{"id":231545,"date":"2026-02-10T16:52:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/?p=231545"},"modified":"2026-02-11T17:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:27:44","slug":"monmouth-county-new-pizza-capital-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/monmouth-county-new-pizza-capital-new-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Monmouth County Crowns Itself Pizza Capital of New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/nj_pizza_capital_monmouth_county_FI-1-800x533.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/nj_pizza_capital_monmouth_county_FI-1-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/nj_pizza_capital_monmouth_county_FI-1-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/nj_pizza_capital_monmouth_county_FI-1-585x390.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/nj_pizza_capital_monmouth_county_FI-1-263x175.png 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/nj_pizza_capital_monmouth_county_FI-1.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">foodie news <\/div><p><!-- SEO + formatting notes (writing unchanged): - Clear H1 + H2 structure for search - Short intro paragraph split for readability - Added section headers - All links set to open in a new tab with rel=\"noopener\" --><\/p>\n<article class=\"tlg-article\">\n<p class=\"tlg-header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From thin crust to deep dish, marinara sauce to vodka sauce, there are plenty of savory slices of pizza to enjoy across local pizzerias in New Jersey. While many continue to debate over where you can find the best slice of pizza in the Garden State, Monmouth County is crowning itself the winner. The County Commissioner Director made the announcement at the beginning of February 2026 \u2013 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unprovoked<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 celebrating small businesses and the pizza that locals know and love. <\/span><b>Here\u2019s what we know about Monmouth County proclaiming itself the new pizza capital of New Jersey.&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<article class=\"tlg-article\">\n<header class=\"tlg-header\">\n<h3><strong>The Pizza Proclamation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the Monmouth County Government <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q13I2PGeP18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State of the County 2026 address<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Colts Neck on February 5, 2026, the Monmouth County Commissioner Director Thomas Arnone made the Pizza Proclamation.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are incredibly proud of our pizzerias and our small business community and we believe that our pizzerias are truly the best in New Jersey,\u201d Thomas Arnone <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.monmouth.nj.us\/PressDetail.aspx?ID=4021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shared online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cWe have officially proclaimed Monmouth County as the Pizza Capital of New Jersey.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s part of a new initiative called \u201cSlice of Monmouth,\u201d aiming to support local businesses and spotlight the different slices of pizza around Monmouth County.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_231549\" style=\"width: 346px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231549\" class=\"wp-image-231549\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/monmouth-pizza-captial-800x800.png\" alt=\"Monmouth County Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone proclaimed Monmouth County as the Pizza Capital of New Jersey during the State of the County address on February 5th and presented the proclamation to Federici's Family Restaurant in Freehold, NJ.\" width=\"336\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/monmouth-pizza-captial-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/monmouth-pizza-captial-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/monmouth-pizza-captial-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/monmouth-pizza-captial-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/monmouth-pizza-captial-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/monmouth-pizza-captial.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-231549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Monmouth County Government<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Slice of Monmouth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 230 pizza places sling slices in Monmouth County. The County tourism department wants to highlight these businesses and developed the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.visitmonmouth.com\/slice-in-monmouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slice of Monmouth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> social media video series.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The series kicked off by spotlighting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=42IO-v6rNGc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Federici\u2019s Family Restaurant<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at 14 East Main Street in Freehold. The family-owned restaurant has been in business for over 100 years, serving its award-winning pizza, Italian dishes, and desserts to the Monmouth County community.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Slice of Monmouth website has a list of all of the pizza places in Monmouth County. If locals don\u2019t see their favorite pizza place on the list, they should reach out to the County by sending an email to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:tourism@visitmonmouth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tourism@visitmonmouth.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>New Jersey Pizza By The Numbers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Jersey locals know there are lots of options for pizza across the state. Jersey has nearly 2,700 pizza places around the state, with roughly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/robslink.com\/SAS\/democd58\/pizza_data.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 pizza places per 10,000 people<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2025, <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/entertainment\/2025\/09\/new-jerseys-101-best-pizzas-ranked-for-2025.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NJ.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ranked the top 101 pizza places in New Jersey. 13 of those places on the list call Monmouth County home.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jersey Shore Girl <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">did our research and compiled a guide to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/pizza-restaurants-jersey-shore-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best pizza spots at the Jersey Shore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, breaking it down town by town back in 2024. The guide has over 25 pizza places serving hot and ready pizza slices loved by locals.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow @thejerseyshoregirl_ on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thejerseyshoregirl_\/?hl=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the latest Jersey Shore updates, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twilight-lion-90332.myflodesk.com\/jrf4qhj7qk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sign up for our weekly newsletter here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that shares everything you missed each week, and check out our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">events calendar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which has over 40+ events weekly to peruse.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"categories\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/category\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stories<\/a><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>foodie news From thin crust to deep dish, marinara sauce to vodka sauce, there are plenty of savory slices of pizza to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":390,"featured_media":231555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[764,7997,9799,9593],"tags":[9706,9678,9755],"class_list":["post-231545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-drink","category-lifestyle","category-news-2","category-local-girl-rss-feed","tag-food-drink","tag-new-jersey","tag-tlg"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - 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