We’ve all been there: too tired to cook, too indecisive to pick a restaurant and too hungry to wait for delivery to arrive lukewarm. That’s when frozen pizza comes in – convenient, affordable and easy to throw together on a busy night.
But the best frozen pizza in Canada today is no longer just a last-minute fallback.
Thanks to chefs and pizzerias across the country, frozen pizza has evolved into something far more exciting. Many of these restaurant-quality options first appeared during the pandemic, when kitchens looked for new ways to reach customers at home. Now, they’ve become a staple in grocery store freezer aisles, offering bold flavours, better ingredients and crusts that rival freshly made pies.
Whether you’re looking for a quick weeknight dinner or a gourmet option worth stocking up on, these Canadian frozen pizza brands prove you don’t have to sacrifice quality for convenience.
From Montreal to Halifax, these are the best frozen pizza brands in Canada worth trying right now.
Best Frozen Pizza in British Columbia
1. Holy Napoli Pizza (Vancouver)
Francesca Galasso left her job as a research assistant at the University of British Columbia to pursue her dream of becoming a pizzaiola in 2014. She went on to study at California’s renowned Accademia della Pizza Napoletana and then returned to Vancouver and opened her own Neapolitan-style pizzeria, Il Castello.
After customers started asking whether they could buy her dough to make pizza at home, she began tinkering with the formula for a frozen version. Il Castello has since closed, but Galasso’s expertise lives on with her line of premium frozen pizzas, Holy Napoli (founded in 2017). The pies are made with 00 flour (a fine Italian grade designed for pizza) and available in five varieties: Margherita, Pesto Roast Vegetable, Calabrese, Funghi and Quattro Formaggi.
Where to buy: Find them at retailers across Canada.
2. Bicycle Pizza (Victoria)
Victoria power couple (and avid cyclists) Andrew and Vanessa Johnson opened their takeout pizzeria, Bicycle Pizza, at the beginning of 2021, and soon discovered that the leftovers they’d bring home froze and reheated remarkably well.
Within a couple of months, they expanded the business to offer a lineup of what they call “Frozen Craft Pizzas”: frozen versions of some of their bestselling menu items, like Bicycle Cheese and Grapes and Honey.
Where to buy: Available at grocery stores around South Vancouver Island.
3. Pizzeria Prima Strada (Victoria)
Husband-and-wife team Geoffrey Dallas and Cristen DeCarolis opened Prima Strada in 2008 after realizing their Victoria neighbourhood was missing an authentic pizzeria. They now have two locations, and if you’re dining at either one, be sure to peruse the “house-made to-go” products available for purchase.
On offer: take-and-bake takes of their classic Margherita, Pepperoni and Salsiccia (sausage) pizzas, as well as the Capricciosa Rosa pie, which is topped with artichoke hearts, mushrooms, red onions and olives and can only be purchased frozen.
Where to buy: Available at Prima Strada and at specialty retailers in Victoria.
Best Frozen Pizza in Saskatchewan
Solo Italia, (Ogema, Saskatchewan)
Tracey Johnson returned to her hometown of Ogema, Sask., after a stint living in Italy – Italian husband Marco de Michele in tow – to open Solo Italia in 2013. The pizzas (made in a wood-fired pizza oven that de Michele built using supplies from his home country) quickly became popular in the nearby Regina area, and some of the pies they make at the restaurant can now be found in freezer aisles throughout Saskatchewan. Choose from gourmet varieties like Blue Cheese and Pear & Walnut or the Bella Italia (prosciutto, arugula, cherry tomatoes and smoked cheddar).
Where to buy: Half-cooked frozen pizzas are available throughout the week at the restaurant.
Best Frozen Pizza in Ontario
1. General Assembly and Piano Piano, Toronto
Chef Victor Barry of the Toronto-based Italian restaurant group Piano Piano is on a quest for what he described to Toronto Life as “worldwide pizza domination, baby!” – and he’s well on his way.
In addition to launching a line of frozen Piano Piano pizzas in 2020 (they boast a naturally leavened sourdough crust and come in fancy-feeling takes on classic varieties like Margherita and Pepperoni), he bought Toronto spot General Assembly’s popular frozen pizza line last year, offering flavours reminiscent of fast-food pies. And while the pizza is in the oven? Make Piano Piano’s Rosemary Negroni.
