SPRINGFIELD – Pizza lovers: do you enjoy your pies with pepperoni, or maybe with Hawaiian toppings?
SJ-R readers voted on the best pizza places in the Springfield area, and the results are here.
These are the top three pizza joints, as voted by readers in the 2025 Official Community Choice Awards.
Winner: Bernie & Betty’s Pizza
Location: 1101 S. Spring St., Springfield
Phone: 217-528-1821
More: facebook.com/BernieandBettysPizzaSpringfieldIL
Finalist: Razzo’s
Location: 129 S. John St, Rochester
Phone: 217-498-9565
More: razzosfamilypizzeria0003.s4shops.com
Finalist: Sapori Pizzeria & Italian Market
Location: 1941 West Iles Ave., Springfield
Phone: 217-679-3760
More: saporipizza.com
About the Community Choice Awards
The Springfield Community’s Choice Awards celebrates the best businesses and organizations in the Springfield area each year.
The State Journal-Register readers vote at sj-r.com in more than 140 categories for their favorites from bakeries and barbecue joints to banks and barbershops.
Nominations for the 2026 Community Choice Awards began June 1 and end on June 22. Voting will take place from Aug. 7 through Aug. 21. Winners will be announced during a ceremony on Nov. 2.
Tom Ackerman covers breaking news and trending news along with general news for the Springfield State Journal-Register. He can be reached at tackerman@usatodayco.com.
This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: See which pizza joint was named the best in Springfield by readers
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