4.5 Stars - Can't wait to go back! Finally had the chance to check this pizza place out on a March 2026 date night - everyone describes this as a Michelin worthy pizza spot, so we had to see if it lived up to the hype! For drinks, went with the rose and Gin soda for the girlfriend and the negroni for myself. The negroni was a pre-made mix, which felt wrong, but I get it thought process and still hit the spot. Opted for their marinated olives and meatball starters to accompany the drinks - olives were so so good, had a ton of variety, and were seasoned with EVOO and orange rinds. The meatballs were also immediately inhaled and silently fought over - I believe they use pork and veal, and the texture was perfect. Also the tomato based sauce that the meatballs came with was insanely good. They use colatura when building the tomato sauce, which is an Italian fish sauce resulting in this intense umami flavor. We were basically licking the bowl towards the end...bonus points and no notes! The real reason for Delancey's infamy is their fermented sourdough pizza dough - think light and airy, slight char from the woodfire, firm bottom with soft top, with ACTUAL flavor from the 72hr fermentation. Typically, pizza crust is just a simple delivery vehicle for various toppings that often do not tell that great of a story. At Delancey, you can tell they put a ton of thought into each option offered. We decided to split two pizzas, the Crimini and the Hot Salami. The Crimini is their mushroom thyme option, which was super simple to let the mushrooms and herbs flavors really stand out. My ONLY complaint is around the moisture level in the mushrooms - either oven roast or sauté them first to get rid of moisture as it really can ruin the integrity of the crust! The Hot Salami was the table favorite, basically spicy salami, onions, and tomato sauce - hard to wrong! Our server was great and brought the whole experience together. This place is fun, casual, vibey, and we will definitely be back. read more

first and foremost the meatballs are the best i've ever had in my life. would come back just for this (also they're on the menu of essex next door). pizza is solid. i regret not getting a classic bc we got the special and it was great but not amazing. i'll go back and get something more standard. i will say for the cost of going here, the dining experience could be a bit more buttoned up. that is largely holding me back from giving it five stars. we'll gladly go back read more

I can finally check off dining at DELANCEY and reading the book, which I am able to confidently recommend both now. I found both experiences to be effortless, comforting, and a joy. I feel that reading the book enhanced my dining experience because of the inside knowledge of how the restaurant, which is about 10 years old now, came to be. Just like the author of the book, I am a fan of the movie "Singles" and its stellar movie soundtrack. I was nervous that we would have to wait in line a long time to get a table on a Friday night. However, last night turned out to be a positive night all around. Delancey doesn't have a parking lot, but we lucked out and got street parking right out front. Also, we got there a few minutes after opening and we only had to wait in line about 10 minutes. Another plus is that our server was super helpful and friendly. Our food and drinks came out fairly quickly and steadily and everything tasted fresh and delicious. Be advised that there is already a 20% service charge added to the bill so no need to tip more unless you want to. I love this smaller and quieter commercial area of Ballard and look forward to dining at Delancey again soon. Read the book, eat at the restaurant, and while you're here, check out the other neighboring businesses around here, too. read more

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Y'all. Do not delay. Get to Delancey before I eat them out of their stock. THE PIZZA. The cheese on the Brooklyn is the best cheese I've ever had on a pizza. Add in the freshly sauteed ramps and I've developed an obsession. The white pizza was so a particular stand out thanks to the velvety ricotta. THE EXTRAS. The small salad was perfect for two people to split - fresh and tasty. The cookie for dessert was warmed and exactly what you'd want. Pro Tip: Ask for a side of creamy Italian dressing to dip the crust in. LOGISTICS. We were quoted an hour to an hour and a half wait when arriving which turned out to be 30 minutes and we got a text when ready. We also had no problem finding street parking in the neighborhood. read more

