Other than Hawaii, no state has fewer pizza outlets per capita than Mississippi. But changing times mean you can find a great pie in the Magnolia State if you know where to look, said Rachel Heise Bolten in Serious Eats. Below are three of the best, led by a new spot that recently took second prize in a national showdown.
TriBecca Allie Café Sardis. This pizza café outside Oxford is the creation of transplanted New Yorkers and home to the runner-up in 2010’s American Pizza Championship. The Neapolitan-style Rosa Magnolia, cooked in a wood-fired oven, is topped with red onion, mozzarella, and local pecans. 216 S. Main St., (662) 487-2233
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