Damores Pizza MALIBU — Restaurant in Malibu

D’Amore’s Pizza – Malibu’s Thin Crust Crown Jewel

If you’ve been searching for the best thin crust pizza in LA, stop what you’re doing and get yourself to D’Amore’s Pizza in Malibu. This place is a revelation — a rare gem that doesn’t just serve pizza, but revives the spirit of authentic Italian pie in every bite.

The moment the pizza hits the table, you know you’re in for something special. The crust is paper-thin and cracker-crisp, just like you’d find in a tucked-away trattoria in Naples or Rome. It’s the kind of crust that snaps when you fold it, holds up under toppings, and doesn’t overwhelm the flavor the true mark of a masterfully made thin crust. No doughy distractions here just pure, balanced perfection.

The sauce is bright and tangy, made from San Marzano tomatoes that actually taste like tomatoes. The cheese is generous but never greasy, and the toppings, whether you go with a classic Margherita or go with a meat lovers, you can’t go wrong.

D’Amore’s nails the elusive combination of crisp, flavor-forward, and genuinely Italian. It’s light enough that you don’t feel heavy after, yet deeply satisfying the kind of pizza that makes you think, “Why doesn’t every place do it like this?”

In a city overflowing with pizza joints, most are forgettable. D’Amore’s is unforgettable. This place feels like home, if you had a living Italian poppa who truly cared about serving...

Let me be clear: I’ve eaten a lot of pizza in my time—New York slices, Chicago deep dish, brick oven, wood-fired—you name it. But nothing, and I mean nothing, could have prepared me for the absolute masterpiece I experienced here.

The crust? A flawless golden crunch on the outside, pillowy and airy on the inside. The sauce? Bright, bold, and clearly simmered with love and generations of Italian secrets. The cheese? Melted into buttery bliss. Each topping tasted hand-selected at the peak of its flavor—no shortcuts, no fillers, just pure magic. I took one bite and literally had to sit back, close my eyes, and just feel. It wasn’t just food—it was an event.

And just when I thought it couldn’t get better… in walks the owner.

This man isn’t just running a restaurant—he’s building community. With a huge smile and the charisma of a hometown hero, he made his rounds from table to table like the mayor of Pizza Town, genuinely chatting, laughing, remembering names, and treating every guest like they were his favorite regular. You don’t meet people like that often. You could tell this place was built on passion and heart, not just profit.

If you’re lucky enough to be reading this and haven’t been yet—GO. Don’t walk. Don’t run. Teleport if you have to. Because this place isn’t just serving the best pizza I’ve ever had… it’s...

There is no love here. How many of my Malibu friends patronize D'Amore's Racist Pizza? Has anyone seen Joe D'Amore's Facebook feed? Of all of the people I've come to know, here he is the most racist, misogynist, misanthropic, theologically toxic person ever, bar none. And remember, I'm from Kentucky. Every time he posts something, it is an absolutely repugnant hateful post, and the times that I have pointed it out, he stands solidly by it. I've tried to give him a pass a number of times on this, but is really infuriating to know that in the heart of beautiful and forward-thinking Malibu, there is such a rotten individual. His hateful rhetoric about other religions, women's rights, African-Americans, immigrants, "liberals" (and anybody that he views as less than human) is beyond sickening and appalling. Today he blocked me for pointing out that "Christians" probably shouldn't act that way. To top it all off, his restaurant currently has a "less than favorable health department score". Does Malibu really need a racist pizza guy who makes his living off of the backs of the illegal immigrants he reviles so much? And even if the answer was yes, (it isn't) , do you want your family eating at the "B" rated pizza joint? The Taco Bell at the 76 gas station has an "A" rating, for Gods sake... #damorespizza...