A pepperoni and basil-topped grandma pie from Prettyboy Pizza. | Prettyboy Pizza Portland’s nationally-reported pizza boom shows no signs of slowing, with a new pizza parlor or two opening on what seems like a monthly basis. That’s still good news for both hungry casuals looking for a co nvenient neighborhood slice and pizza purists who seek out specialty pies made to exacting specifications. Wood-charred or gas-fired, New Haven or Neapolitan, Old Portland or pan-Asian, if you want cheese on sauce on bread (and not always in that order), the Portland pizza scene’s got it covered. This map represents an evolving mix of time-tested classics and exciting new ventures, with most of the classic pizza schools represented, along with some truly unique and experimental styles thrown in there for good measure. Some notable changes include the welcome return of one of the city’s oldest operating shops, the much-lamented shutdown of Assembly Brewing, which helped introduce Detroit-style slabs to the city, and the tragic closure of Reeva Cafe y Cocina a la Leña due to owner/operator Roberto Hernandez Guerrero’s Kafkaesque visa situation. — Additional reporting by Rebecca Roland and Brooke Jackson-Glidden ...read more read less