherry tomatoes.
Ranch drizzle A zigzag over buffalo chicken, bacon or broccoli.
Red pepper flakes A shake over pepperoni, sausage or broccoli rabe.
Rosemary A few leaves over potato slices or roasted garlic.
Sage A few leaves over butternut squash.
Walnuts A handful over pear and gorgonzola.