Baby Doll Pizza
Baby Doll Pizza is a pizzeria with two locations in Portland, Oregon, United States. The original restaurant opened in the southeast Portland part of the Kerns neighborhood in 2011 or 2012, and a second operates in northeast Portland's King neighborhood.
Description
Baby Doll Pizza, named after a topless bar in Manhattan, is a New York–style pizzeria with two locations in Portland, Oregon. The original restaurant operates on Stark Street in the southeast Portland portion of the Kerns neighborhood. In 2018, Nick Woo of Eater Portland wrote, "In this laid-back, casual spot with pinball machines and checkerboard flooring, pizza is available by the slice or as a whole pie. The thin crust has a crispy bottom, and toppings are made in-house including the sauce, sausage, ricotta, and mozzarella. Adjoining a full bar, the draft list runs about 12 deep with about 30 bottle choices. It’s also open late to satisfy any 2 a.m. pizza cravings." In 2021, the website's Rachel Pinsky said, "Enthusiastic twenty-somethings in overalls and tie dye serve pepperoni pies, sandwiches, and squares from this popular pizza spot frequented by Central Catholic students and SE Stark neighbors", and Nathan Williams wrote, "This is comfort food pizza intended to accompany the deep tap list of Baby Doll’s adjoining bar. Chessboard floor tile, pinball machines, black leather booths, and low-hung lighting gives the dining room David Lynch meets Tim Burton vibes."A second location operates at Old Town Brewing at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Sumner Street in northeast Portland's King neighborhood.
History
The pizzeria was founded by Travis Miranda in 2011 or 2012. The original Baby Doll restaurant operates in the space previously occupied by Stark Naked Pizza. Adam Milne purchased the business in 2021.Baby Doll has offered special pies for the annual Pizza Week. In 2016, The Gavone had basil, mozzarella, provolone, vodka sauce, breaded deep-fried chicken, and penne pasta. 2019's Over Acheeser had mozzarella, gouda provolone mushrooms, roasted red peppers, garlic, rosemary, and organic tomato sauce. In 2021, the pizzeria's Holy Mole included mozzarella and pepper jack, mole-marinated chicken, sautéed poblano pepper, white onion, avocado cilantro crema, and cotija cheese.
The restaurant offered in-house delivery, as of 2021. In 2023, Baby Doll and Old Town Brewing collaborated on a new beer called Old Baby.
The second Baby Doll location began operating in January 2025.