Delancey - Brooklyn with ramps (seasonal ingredient) - Pizza Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Friendly service, tasty food, and cozy ambiance! Delancey serves up excellent wood fired pies (plus some delicious specials) that taste like they were made with love. We loved the appetizers we tried; the meatballs were well seasoned and served with their delicious red sauce, while the pear and raddichio salad provided crispy and refreshing contrast. The pizzas also lived up to the hype. Lots of sauce with a good balance of cheese and toppings so you can still handle the slices without pesky structural collapse. Only minor complaint is that the crust gets pretty burnt on the edges so crust lovers may want to steer clear. Desserts were excellent, and we particularly enjoyed the homemade vanilla ice cream, which came chock full of what looked like real vanilla bean. Delancey does basics and they do them well - easy 5/5. Note that parking can be difficult on Fridays/weekends and lines form right at opening! read more

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The food and service is exceptional! The wait is absolutely worth it. Delancey has been our on list for a while, especially after our great experience at Goldie's at The Roost last summer. We started with the meatballs which were so flavorful and the sauce is incredible. We saved the leftover sauce to dunk our pizza crust in later. The Jersey salad is exceptional. Pilled high with fresh lettuce, crunchy croutons and a delicious dressing. The burrata with pesto was a fan favorite. Then the main course of pizzas were fantastic. We had the white pie, we added fennel sausage, and the hot salami pizza. The crust is fantastic and every bite was delicious. We finished the night with their special chocolate ganache and hazelnut ice cream. It was a great treat and a wonderful evening. I can't wait to visit Delancey again! read more

Delancey - Jersey Salad - Pizza Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Best damn salad in Seattle. The generous portions of cheese remind me of a mountain of goodness. If I were an old school story teller I would say that this salad was two feet high. I love the ambiance of this cozy pizza place. It's not a huge space and it reminds me of a small enoteca or trattoria in Italy. The pizza is delicious. 10 years ago there was a time that Delancey's was all the rave. Rightfully so and I think the pizza is delicious. Great ingredients, generous portions, and ahead of its time. I think that many pizzaiolo's took from the concept and modernized this. This is my theory. As an OG you kick butt and always enjoy supporting. Really solid service. read more

Great pizza, salad, wine, service and ambiance! Their dough cools a bit quick and loses the chewiness and the pizzas themselves are pretty straight forward and less in the experimental side but it was an absolute delight dining here and i would come back anytime. read more

Delancey - Pizza Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Simply great pizza, you can tell the ingredients are high quality and you can taste the wood fire. The meatballs were surprisingly good too. I don't really like meatballs since I tend to find them dry, but these were soft and juicy, and the sauce has a hint of sweetness--it was perfect. I loved how the mushroom pizza is topped full of mushrooms. The wait is rather long-- it took us about 90 mins to get seated and we arrived there around 5:30pm. Luckily there's a bar across the street so we hung out there. It's worth the wait for a special event like an anniversary, so I typically wouldn't have waited that long. Reservations are only for large parties. read more

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Finally had a chance to stop in and try Delancey on a weekday night. It was packed, but we had reservations (which they take now!) and that made things easy. They have both indoor and outdoor seating for most of the year. Their list of specials are really well curated, with good use of seasonal foods. I really liked the caesar salad that everyone seems to order - it really is huge! The pizzas were yummy as well. Overall, good food, a great vibe, and would definitely come back. Fyi - it is all street parking in this area. read more

My parents took me here as their guest last night and they will swear by this restaurant so I'm sure they'll be back. I might even be back with them if they're gonna take me for free. In my humble opinion, the food here is extremely overrated like the pizza was like a tomato soup on an burnt pizza dough. The service is extremely awkward. I honestly felt so uncomfortable. It's like they didn't want me to be there. Also, the location is in such an inconvenient location and it's so hard to park. I really do not understand the hype. Also, they did not give me a box when I asked for it to go box. They gave me my pizza wrapped in tinfoil and I saw everyone else get a box. It was very strange. It's like these people wanted to cook for other people, but they didn't fully think about how to make it a restaurant. read more

