Food Downtown, Decorah
Mabe's Pizza
A place to eat in Downtown, Decorah, budget-friendly ($) and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Dinner.

Why go
Family pizza place on Water Street since 1953.
It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Decorah, alongside 4 outdoor spots, 1 activity and 1 place for a drink. 4 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Oneota Community Food Co-op and Vesterheim National Norwegian-American Museum.
- Type
- Food
- Neighborhood
- Downtown
- Price
- $
- Time needed
- 1 hr
- Best time
- Dinner
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Decorah, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Oneota Community Food Co-op
Local grocery with a deli for sandwiches and picnic supplies.
Food · 0.2 mi straight-line - 2Vesterheim National Norwegian-American Museum
Large Norwegian-American heritage museum with folk art and historic buildings.
Sight · 0.3 mi straight-line - 3Dunning's Spring Park
Short walk to a 200-foot waterfall tumbling off a limestone bluff.
Outdoors · 0.5 mi straight-line - 4Phelps Park
Hilltop park with stone overlooks above the Upper Iowa River.
Outdoors · 0.6 mi straight-line - 5Trout Run Trail
11-mile paved bike loop past a trout hatchery, bluffs and farmland.
Activity · 0.8 mi straight-line - 6Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
Taproom of the brewery behind Pseudo Sue and other hoppy cult beers.
Drinks · 3.6 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
Mabe's Pizza is a stop on our Iowa Driftless & River Towns route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More to do in Decorah
Mabe's Pizza is our only food pick in Decorah; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Decorah guide.
When to go
Average daily highs in Decorah run from 25°F in January to 83°F in July; June is usually the wettest month. For Mabe's Pizza itself, we suggest: Dinner.
Modelled monthly averages for Decorah from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Decorah weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Mabe's Pizza, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- 110 E Water St, Decorah, IA 52101, USA
- Coordinates
- 43.30437, -91.78541
- Destination
- Decorah, Iowa
Mabe's Pizza: quick answers
How much time do you need at Mabe's Pizza?
Plan on about an hour at Mabe's Pizza. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Mabe's Pizza?
Our pick: Dinner.
Where is Mabe's Pizza?
Mabe's Pizza is at 110 E Water St, Decorah, IA 52101, USA, in Downtown. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Mabe's Pizza?
Mabe's Pizza appears on Iowa Driftless & River Towns, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Mabe's Pizza to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Decorah.
Plan Decorah
- Decorah travel guide 9 places
- Best time to visit Decorah weather by month
- Decorah to Dubuque 79 mi straight-line
- Des Moines to Decorah 151 mi straight-line
Lists & regions
Also in Decorah
- Effigy Mounds National Monument Outdoors
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.



