Meredith and I have been hearing rumors of some delicious new pizza in South Portland, and it’s probably not coming from the first place you’d guess. Typically known for its breakfast bagels or lunch sandwiches, 158 Pickett Street Cafe has been serving up a mean pie on Friday and Saturday evenings since early October. Last Saturday, craving something comfortable to escape the snow, we headed around the corner to try a bite for ourselves, and now we’re faced with a new conundrum – we went from traveling over the bridge for our pizza needs to now having to decide between two delicious locations right in our own backyard.

There are more than enough options at 158 to satisfy any pizza enthusiast’s taste – like the standard cheese and sausage, or more creative flavors like the hot pink sauce, charred jalapenos, and cheese ‘Stinger’ – but regardless of your decision, everything we’ve heard and tasted has been fantastic. Meredith and I were in a classic mood on Saturday, so we ordered the sausage and feta, grabbed a seat by the fireplace, and settled into some pleasant conversation with neighbors we never knew we had, over classic blues and soul in the background.

We’re looking forward to returning, but as Meredith joked, it’s a good thing they’re only serving pizza a couple nights a week, or else we’d find ourselves at 158 all the time.

Photos taken by Meredith Perdue for Map & Menu.