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Why Brown Dog Pizza Is on Our Top 50 Pizza Worldwide

Brown Dog Pizza, under Brown Dog team's direction, is ranked #44 on our Top 50 Pizza Restaurants Worldwide. The pizza style: Detroit-Style Square.

The oven type: Steel-pan oven, 290 Celsius. The dough fermentation: Long-fermented sourdough, Wisconsin brick cheese.

The signature pie: Detroiter (Detroit-style square), Margherita, the seasonal. The dough provenance: Wisconsin brick cheese, sourdough, blue steel Detroit pan.

The award lineage: International Pizza Challenge gold medal.

How to Order at Brown Dog Pizza

The booking lead time: 2 to 4 weeks for prime time. Reserve through OpenTable, Resy, or the restaurant's direct booking line.

Order the regional signature. The kitchen's strongest expression at Brown Dog Pizza is the Detroiter (Detroit-style). The pizza style is Detroit-Style Square; the dough technique determines what to order alongside.

The dress code: Casual; mountain-resort register. The pizza spend: 20 to 32 USD per square pie. The kitchen at Brown Dog Pizza is rated 9/10 for food and 9/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.

Why Brown Dog Pizza Is Worth the Pilgrimage

"Telluride's Detroit-style square pizza flagship. The most consistently photographed pizza in the San Juan mountains, with the famous caramelized cheese rim transferred from Detroit to Telluride."

Our editorial scoring places the food at 9/10, ambience at 9/10, and value at 9/10. The Detroit-Style Square register is structural; the oven, the dough, and the regional pizza tradition produce the pie that rewards the pilgrimage.

Address: 110 East Colorado Avenue, Telluride
Founded: 2008
Pizzaiolo: Brown Dog team
Pizza style: Detroit-Style Square
Oven type: Steel-pan oven, 290 Celsius
Dough fermentation: Long-fermented sourdough, Wisconsin brick cheese
Signature pie: Detroiter (Detroit-style square), Margherita, the seasonal
Best pie: Detroiter (Detroit-style)
Booking lead: 2 to 4 weeks for prime time
Pizza price: 20 to 32 USD per square pie
Best for: Pizza Pilgrimage, Casual Dining, Group Dinner, Late Night, Family Meal

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