New York Pizzeria Crowned World’s Best

Keen for a slice of the world’s best pizza? You’ll have to hop on a plane to New York, where a pizza joint on the Lower East Side has just been named number one in the world. The winners of the 50 Top World Pizza Awards, dubbed the Michelin awards for pizzerias, were announced in a ceremony on 10 September. So who made the 2024 list?

50 Top World Pizza Awards: Who Were The Winners?

In first place was Una Pizza Napoletana, Anthony Mangieri’s beloved New York restaurant, which has made its way to the number one spot after coming second last year. The pizza joint began its life in Mangieri’s New Jersey hometown way back in 1996, with a Manhattan location to follow in 2004. 

A few years later, Mangieri decided to move to San Francisco, taking Una Pizza Napoletana with him – but in 2018, it returned to the Big Apple. Pizzas here are rooted in the Neapolitan style, with fluffy edges and simple toppings, made using top-quality ingredients. 

 

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It was followed by two Italian restaurants which came in joint first place last year: Naples pizzeria Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria and I Masanielli – Francesco Martucci in Caserta.

Two pizzerias in London made the list. Napoli on the Road came in third place, the Chiswick spot which was recently named best pizza restaurant in Europe outside Italy. Helmed by esteemed pizza chef Michele Pascarella, the eatery is renowned for its innovative, contemporary take on Neapolitan pizza. The other to secure a spot was 50 Kaló in Trafalgar Square, an offshoot of the Naples original. 

The 50 Top World Pizza Awards began in 2017, started by a trio of Italians, Barbara Guerra, Luciano Pignataro, and Albert Sapere. Here’s the full list of 2024 winners below, in ascending order.

The 100 Best Pizzerias in the World for 2024

• Pizzeria Prima Strada, Victoria, Canada
• Taglio, Mineola, America
• Slice & Pie, Washington, America
• Zielona Górka, Pabianice, Poland
• Pizza Culture, Calgary, Canada
• La Piola Pizza, Brussels, Belgium
• Stile Napoletano, Chester, England
• Demaio, Bilbao, Spain
• I Borboni, Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy
• San Martino—Pizza & Bolle, Rome, Italy
• Atte Pizzeria Napoletana, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Ferro E Farinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Imilla Alzada, La Paz, Bolivia
• Unica Pizzeria, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Da Susy, Gurugram, India
• Saccharum, Altavilla Milicia, Italy
• Meunier, Corciano, Italy
• Giovanni Santarpia, Florence, Italy
• Giangi, Arielli, Italy
• Matto Napoletano, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
• L’industrie Pizzeria, New York City, America
• Little Pyg, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
• Franko’s Pizza & Bar, Zagreb, Croatia
• ‘O Fiore Mio, Faenza, Italy
• Surt, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Pupillo Pura Pizza, Frosinone, Italy
• Partenope Ristorante, Dallas, America
• Forno d’Oro, Lisbon, Portugal
• ‘O Scugnizzo, Arezzo, Italy
• Re | Mi, Sassari, Italy
• A Mano, Makati, Philippines
• La Fenice, Pistoia, Italy
• La Pizza é Bella, Antwerp, Belgium
• Ardente, Mexico City, Mexico
• Spacca Napoli, Seoul, South Korea
• Modus, Milan, Italy
• 400 Gradi, Lecce, Italy
• Le Parùle, Herculaneum, Italy
• Carlo Sammarco Pizzeria, Aversa, Italy
• Sbanco, Rome, Italy
• Fratelli Figurato, Madrid, Italy
• Pizzeria Mazzie, Bangkok, Thailand
• Allería, Providencia, Chile
• Bottega, Beijing, China
• Palazzo Petrucci Pizzeria, Naples, Italy
• ‘O Munaciello, Miami, America
• Pizzeria Braceria Cesari!!, Nagoya, Japan
• A Pizza da Mooca, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Denis, Milan, Italy
• La Balmesina, Barcelona, Spain
• Robert’s, Chicago, America
• Massilia, Bangkok, Thailand
• Raf Bonetta, Pozzuoli, Italy
• NNea, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Dante’s Pizzeria Napoletana, Auckland, New Zealand
• La Leggenda, Miami, America
• 44 (Tie). Al Taglio, Sydney, Australia
• 44 (Tie). 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar, Melbourne, Australia
• IMperfetto, Puteaux, France
• I Vesuviani, Pomigliano D’Arco, Italy
• Apogeo, Pietrasanta, Italy
• Ti Amo, Adrogué, Argentina
• BOB Alchimia a Spicchi, Montepaone Lido, Italy
• QT Pizza Bar, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• La Bolla, Caserta, Italy
• Sestogusto, Turin, Italy
• Clementina, Fiumicino, Italy
• Pizza Zulu, Fürth, Germany
• Pizzeria Sei, Los Angeles, America
• La Cascina Dei Sapori, Rezzato, Italy
• Le Grotticelle, Caggiano, Italy
• Don Antonio, New York City, America
• 180 Grammi Pizzeria Romana, Rome, Italy
• Jay’s, Kenmore, America
• Ken’s Artisan Pizza, Oregon, America
• Baldoria, Madrid, Spain
• Pepe in Grani, Caiazzo, Italy
• Cambia-Menti Di Ciccio Vitiello, Caserta, Italy
• 50 Kalò, London, England
• Fiata by Salvator Fiata, Hong Kong, China
• Pizzeria da Lioniello, Succivo, Italy
• Salvo, Naples, Italy
• Ribalta, New York City, America
• La Notizia, Naples, Italy
• Dry Milano, Milan, Italy
• I Masanielli — Sasà Martucci, Caserta, Italy
• RistoPizza, Tokyo, Japan
• Via Toledo Enopizzeria, Vienna, Austria
• Pizzeria Beddia, Philadelphia, America
• Crosta Pizzeria, Makati Philippines
• Leggera Pizza Napoletana, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Seu Pizza Illuminati, Rome, Italy
• 50 Kalò, Naples, Italy
• Sartoria Panatieri, Barcelona, Spain
• I Tigli, San Bonifacio, Italy
• Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, San Francisco, America
• Napoli on the Road, London, England
• Confine, Milan, Italy
• The Pizza Bar on 38th, Tokyo, Japan
• (Tie). I Masanielli – Francesco Martucci, Caserta, Italy
• (Tie). Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria, Naples, Italy
• Una Pizza Napoletana, New York City

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