Delancey - They call it a "margarita pizza", but in my opinion, it was tomato soup on an burnt pizza dough - Pizza Near Me - Seattle, Washington

went on an unusually quiet Friday night thanks to Halloween and were able to get seated immediately. our server was super friendly and gave some great recommendations. the burrata with pesto was INCREDIBLE. one of my favorite burratas I have tried in the city. we also got the Brooklyn pizza and added peppers and grilled pineapple and it was stellar. nice selection of NA beverage offerings too. loved the moodier ambiance and the open pizza oven up front. read more

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They advertise as offering take out however if you call in to order the person answering the phone will be extremely rude and claim they are "too busy to take a phone order" while suggesting you drive over to place a Togo order in person. I fail to see how this saves them any time, it appears to only waste mine. This was extremely disappointing as I'd been looking forward to trying this place. read more

My favorite pizza spot in Seattle! While it did surprise me, their jersey salad is AMAZING!!! Definitely get the large and split that and a pizza with someone - you will not regret it! Staff is super nice and it's a really cozy restaurant. Make sure to reserve in advance because it's always booked! read more

The service was lovely, the pizza was very good, and I had an amazing pinot noir, but my friends, the star was a wood fire charred cabbage salad with toasted breadcrumbs , a salt cod aioli, and these little strips of lemon peel confit that I now have to spend my life trying to replicate. It was so well-balanced and delicious. I want to marry that salad. read more

This was one of the most uncomfortable dinning experiences I've ever had. The only table available for or reservation was w a clear view of the inside of both bathrooms. The doors did not close on bathrooms and people constantly left them open( they were used constantly by restaurant and shared bar next store),so we had to stare into them and smell the bathrooms. Granted the other half of restaurant was lovely to look at. Such a bad place to put a table in an obvious want to squeeze one more table into a space that does not need it. I ordered a glass of red wine and it was the smallest pour of red wine I've ever seen in my entire life. I would be surprised if it was 3 ounces . There's no way of bartender or a waitress would've missed the fact that it was such a small poor. They just didn't care. My partner's pizza showed up completely burned not just a little bit here and there cosmetically but so burned and so thin you couldn't pick it up. There's no way the waitress could not have noticed this but yet she served it anyway to us. My pizza didn't show up for 15 minutes after that( I had to insist that my partner start without me she was the three force of the way done by the time my pizza showed up ),mine was on the underdone side so clearly they had forgotten mine and tried to rush it. Didn't mention the fact that they were so late on getting mine or the fact that my partners were so burned didn't even occurred to them to mention anything there. Dessert was a heated up, generic overpriced, chocolate chip cookie on a plate. They took a skinny little cheap cookie and heated it up and charged a fortune for it. They forgot to bring our leftovers back to us not that I was going to eat them and then on top of all that I get charged a mandatory 20% tip. For surly wait staff,inconsistent food beverage and greedy seating. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. Such a loss of an evening and too much money. read more

Coming from a recent visit to Cornelly where we loved all of the food and found the hype well-deserved, we had the opposite experience at Delancey. I don't usually write Yelp reviews but feel compelled to after how bad this was. Probably about 60% of our pizza was edible, the rest was thoroughly burnt. For the first few bites, I gave them the benefit of the doubt and thought, "maybe this is just a wood-fire thing and I'm being a baby?" But nah, I've eaten a lot of pizza in my life and this was just burnt. To top it off, each pizza had the same crust but one was so flimsy in the middle that the toppings fell off and the other was burnt to the point it was cracker crust. Not really a hallmark of a consistent pizza establishment, so I don't think this is consumer error. It's a shame and kind of baffling because the toppings were great, there's a great pizza hiding in there if they didn't simply burn it. Save your $100 and go to Stevie's or Cornelly. read more

