Salt Springs Pizza

Pizza at the Edge of the Forest

Situated directly across from the Salt Springs Recreation Area in the heart of the Ocala National Forest, Salt Springs Pizza is more than just a neighborhood pizzeria. It's the dining destination for every hiker, camper, kayaker, and springs visitor who works up an appetite exploring one of Florida's most beautiful natural areas. In a stretch of highway where restaurant options are few, Salt Springs Pizza stands out by delivering legitimately good NY/NJ-style Italian food made fresh daily.

The pizza is the main attraction, and it earns its reputation. Hand-tossed dough, quality toppings, and generous portions define every pie. The Buffalo chicken pizza and the Bianca (white) pizza are customer favorites, and the cheesy garlic knots have developed a following of their own. Build-your-own options let you customize to your taste, while specialty pizzas showcase the kitchen's creativity.

Beyond pizza, the menu covers an impressively wide range for a small-town restaurant. Calzones, chicken wings, pasta dishes, eggplant parmesan, Greek salads, and a variety of subs and sandwiches give you plenty of options. The kitchen also serves heartier dishes like prime rib, liver and onions, hamburger steak, and Reuben sandwiches, proving that this is a full-service restaurant disguised as a pizza joint.

For the Salt Springs and Fort McCoy communities, this pizzeria serves as a local institution and gathering place. For visitors to the Ocala National Forest, it's the perfect reward after a day of swimming, paddling, or hiking. The portions are generous, the prices are fair, and the quality is consistent, three things that keep both locals and tourists coming back whenever they're in this corner of Marion County.