Extreme Pizza
Extreme Pizza offers some unusual pies in a variety of sizes. Try the Mr Pestato Head if you're in the mood to sample a pie with homemade pesto sauce, new potatoes, red onions, feta, fresh basil, oregano and mozzarella; the Railroad Grade if you're up for a meat-heavy pie topped with Italian sausage, pepperoni, fresh mushrooms, red onions, fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella and cheddar; or the Drag It Thru The Garden if you'd like a veggie heavy pie topped with fresh mushrooms, green peppers, red onions, marinated artichoke hearts, broccoli, tomatoes, fresh basil, fresh tomato sauce and mozzarella or soy cheese. The pies range in size from 8 to 18 inches in diameter, allowing for some good carbo-loading after a long day of hiking.
Extreme Pizza
104 Vintage Way, Suite A-9
Novato, CA 94949
(415) 898-6575
extremepizza.com
Mary's Pizza Shack
Mary's Pizza Shack offers a nice variety of pasta, calzones, soups and appetizers in addition to its slate of pizza pies. Try the Quattro Formaggio if you'd like a cheese-heavy pie loaded with mozzarella, provolone, feta, grated Parmesan, sauce and chopped basil or Toto's Combination for a meatier pie with salami, pepperoni, cotto salami, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, olives, linguica and sausage atop the homemade pizza dough. Mary's also has a number of beers on tap as well as about a dozen wines if you're looking to toast to your athletic achievement.
Mary's Pizza Shack
121 San Marin Drive
Novato, CA 94945
(415) 897-6266
maryspizzashack.com
Red Boy Pizza
Red Boy Pizza offers about a half dozen vegetarian pies, a number of bacon-covered pies and a solid selection of pastas. Vegetarian pizza lovers might enjoy The Mediterranean, which comes topped with cheese, fresh eggplant basted with olive oil, caramelized onions, feta cheese and fresh garlic, or the the Pizza Parisienne, featuring mozzarella, olive oil, French brie, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh sliced tomatoes, red bell pepper, white onions, fresh garlic and cracked black pepper. Hikers and bikers with a soft spot for bacon might opt for the Marcelo, which comes with cheese, olive oil, diced Canadian bacon, diced tomatoes, green onions, kalamata olives and anchovies.
Red Boy Pizza
454 Ignacio Blvd
Novato, CA 94949
(415) 382-7711
redboypizza.com