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Straight talk about Delancey Pizza in Seattle - This is the second-best pizza I've found out here. Their Margherita is almost perfect, just a touch heavy on the basil, but I can live with that. The crust is properly thin, good sauce-to-cheese balance, and that brick oven gives it the right crunch - exactly what you want in a good pie. Since I'm from the East Coast (where we take our salads seriously), I tried their "Jersey" salad. Basic but done right - fresh romaine, cheese, croutons, radicchio, you know the drill. Everything was crisp and fresh. Real talk about parking - it's a nightmare. Narrow two-way street with basically no spots. Good luck. Here's something to plan for: you can't order ahead online or by phone. You have to physically go there, place your order, pay, and then they'll tell you how long your to-go order will take. No reservations either, as far as I know. Definitely requires some planning on your part. Heads up on something important - they add the tip automatically. Nothing wrong with that, but check your receipt before you accidentally double-tip. My bill hit $49 for a large salad and what they call a "large" pizza (which is honestly personal-size). Pretty steep for what you get. The service, though? Impeccable. The staff is friendly and kind, which is refreshingly rare in Seattle. Worth trying if you're willing to spend a bit more for quality pizza. Just plan ahead for the parking and ordering situation. read more

Fantastic pizza, arguably the best I've had in Seattle. It was much smaller and cozier than I expected which was a nice surprise as well. Will definitely be going again. read more

Listen to all the other Yelpers who have already reported that the crust is often too burnt. It's true.

Got sat right away, and had a good wait time for food. Place was very cute! And pizza was very yum!

I've never once had a bad experience at Delancey. The chocolate chip cookie will change the way you think about cookies.

Delancey is a quaint pizza place nestled in Ballard that I absolutely adore. I took a seat at the counter so I could see the pizza creation process in real-time! It is on the pricier side but worth it, I got the white pizza and purchased pepperoni as an add-on. Approved by a proud New Yorker. Fun fact: Check out the memoir by Molly Wizenberg based on this restaurant and the love story surrounding it. read more

Delancey - White Pie Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Delancey doesn't take reservations. After giving my name & mobile number to the staff to so that we were in queue for a table, we headed to Essex, the associated bar next door where we had drinks and snacks. We were told it would be about a 40-minute wait (we were there at about 5:30 on a weekday), and sure enough, I got a text saying our table was ready about 40 minutes later. I understand that the wait can be long - so consider either going off-hours, or being prepared for a substantial wait (I'm sure your mileage may vary). Having had drinks and appetizers at Essex, we ordered dinner soon after being seated at Delancey (no more drinks or appetizers needed). It's a delightful small restaurant with good service and a pleasant and intimate atomosphere. We got a half-salad (the Jersey salad) and a hot salami pizza. The salad was good, and a half-salad was plenty for two supplementing a single pizza after having appetizers next door at Essex. We added an extra ingredient from their specials list (garlic mushrooms) and I'm so glad we did -- they were the hit of the night -- so tasty and with a wonderful texture. The pizza was good, wood-fired with the right amount of tomato sauce and cheese, onions, salami, and the aforementioned garlic mushrooms, all on a thin wood-fired crust, done to perfection. It was really good. Like Essex, Delancey had an included 20% service charge that I managed not to notice until we got home, so I added a 20% tip on top of the bill (20% on top of the total of food, tax, service charge). I wasn't real happy about that -- I don't object to a standard service charge with room for up-tipping for exceptional service, but I was not happy to have made the mistake of missing it, and hence tipping over 40%. So, caveat emptor -- beware of the service charge. read more

The 'Jersey Salad' was good and so was the 'White Pie', unfortunately a large portion of the pie crust was so charred - it disintegrated as I touched it. The hostess was rude when I called and when I picked up the pie. Some of the other staff noticed and attended to me after the hostesses blatant dismissal. I'm guessing the host didn't care to be gracious, due to the automatic 20% gratuity on a pick up order. It was good, but I'd rather go somewhere I feel welcomed, even if I am only stopping in for 2 minutes. read more

I've had Delancey for take out a couple of times now and it was pretty good! Thin crust with not a whole lot of sauce, but I really enjoyed the vegetarian options! read more

Very good craft pizza. Hard to get a seat walking up, and they have very few seats. We ended up sitting at the little bar and ordered 4 different pizzas. They aren't that large for their price but they are very delicious. It takes a long time to get your order as they are super busy fulfilling to-go orders. The gratuity is included with your bill. The service is on point. Street parking is nearby. read more

Great service and ambiance. Affordable prices. I got the jersey salad for takeout and it was delicious and huge. I'll be back!