Where to buy: Available at select grocery stores in Ontario and specialty retailers in Toronto.
2. Pie Wood Fired Pizza Joint, Barrie
Every pre-made pizza from Pie Wood Fired Pizza Joint is baked in the Barrie, Ont., restaurant’s 1,360-kilogram imported Italian pizza oven before being frozen. The spot’s most popular menu items are available from the freezer, including the Muskoka Pie, which is topped with tomato sauce, bocconcini, pepperoni and caramelized onions.
Where to buy: Available at stores throughout Simcoe County, or delivered within 125 kilometres of Barrie.
Best Frozen Pizza in Quebec
1. Pizzeria Magpie, Montreal
A staple in Montreal’s Mile End, Pizzeria Magpie built its reputation on wood-fired Neopolitan pies and inventive toppings. When the pandemic forced a shift away from dine-in service, the team adapted quickly, turning its cult-favourite pizzas into frozen versions that brought the restaurant experience into homes across the city. The result is a pizza that feels far from typical freezer fare, with a hand-stretched dough that and locally-sourced toppings (like their lactose-free Trois Fromages pizza made with cheese from the nearby Fromagerie St-Guillaume) that remain balanced and flavourful after baking.
Where to buy: Available at select grocery stores in Quebec and specialty food shops in Montreal.
2. La Station Shawbridge, Prévost
La Station Shawbridge’s frozen Neapolitan-style pizzas are made with their signature beer-based dough and a zesty sauce starring tomatoes and herbs grown in their own local vegetable plot. Located in Prévost – a picturesque town nestled in the Laurentian Mountains north of Montreal – the destination spans a microbrewery (where they brew the beer used in the dough), a restaurant, a full-service grocery store and a nearby produce garden. Fortunately, you don’t have to make the trip to the Laurentians to enjoy it. For a classic local pick, go for the Quebecois All-Dressed, topped with pepperoni, mushrooms and bell peppers.
Where to buy: Available at select retailers and specialty food shops across Quebec.
Best Frozen Pizza in Nova Scotia
Trattoria Vesso, Halifax
Trattoria Vesso is Nova Scotia’s only business certified by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana – that’s the international association responsible for inspecting and identifying authentic Neapolitan-style pizza around the world, which they do by evaluating factors like its dough ingredients, preparation process and baking time for adherence to traditional techniques. The pizzeria offers five heat-and-eat varieties, including the Northender (garlic cream sauce, pancetta, maple syrup and green onions) and the Southender (goat cheese, pears, sundried tomatoes and bresaola).
Where to buy: Available at Trattoria Vesso and select retailers across Nova Scotia.
Best Frozen Pizza in Newfoundland and Labrador
Piatto Pizzeria, St.John’s
Piatto Pizzeria might be rapidly expanding (they’ve opened locations in PEI and Guelph, Ont.), but it all started in St. John’s. The family-run business offers take-and-bake pizza, pasta and salad kits throughout Atlantic Canada and at some stores in Guelph and Waterloo, Ont. Ready-to-bake frozen pizzas are packaged with separate sauce packets to add a final, delicious drizzle – the Stephanie, for example, is topped with goat cheese, prosciutto and sweet caramelized pears, and includes balsamic reduction on the side.
Where to buy: Select grocery stores throughout Atlantic Canada.
Want to make your own pizza at home? Here are three great pizza recipes:
You will never find more than two or three toppings on a classic Roman pizza, and with only tomato sauce, chopped fresh mozzarella and basil leaves for garnish, the Margherita pizza is the perfect example. When making this pizza, remember a pizza Romana is paper-thin and just about charred on the edges.
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You will never find more than two or three toppings on a classic Roman pizza, and with only tomato sauce, chopped fresh mozzarella and basil leaves for garnish, the Margherita pizza is the perfect example. When making this pizza, remember a pizza Romana is paper-thin and just about charred on the edges.
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Jeanine Donofrio's recipe for a simple and versatile vegan white pizza topped with cashew cream and seasonal vegetables.
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Jeanine Donofrio's recipe for a simple and versatile vegan white pizza topped with cashew cream and seasonal vegetables.
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Lisa Ahier's elaborate mushroom and goat cheese pizza is a huge hit in Tofino.
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Lisa Ahier's elaborate mushroom and goat cheese pizza is a huge hit in Tofino.
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