These days gourmet, brick oven pizza spots are a dime a dozen – and they’re all well and good, especially if you’re going out for date night. But sometimes, you just want a good old pie or slice – no fuss and without spending half your paycheck. That’s where old-school, oily-box type pizza parlors come in. There’s something timeless and charming about these 8 spots, and the pizza is exactly what you crave.

  1. Downtown Pizza, Plymouth

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Google/Downtown Pizza This cozy pizza shop has just the right vibe, with wooden booths and tables and hot cheesy pies. The subs and salads are great too! Find it at 89 Main St Plymouth, NH 03264.

  1. C&A Pizza, Hanover

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Google/Raz This tiny spot in downtown Hanover has been around seemingly forever – generations of Dartmouth students remember it. The pizza is simple, classic, and tasty. Find it at 17 Lebanon St, Hanover, NH 03755.

  1. Skinny’s Pizzeria, Manchester

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Google/Skinny’s Restaurant and Pizzeria The pizza here is full of toppings and is always cooked to perfection. It’s nearly impossible to eat just one slice.

  1. Vinnie’s Pizzeria, Concord

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Google/David Weatherbee Vinnie’s is the kind of place people come to rely on over the years – with fabulous homemade dough and sauce, you can’t go wrong. Find it at 200 S Main St, Concord, NH 03301.

  1. Tano’s Pizzeria, Mancheter

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Google/Tano’s Pizza You know you’ve found a real old-school pizza joint when they serve Sicilian-style (rectangular) pizza – and this spot delivers! Find it at 372 Kelley St, Manchester, NH 03102.

  1. New England Pizza, Exeter

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TripAdvisor/MRW22 This classic spot has plenty of seating, and serves pasta and great subs (try the steakbomb!) in addition to yummy pizza. Find it at 92 Portsmouth Ave Ste 1, Exeter, NH 03833.

  1. Roger’s Restaurant and Pizza, Dover

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Google/Roger’s Pizza This great casual spot serves awesome pizza, Italian comfort food, and…tacos? It may seem a strange mix, but it works. See for yourself at 869 Central Ave, Dover, NH 03820.

  1. Strafford House of Pizza, Dover

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TripAdvisor/ewright2013 This is the kind of local house of pizza that you’ll find in small towns all across New England – reliable and great. In addition to pizza, you’ll find burgers, subs, and more. Visit at 116 Central Ave, Dover, NH 03820.

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TripAdvisor/GFish4

Google/Downtown Pizza

This cozy pizza shop has just the right vibe, with wooden booths and tables and hot cheesy pies. The subs and salads are great too! Find it at 89 Main St Plymouth, NH 03264.

Google/Riley Dolman

Google/Raz

This tiny spot in downtown Hanover has been around seemingly forever – generations of Dartmouth students remember it. The pizza is simple, classic, and tasty. Find it at 17 Lebanon St, Hanover, NH 03755.

Facebook/Skinny’s Pizzeria

Google/Skinny’s Restaurant and Pizzeria

The pizza here is full of toppings and is always cooked to perfection. It’s nearly impossible to eat just one slice.

Google/Vinnie’s Pizzeria

Google/David Weatherbee

Vinnie’s is the kind of place people come to rely on over the years – with fabulous homemade dough and sauce, you can’t go wrong. Find it at 200 S Main St, Concord, NH 03301.

Google/Tano’s Pizzeria

Google/Tano’s Pizza

You know you’ve found a real old-school pizza joint when they serve Sicilian-style (rectangular) pizza – and this spot delivers! Find it at 372 Kelley St, Manchester, NH 03102.

Google/Cody Hussey

TripAdvisor/MRW22

This classic spot has plenty of seating, and serves pasta and great subs (try the steakbomb!) in addition to yummy pizza. Find it at 92 Portsmouth Ave Ste 1, Exeter, NH 03833.

Google/Tom J

Google/Roger’s Pizza

This great casual spot serves awesome pizza, Italian comfort food, and…tacos? It may seem a strange mix, but it works. See for yourself at 869 Central Ave, Dover, NH 03820.

Google/Don Newman

TripAdvisor/ewright2013

This is the kind of local house of pizza that you’ll find in small towns all across New England – reliable and great. In addition to pizza, you’ll find burgers, subs, and more. Visit at 116 Central Ave, Dover, NH 03820.

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