Once you get seated, super quick service. If you have to wait, place across the street or Essex have great waiting cocktails!! read more

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Freshest burrata in the city. Wood fired pizzas not too bad either. Long af wait times though.

Seattle Met magazine included Delancey in the Seattle's top 100 restaurants list. It must be good, right? Hubby loves a good pizza, so we decided to check it off our to-eat list. Conclusion: It is worth some hype, but not nearly as much hype as being worthy of a 1-hour wait or top 100 restaurants list. Some logistics: - It is located at a quiet part of Ballard, north of the central Market Street. Street parking only. - The wait is long. Come early or expect to wait from 30 to 60 min. No reservations except large parties. Two of us arrived at 5:30-ish, and we had two immediate counter seats with a view of the woodfired pizza oven. - Gratuity is included on the bill. The Food: Sausage pizza, $24 - 3.5 Stars At the first bite, I might have said 4 or maybe even 5 stars. After half a pie, the pizza starts to cool significantly. The bottom gets soggy, and the pizza shape doesn't hold. If you know the New York rule, a pizza slice should be able to bend/fold at the half point, and the rest of the slice should be rigid enough to hold its shape. This became soft and soggy too quickly. The flavor, the sausage, and all of that is good at the first few slices. Then it goes downhill fast. Margherita pizza, $18 - 3.5 Stars, Add Brown Buttered Fancy Mushrooms, $9 - 3 Stars The pizza itself has the same issue as the sausage pizza. It's good at the start, and then it's not - soft, soggy when cold. The mozzarella, tomato sauce, all of that are good. Adding the fancy mushrooms ended up being a mistake. I love mushrooms. I love all types. But not all types go well on a pizza. Some of the mushroom pieces are very chewy. (They might be slices of chanterelle mushroom, which are chewy.) I am not complaining about the quality of the mushrooms; I am saying the marriage of such mushrooms with the pizza doesn't work. The description said "fancy mushrooms"; I could have asked. Pizza overall: I think their flame/the heat temperature is far too high. With a view of the kitchen, we watched every pizza come out. Quite a few were too burnt - blackened pizza. Ours look good visually and tasted good to start but not after a while. I am guessing the blackened pizza would hold up better, but I don't want to eat blackened pizza, either. Honestly, it's a bit of a fail. Read some of the other reviews, you'll find comments about overly charred pizza. Minus 0.5 stars from overall rating. Melon Salad, $16 - 4 Stars Spendy, but this is very good! Melon slices with vinaigrette, red onions, guacamole spread, and pine nuts. Yummy! The service is excellent. She was very kind and helpful. The interior is basic with minimal deco. read more

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What an awesome spot for your pizza needs! We came in as a group of 5. Someone had put their name down first, and we went over to the restaurant when our table was ready. We ordered A LOT as a group of 5. For drinks, we had mules and a negroni. For starters, we had beef cheeks, potatoes, cauliflower, and a kale salad. For pizzas, we had a margherita, a crimini (with fancy mushrooms), salami, pepperoni, and a sausage. All the pizzas were delicious. All the appetizers were great as well. The pizza is airy and light. I feel like we could have eaten more slices haha. They add a 20% gratuity to all bills regardless of party size, but it definitely shows in their service. Shoutout to Brittany for taking care of us that night! Street parking only. read more

