To celebrate Pizza Margherita Day –– June 11, 2013, the 124th anniversary of the naming of the Pizza Margherita in a letter accompanying a pizza from the Italian “Department of the Mouth” on behalf of Queen Margherita on June 11, 1889 –– we asked pizzerias to send in their versions of the famed pizza. Here are some different spins on this classic Neapolitan offering straight from the pizzerias themselves:

NEW ADDITION: Gusto Wood Fired Pizza in Bellingham, Washington

NEW ADDITION: Pizza Luca in New York City, New York

Melo’s Pizza in Livermore, California

Dante Pizzeria in Omaha, Nebraska

bufala! PIZZA NAPOLETANA in Charlottesville, Virginia

Esposito’s Pizza & Pasta in Matawan, New Jersey

Parkers’ Restaurant & Bar in Downer’s Grove, Illinois

Nonno’s Pizza in Berwyn, Illinois

New York Pizza Dept. II in Lake Worth, Florida

i Fratelli Pizza in Dallas, Texas

Nick’s New Haven-Style Pizzeria & Bar in Boca Raton, Florida

MozzaPi in Louisville, Kentucky

Mike’s Pizzeria Italian Restaurant in Effort/Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania

Nicodino’s Pizza Co. & Cafe in Bartlett, Illinois

Amore Pizzeria & Café in Pleasant Valley, New York
To have your picture added to our gallery, email [email protected] (and make sure the picture is clear, bright and at least 300 dpi). Don’t forget to include the name and location of your pizzeria!