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Best overall pick
Sarah's Pizza
Downtown Lewisburg • Small-Town Carryout Shop • Local Favorite
The Lewisburg location of Sarah's Pizza is the classic small-town spot for a hot pie, cold drinks, and friendly faces who know your order by heart.
This is the place most Lewisburg locals mean when they say they’re 'just grabbing a pizza.' The crust is sturdy enough for generous toppings, the sauce leans classic and comforting, and the menu covers everyone from plain-cheese kids to meat-lover adults. Call ahead on Friday nights, because the phones ring nonstop when ballgames and family gatherings let out.
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Best for families and teams
Sarah's Pizza Eaton
Eaton • Family Pizza Restaurant • Best For Groups
A short drive south, Sarah's Eaton shop turns the same familiar pies into an easy sit-down option for bigger groups and post-game celebrations.
Where the Lewisburg shop shines for quick carryout, the Eaton location is the one you pick when you need more space and a few extra menu options. Pizzas come out fast, with plenty of topping combos and the same dependable crust locals expect from Sarah's. It’s an easy meet-in-the-middle choice for families coming from different corners of Preble County.
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Best loaded pies close to I-70
Carmela's Pizzeria Brookville
Brookville • Casual Neighborhood Pizzeria • Go-To For Loaded Toppings
Carmela's in Brookville is a popular east-of-Lewisburg stop for generously topped pizzas and a laid-back, small-town pizzeria feel.
If you’re already heading toward Dayton, Carmela’s makes an easy detour off the interstate for a heavier, pile-it-on style of pie. Crusts are on the thicker, heartier side, built to hold serious layers of cheese, pepperoni, sausage, and veggies. It’s the kind of place where sharing a large and a basket of wings with the table is simply the default move.
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Classic Dayton-style experience
Marion's Piazza Englewood
Englewood • Dayton-Style Tavern Pizza • Worth-The-Drive Legend
Marion's Englewood outpost serves ultra-thin, square-cut pies in a big, retro dining room that many west-side families treat as a tradition.
This is one of those regional institutions people will happily drive 20–30 minutes to visit. The crust is cracker-thin, the toppings are finely chopped and spread to the very edge, and every pizza is cut into small squares made for sharing. Go when you have time to linger over a pitcher and a couple of large pies; it feels more like a ritual than a quick bite.
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Destination craft pizza
Old Scratch Pizza
Downtown Dayton • Craft Wood-Fired Pizzeria • Best For Adventurous Eaters
For a night-out pizza that feels a notch more modern, Old Scratch offers blistered, wood-fired pies with creative toppings in a buzzy, open space.
When Lewisburg residents talk about making a 'city night' out of pizza, this is often the target. The crusts are soft and chewy with a leopard-spotted char, and the menu leans into inventive combinations alongside dialed-in classics like margherita and pepperoni. Pair a couple of pies with local beer and plan to explore Dayton a bit before heading back west on I-70.