Stopped by on a Sunday around 530 and we were able to get a table for 2 with no wait. We shared the meatballs, jersey salad, and a Margherita pizza. Meatballs were very tender with a lovely sauce and the salad was excellent. Pizza was good. The crust was burned on about half the pizza which was a bummer. read more

Do not go here! Horrible horrible service. I went here to simply place an order to go. The rude waitress immediately said ok, and left me (?). No one went up to me to take my order for nearly 10 minutes. Looking at the menu, I saw a weird 20% automatic service charge to all orders, which doesn't even make sense as I'm placing an order to go. Why would they need a service charge for a customer requiring zero service. What a dysfunctional place. Do not recommend. read more

delancey's was SOOOOO good. The place was charming and we were sat at the "bar" facing where they make pizzas in their huge wood fire oven. There were 4 of us so we shared quite a few things- and there were a few winners that I'd definitely get every time. Cremini pizza- really good, a favorite style of pizza for me, but was missing something- almost like a balsamic drizzle or something. 4/5 Pepperoni pizza- delicious- crust was great, sauce tasted nice. Pretty normal style pizza experience. 5/5 Jersey salad- 8/5 for me! Was the star of the show. Between the presentation and flavor, this is a gem and a must have every time. Burrata- 5/5- also a short second in being the star. Pesto sauce was to die for and was such a lovely appetizer. The staff was wonderful, friendly and always made sure we were taken care of. Solid experience! read more

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Server informed me it would be a 45 minute wait for a to-go pizza and a 20% mandatory gratuity, only after running my card. I'd hope a server would understand someone ordering to-go might not want to wait 45 minutes. Poor communication & Overpriced Pizza. read more

The pizza was tasty and I wouldn't hesitate to go back. But it's not the best around. The sauce tasted good and the crust was flavorful. However, the crust came out a bit soggy. Check out the Seattle Times' recent Pizza Smackdown to find the best pizza in Seattle. Their results are right in the mark in my experience. read more

Heard good things about this place, but charred pizza is just not for me. I like pizza that is heated in 500-600 degree overs, but it has to be constantly looked after or it gets burnt within 30 seconds of being ready. The taste is fine on the parts that are edible, but eating burnt crust just doesn't taste good to me. read more

Great location and service was fine but beware! Even for a party of two, they automatically add the gratuity and do not let you know. Maybe there's a small notice somewhere on the menu or door, but they certainly didn't say anything when presenting the check. So, we ended up paying 40% gratuity and that is ridiculous for a very simple meal. Ended up paying over 76 dollars for a cheese pizza, small salad and one beer. read more

Stopped by here before an event nearby for pizza on a rainy Sunday night in March. I was worried about the wait because friends had said it can get quite long but they sat the two of us pretty quickly at around 5:30pm. The staff pretty much ignored us at the door for like 10 minutes. No eye contact nothing so that was a little off putting but once we got our seat everyone was nice. I didn't know about the 20% gratuity and was fine with it when we paid. Did not add any more than that because service was good not great. We had a salad which was awesome, meatballs which were probably some of the best I've had in a long time and two pizzas a Margherita and a Sausage one. I had heard about the burnt/charred crust but really? The charring was way over the top. I bake a lot of pizza at home and research pizza recipes and have a couple of pizza ovens at home and we all like a little char on the bubble and the bottom, but my good this was crazy. It was like they left it in the oven five minutes too long. It did distract from the flavor a bit and my wife didn't care for the flavor of the crust but the middle part of the pizza was excellent. I loved the sauce and the cheeses were excellent. So, service was OK. Everything but the pizza was excellent. Pizza could've been a 10/10 if they had taken it out like two minutes earlier. We might go back some day, but they need to pull those pizzas out a couple minutes earlier. Plus reading about 20% gratuity on take out pizzas is robbery. Just charge more if you are doing that for carry out. Ridiculous. read more

Delancey - Sausage pizza with burnt crust. - Pizza Near Me - Seattle, Washington