Styles
Naples, then the world
Neapolitan
Sixty seconds, wet center
Soft dough, a very hot oven, a center that slumps on the plate. Neapolitan pizza is not a crunch contest. It is a 60-to-90-second bake, leopard spots on the rim, tomato that tastes like tomato.
The rules people quote — 00 flour, San Marzano, fior di latte or bufala — are a tradition, not a police force. What travels is the idea: little dough, loud heat, almost nothing on top. Tokyo, Copenhagen, Portland, and Mexico City all speak this dialect now.
Where to eat it
Rooms that speak this dialect.
MilanAward winning3rd · WorldConfine
Milan, Italy
Milan, Italy
Award winning
Tied world #4 in 2025. Italy’s best pizzeria for 2026 — Capece and Ventura in Milan.
CasertaAward winningTied 4th · WorldI Masanielli — Francesco Martucci
Caserta, Italy
Viale Giulio Douhet, 11, 81100 Caserta CE
Award winning
Tied world’s best pizzeria 2025. A tasting-menu oven in Caserta that treats pizza like a serious dinner.
LondonAward winning1st · WorldNapoli on the Road
London, United Kingdom
9A Devonshire Road, Chiswick, London W4 2EU
Award winning
World #5 in 2025. Europe’s best pizzeria 2026 — third year. Chiswick, then Richmond, then Soho.
New YorkAward winning2nd · WorldUna Pizza Napoletana
New York, United States
175 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
Award winning
Tied world’s best 2025. USA’s #1 for 2026 — fifth year on that throne. Orchard Street, Lower East Side.
NaplesEditorL'Antica Pizzeria da Michele
Naples, Italy
Via Cesare Sersale, 1, 80139 Napoli NA
Editor's pick
Two pies. A tiled room. The argument for keeping pizza simple starts here.
CaiazzoAward winning1st · ItalyPepe in Grani
Caiazzo, Italy
Via Santa Maria, 16, 81013 Caiazzo CE
Award winning
Franco Pepe’s hill-town laboratory. Dough treated like a craft, not a vehicle.
ChicagoEditorSpacca Napoli
Chicago, United States
1769 W Sunnyside Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640
Editor's pick
Ravenswood. A Neapolitan oven in Chicago that takes the 90-second bake seriously.
Los AngelesEditorPizzana
Los Angeles, United States
11712 San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90049
Editor's pick
Brentwood wood oven. A Los Angeles Neapolitan that is not trying to be a scene first.
San FranciscoEditorPizzeria Delfina
San Francisco, United States
3611 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Editor's pick
The Mission. A softer, California Neapolitan a few neighborhoods over from Tony’s circus of ovens.
BrooklynEditorPaulie Gee's
Brooklyn, United States
60 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Editor's pick
Greenpoint wood oven. The hot-honey pepperoni that left this room and took over the internet.
BrooklynEditorRoberta's
Brooklyn, United States
261 Moore Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Editor's pick
Bushwick wood oven that made a neighborhood. The Bee Sting is still the order.
MontrealEditorElena
Montreal, Canada
5090 Notre-Dame Street West, Montreal, QC
Editor's pick
Saint-Henri. Naturally leavened dough, a wood oven, a Montreal pie that is a full dinner.
MontrealEditorPizzeria Napoletana
Montreal, Canada
189 Rue Dante, Montreal, QC
Editor's pick
Little Italy, on Dante Street since the 1940s. The old Montreal pie, still in the same room.
VancouverEditorVia Tevere Pizzeria
Vancouver, Canada
1190 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, BC
Editor's pick
Commercial Drive. A Vera Pizza Napoletana oven in a house on Victoria Drive.
VancouverEditorPizzeria Farina
Vancouver, Canada
915 Main Street, Vancouver, BC
Editor's pick
Main Street. A smaller Vancouver wood oven, a short menu, a neighborhood dinner.
PortlandEditorApizza Scholls
Portland, United States
4741 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland, OR 97215
Editor's pick
Hawthorne. The Portland pie that made people wait, on purpose.
AustinEditorBufalina
Austin, United States
1519 E Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX 78702
Editor's pick
East Austin wood oven. A short Neapolitan menu in a city of slices and squares.
PhiladelphiaEditorPizzeria Beddia
Philadelphia, United States
1313 N Lee Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122
Editor's pick
Fishtown. The Philadelphia oven that made a national argument, now on North Lee Street.
SeattleEditorDelancey
Seattle, United States
1415 NW 70th Street, Seattle, WA 98117
Editor's pick
Ballard. A wood oven and a short menu. The Seattle pie people plan around.
SeattleEditorSerious Pie
Seattle, United States
316 Virginia Street, Seattle, WA 98101
Editor's pick
Downtown. Tom Douglas’s wood oven, a reliable Seattle pie when Ballard is booked.
TokyoAward winning9th · WorldThe Pizza Bar on 38th
Tokyo, Japan
2-1-1 Nihonbashimuromachi, Mandarin Oriental Tokyo, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-8328
Award winning
World #2 in 2025. Eight seats, 38 floors up, Daniele Cason’s dough over Nihonbashi.
Jersey CityAward winning10th · WorldRazza Pizza Artigianale
Jersey City, United States
275 Grove St, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Award winning
USA #3 for 2026. Dan Richer’s sourdough on Grove Street — Jersey City’s destination pie.
