Chefs are thinking outside the box for new pizza restaurants. Little Grand is now open on H Street, Northeast with “New York-ish” pies and “Sicilian-ish” squares. At Bethesda ghost food hall Ensemble, Pizza TBD launched this week with a hybrid Roman-Detroit (Rotroit?) rectangular style. 

Going a more traditional route—with a style that is still uncommon in these parts—is In Bocca al Luppo, which just debuted in Glover Park (Italian translation for the name: good luck). The soccer-themed spot, which takes over the former Arcuri space (2400 Wisconsin Ave., NW), specializes in  super-thin, crunchy, Roman-style rounds.