The Besta Wan Pizza House in Encinitas's Cardiff-by-the-Sea has occupied a converted 1942 single-family home on Aberdeen Drive since the restaurant's founding in 1965, making it the longest-standing business in the Cardiff and Encinitas area. The kitchen turns out tavern-style thin crust with toppings carried to the edge and an 8-by-10-inch Detroit-style option built on an airy focaccia base with crispy brick cheese, sharing the Aberdeen Drive dining block with neighbor VG Donut & Bakery. Current ownership passed in 2023, and the menu now spans natural angus beef burgers on brioche buns, an Italian hero with tavern ham, salami, mortadella, and sopressata on a Turano roll, and double-fried jumbo chicken wings brined in-house. A fireplace and weekend brunch service round out the Cardiff-by-the-Sea dining experience in a community where evening options include The Cardiff Office nearby. Detroit-style pies bake in blue steel pans that crisp the brick cheese edge into a caramelized crust surrounding a focaccia-weight interior layered with sauce applied atop the cheese.