Tastiest stops while heading Up North (Hwy. 10) - Pompeii Pizzeria - 2014 Best of MN

April 20, 2015 at 3:46PM
Best of MN, Pompeii Pizza: Elk River’s Pompeii Pizza serves up chewy Neapolitan-style crusts with homemade mozzarella and seasonal produce.Photo by Lisa Meyers McClintick
Elk River's Pompeii Pizza serves up chewy Neapolitan-style crusts with homemade mozzarella and seasonal produce. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

With fresh mozzarella made daily, homemade crème fraîche for white-sauce pizzas and brick ovens that delightfully crisp chewy Neapolitan crusts, Elk River's Pompeii Pizzeria delivers a tasty meal in a historic downtown eatery less than a block from the Mississippi River. 315 Jackson Av., Elk River; 763-633-1222; pompeiipizzeria.net

Runner-up: Peter and Joy's Bakery, Little Falls

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