Across the world, pretty much every nation has their version of scrumptious toppings on bread – in France they have pitze, in Mexico they have tlayuda, in Malta they have ftira – but the most universally recognised, adored and gobbled is obviously pizza.

But with so many restaurants pulling their dough and sprinkling their toppings, it can be hard to tell where is doing justice to the classic pizza pie – that’s where 50 Top Pizza comes in. Every year, a panel conducts thorough research into the best pizzas, best pizza chefs and the best pizzerias in the world, and the results are in for 2024.

In even more of a surprise than realising you actually kinda like pineapple on pizza, it’s an American restaurant which claims the top spot – Una Pizza Napoletana in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, which has climbed from second place last year. Though this place doesn’t reside in the pizza motherland, Anthony Mangieri, the pizza maker and owner, keeps the menu here very, very simple, with only classic toppings and top-quality ingredients.

And while the US might have claimed the top spot (as well as nine others in the top 50) Italy claws it back with two restaurants sitting in joint second place – Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria in Naples and I Masanielli – Francesco Martucci in Caserta – as well as 21 other entries in the top 50, taking up almost half this list. Italy is home to the best city in the world for food, after all!

The 50 best pizza restaurants in the world

  1. Una Pizza Napoletana, New York, USA
  2. Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria, Naples, Italy and I Masanielli – Francesco Martucci, Caserta, Italy
  3. The Pizza Bar on 38th, Tokyo, Japan
  4. Confine, Milan, Italy
  5. Napoli on the Road, London, England
  6. Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, San Francisco, USA
  7. I Tigli, San Bonifacio, Italy
  8. Sartoria Panatieri, Barcelona, Spain
  9. 50 Kalò, Naples, Italy
  10. Seu Pizza Illuminati, Rome, Italy
  11. Leggera Pizza Napoletana, São Paulo, Brazil
  12. Crosta Pizzeria, Makati, Philippines
  13. Pizzeria Beddia, Philadelphia, USA
  14. Via Toledo Enopizzeria, Vienna, Austria
  15. RistoPizza, Tokyo, Japan
  16. I Masanielli – Sasà Martucci, Caserta, Italy
  17. Dry Milano, Milan, Italy
  18. La Notizia, Naples, Italy
  19. Ribalta, New York, USA
  20. Salvo, Naples, Italy
  21. Pizzeria Da Lioniello, Succivo, Italy
  22. Fiata by Salvatore Fiata, Hong Kong, China
  23. 50 Kalò, London, England
  24. Cambia-Menti di Ciccio Vitiello, Caserta, Italy
  25. Pepe in Grani, Caiazzo, Italy
  26. Baldoria, Madrid, Spain
  27. Ken’s Artisan Pizza, Portland, USA
  28. Jay’s, Kenmore, USA
  29. 180 Grammi Pizzeria Romana, Rome, Italy
  30. Don Antonio, New York, USA
  31. Le Grotticelle, Caggiano, Italy
  32. La Cascina dei Sapori, Rezzato, Italy
  33. Pizzeria Sei, Los Angeles, USA
  34. Pizza Zulu, Fürth, Germany
  35. Clementina, Fiumicino, Italy
  36. Sestogusto, Turin, Italy
  37. La Bolla, Caserta, Italy
  38. QT Pizza Bar, São Paulo, Brazil
  39. BOB Alchimia a Spicchi, Montepaone Lido, Italy
  40. Ti Amo, Adrogué, Argentina
  41. Apogeo, Pietrasanta, Italy
  42. I Vesuviani, Pomigliano d’Arco, Italy
  43. IMperfetto, Puteaux, France
  44. 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar, Melbourne, Australia
  45. Al Taglio, Sydney, Australia
  46. La Leggenda, Miami, USA
  47. Dante’s Pizzeria Napoletana, Auckland, New Zealand
  48. nNea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  49. Raf Bonetta, Pozzuoli, Italy
  50. Massilia, Bangkok, Thailand

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We’re all about city life at Time Out, and the beating heart of every city is, of course, its food. Whether you’re partial to Peruvian ceviche or Spanish serranito, Australian steak or Italian pizza, there’ll be something on our guide to the best cities in the world for food that’ll tickle your tastebuds.

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