Joplin, Missouri
Updated October 2026 · 8 places · Joplin
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Our top picks are Woody’s Wood-Fire Pizza Bar & Oven, Blackthorn Pizza & Pub and New York Pizza & Deli.
Here are eight currently operating pizza places physically located in Joplin, Missouri, with locally owned or independent options listed first. Descriptions reflect available local coverage and diner reviews; chain locations are included only after the local options.
$$ · 1831 W 7th St, Joplin, MO 64804
Woody’s is a family-owned Route 66 restaurant serving wood-fired pizza, wings and grinders. Reviews mention its oven-cooked pies and casual, game-watching atmosphere.
Best for: wood-fired pizza
$$ · 510 S Joplin Ave, Joplin, MO 64801
Blackthorn is a downtown Irish pub serving pizza and hosting live music. Its menu includes meat-loaded, vegetarian and Mexican-inspired pizza combinations.
Best for: pizza and pub atmosphere
$$ · 524 S Joplin Ave, Joplin, MO 64801
New York Pizza & Deli is a locally owned shop serving pizza alongside sandwiches and salads. Local tourism coverage identifies its offerings as New York and traditional Italian-style pizza.
Best for: New York-style pizza
$$ · 3929 E 7th St, Joplin, MO 64801
Gusano’s is a family-friendly pizzeria and sports bar serving Chicago-style pizza, Italian beef sandwiches and other items. Its Chicago-style pizza is the specialty noted by local tourism coverage and customer-facing business information.
Best for: Chicago-style pizza
$ · 1522 E Broadway St, Joplin, MO 64801
Simple Simon’s serves pizza, subs and calzones, and reviews describe a neighborhood shop with a pizza-and-salad buffet. Reviewers mention bacon-ranch and barbecue pizzas among the varieties they order.
Best for: pizza buffet
$$ · 3320 S Range Line Rd, Joplin, MO 64804
Old Chicago is a chain restaurant in Joplin serving pizza and Italian entrees, with a wide beer selection. Local tourism coverage describes it as a family-friendly restaurant inside La Quinta.
Best for: pizza and beer
$ · 1602 S Range Line Rd, Joplin, MO 64801
Cicis is a national pizza-buffet chain offering pizza, salad, pasta and desserts. Its Joplin listing describes a customizable buffet with pizzas made fresh from the oven.
Best for: pizza buffet
$$ · 2640 E 32nd St, Joplin, MO 64804
Papa Murphy’s is a take-and-bake pizza chain with a Joplin location offering takeout and delivery. Its official location page identifies it as a pizza takeout restaurant and lists its current Joplin address.
Best for: take-and-bake pizza
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