Good bar pie can be hard to define, and even harder to find. Here are four bar pies - and one that's not quite a bar pie, but ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Others define the bar pie as a thin-crusted pizza, small or large, with cheese that goes to the edge and caramelizes as it cooks.

What makes a bar pie a bar pie? It depends who you ask. Some describe the style as a personal-sized pie served, literally, at a bar. It is thin and (hopefully) crispy, something to eat while drinking.

Part of the appeal of the bar pizza phenomenon is that it existed for generations at dive bars south of Boston before foodies identified it as a unique regional delicacy.

Bar Stool Sports founder Dave Portnoy of Swampscott certainly loves a good bar pie. In 2024, Portnoy went all over the Commonwealth and reviewed the pizzas of over 40 Massachusetts establishments ...