21st Century Pizza
12 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/PortlandFood, r/Portland, r/askportland14 comments cited below
What people say, in short
People recommend 21st Century Pizza on SW Jefferson, mostly for slices, and one says it comes nearest to New York style on the coast. A couple call it underrated or surprisingly good. One finds the sauce a touch sweet, and one finds it unremarkable.
Address
21st Century Pizza, 1221 SW Jefferson St, Portland, OR 97201
At a glance
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Then_Software_4025 in r/PortlandFood · May 2026taste
Thinks this Jefferson shop comes nearest to New York style on the coast; says they visit it regularly.
- Recommendsu/Wrayven77 in r/PortlandFood · May 2026taste
Calls the shop a solid product, though its sauce is a touch sweet for them.
- Recommendsu/Duckie158 in r/Portland · Apr 2026
Feels 21st Century is underrated and doesn't get enough attention.
- Recommendsu/DancingSeaAnemone in r/askportland · Nov 2026delivery
Recommends it.
- Recommendsu/ablerock in r/PortlandFood · May 2026ambience
Praises the atmosphere and says they also love this shop.
- Mixedu/unreeelme in r/PortlandFood · May 2026taste
Calls the post's shop decent, though it trails the two places named earlier.
- Recommendsu/why_not_be_cheerful in r/PortlandFood · May 2026service
Likes the walk-up window and suggests the knots with the pesto-red dip.
- Recommendsu/Just_Tyler231 in r/PortlandFood · May 2026
Says their office orders from this shop on pizza days and everyone enjoys it.
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- Recommendsu/TheRealDevDev in r/askportland · May 2025taste
Says 21st Century is surprisingly good without being overly expensive, and they enjoy stopping by for slices.
- Caveatu/New-Lab7256 in r/PortlandFood · May 2026
Dislikes this shop and finds it unremarkable; wrote the name as Century Pizza.
- Recommendsu/Beaverhausen24 in r/PortlandFood · May 2026taste
Says a slice here was among their favourites at the city's pizza week event.
- Recommendsu/AccomplishedMine1211 in r/Portland · Apr 2026taste
Calls the pig pizza among the finest they've eaten and rates it top-notch.
- Recommendsu/raccoondog69 in r/askportland · May 2025
Lists 21st Century among the suggested spots.
- Recommendsu/GreenLetterhead4196 in r/askportland · Oct 2024
Answers the biggest-slice question by naming this downtown spot.
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