Pizza has been around for a long time. According to the True Neapolitan Pizza Association, Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba, established in 1738, is the oldest pizzeria in Naples–the city where neapolitan pizzas originated.

Neapolitan style pizzas have made their way to Spokane with local pizzerias adding their own modern twist. The Flying Goat in North Spokane, for instance, keeps the char style baking as close to a neapolitan pizza as possible, but tops the pies with nontraditional ingredients.

“We stay as fresh and local as possible,” said Adam Shove, Chef de Cuisine at The Flying Goat. “We would never call ourselves a neapolitan (pizzeria) because we don’t use traditional ingredients, but as far as the overall texture and bake of the pie, we’re pretty close to that.”

Pizzas at The Flying Goat come with garnishes such as pulled pork, pears, and even eggs. Housemade sauces come in all colors with everything from yellow curry to green pesto, honey apple barbeque or heavy cream.

“My favorite is the Lacrosse,” said Shove. “It kind of has everything for you. Its sweet, its got some spice to it. It has pepper preserves, housemade sausage, fresh mozzarella, and olive oil. It fits what we’re trying to do here. We don’t want to load you down with cheap cheeses and meats.”

The Flying Goat offers $9 charcuterie boards and $2 off drafts every Monday. Military discounts are also available for service members.

Fire Artisan Pizza in Downtown Spokane has their own take on craft pizza.

“To be a craft pizza place in Spokane you always have to be doing something different,” said Steven Roat, Head Chef at Fire Artisan Pizza. “We’re trying to broaden our horizons and do what other places aren’t.”

Aside from their oven fired pizzas made with fresh and local ingredients, Fire Artisan Pizza also has a seafood bar.

“Artisan pizza, crudo–which is an Italian style of preparing raw food–and sushi is something you don’t really see anywhere else in Spokane,” said Roat. “We had a sushi chef that’s been doing it for years come up from the San Francisco bay area and its been going pretty well.”

Fire Artisan Pizza offers a ten percent discount to college students with valid school ID.

The Iron Goat, also in Downtown Spokane, offers thin crust pizzas, house-brewed drafts and live music every Friday and Saturday evening.

“Our pizzas are modeled after a neapolitan style crust,” said Travis Tveit, Head Chef at Iron Goat Brewing. “It’s a really thin crust that cooks very quickly, maybe a five minute fire in our brick oven.”

There are no televisions at Iron Goat Brewing. Instead, customers enjoy live entertainment and the company of those around them.

“We have a singer-songwriter with an acoustic guitar play a little two or three piece when its like this but when the weather gets nicer we have bigger live music events outside,” said Tveit. “I like having that be the focal point of people that come in here. It’s either that or you’re talking to the person that you’re sitting with.”

Iron Goat Brewing hosts a trivia night every Thursday and has a collection of board games available any day of the week.

The Flying Goat

–  3318 W Northwest Blvd

–  Open 11 am to 10 pm Sun-Thu, 11

am to 11 pm Fri – Sat

Fire Artisan Pizza

– 816 W Sprague Ave
– Open 11 am to 9 pm Mon-Thu

11am to 10 pm Fri, 12 pm to 10 pm

Sat and 12 pm to 9 pm Sun

Iron Goat Brewing

–  1302 W 2nd Ave

–  Open 11 am to 11 pm all week