NaplesAward winning3rd · ItalyDiego Vitagliano Pizzeria
Naples, Italy
Via Diocleziano, 80, 80125 Napoli NA
Award winning
Tied world #4 in 2025. Contemporary Neapolitan from a pizzaiolo who stayed in Naples.
São PauloAward winning6th · WorldLeggera Pizza Napoletana
São Paulo, Brazil
R. Padre João Manuel, 792, Cerqueira César, São Paulo
Award winning
World #3 in 2025. André Guidon’s light Neapolitan — São Paulo on the world podium.
MadridAward winning8th · WorldBaldoria
Madrid, Spain
Madrid, Spain
Award winning
World #8 in 2025. Europe’s #2 for 2026. Ciro Cristiano’s blue door in Madrid.
Los AngelesAward winningTied 5th · WorldPizzeria Sei
Los Angeles, United States
1860 S Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035
Award winning
World #9 in 2025. Tied USA #2 for 2026. William Joo — Pizza Maker of the Year 2025.
San BonifacioAward winning13th · WorldI Tigli
San Bonifacio, Italy
Via Camporosolo, 11, 37047 San Bonifacio VR
Award winning
World #7 in 2025. Simone Padoan’s Veneto laboratory — dough first, then pizza.
RomeAward winningTied 4th · WorldSeu Pizza Illuminati
Rome, Italy
Via Angelo Bargoni, 10-18, 00153 Roma RM
Award winning
World #6 in 2025. Italy’s tied-2nd for 2026. Trastevere, Pier Daniele Seu.
MelbourneEditor400 Gradi
Melbourne, Australia
99 Lygon St, Brunswick East VIC 3057
Editor's pick
Brunswick’s world-champion Margherita. Australia eats a lot of pizza; this is the one with leopard spots.
LisbonEditorCasanova
Lisbon, Portugal
Av. Infante D. Henrique, Cais da Pedra, Armazém B Loja 7, 1900-264 Lisboa
Editor's pick
Santa Apolónia, a wood oven by the Tejo. A Lisbon pizza that outlasted the nightlife around it.
OsloEditorVilla Paradiso
Oslo, Norway
Olaf Ryes plass 8, 0552 Oslo
Editor's pick
Oslo’s wood-fired answer to a country that otherwise eats Grandiosa.
MontrealEditorGema
Montreal, Canada
6827 Rue Saint-Dominique, Montréal, QC H2S 3B1
Editor's pick
Little Italy, a wood oven, a Montreal Margherita with a little bite.
TorontoEditorPizzeria Libretto
Toronto, Canada
221 Ossington Ave, Toronto, ON M6J 2Z8
Editor's pick
Toronto’s everyday Neapolitan. A wood oven that made 00 flour a Canadian habit.
Los AngelesEditorPizzeria Mozza
Los Angeles, United States
641 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Editor's pick
Nancy Silverton’s oven on Highland. Proof that Los Angeles takes dough as seriously as it takes a scene.
San FranciscoAward winningTied 5th · WorldTony's Pizza Napoletana
San Francisco, United States
1570 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94133
Award winning
North Beach, many ovens, a World Champion Margherita. Tony Gemignani’s cathedral of styles.
PortlandAward winning10th · USAKen's Artisan Pizza
Portland, United States
304 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Award winning
A baker’s pizza. Wood oven, long ferment, the Pacific Northwest pie that made a neighborhood.
ParisEditorPopine
Paris, France
108 Bd de Ménilmontant, 75020 Paris
Editor's pick
Ménilmontant, a wood oven, a Paris Margherita that is not a chain rectangle.
LondonEditorSanta Maria
London, United Kingdom
15 St Mary's Rd, London W5 5RA
Editor's pick
Ealing and beyond. A London Margherita that actually slumps.
BerlinEditorStandard Serious Pizza
Berlin, Germany
Templiner Str. 7, 10119 Berlin
Editor's pick
Prenzlauer Berg, a real Neapolitan oven since 2014. Not a made-up slice window.
BarcelonaEditorNAP
Barcelona, Spain
Av. de Francesc Cambó, 30, 08003 Barcelona
Editor's pick
Napoli a Pizze. A Barcelona oven that treats the 90-second bake like a rule.
CopenhagenEditorBæst
Copenhagen, Denmark
Guldbergsgade 29, 2200 København N
Editor's pick
A Nørrebro oven with its own mozzarella. Nordic fire, Italian grammar.
AmsterdamEditorYam Yam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Frederik Hendrikstraat 90, 1052 HZ Amsterdam
Editor's pick
Amsterdam West, a wood oven, a trattoria people book.
Mama Arts & Bistrot
Porretta Terme, Italy
Recommended by Fed · Visiting
The "pizza alla pala" is absolutely worth the trip. Incredible dough, amazing flavours, and easily one of the best pizzas I’ve had. A must-try!
TokyoEditorSeirinkan
Tokyo, Japan
2-chōme-6-4 Kamimeguro, Meguro City, Tokyo 153-0051
Editor's pick
Meguro, eight seats of hush, jazz, and two pies. Margherita or Marinara. That is all.
PhoenixEditorPizzeria Bianco
Phoenix, United States
623 E Adams St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Editor's pick
Chris Bianco’s desert oven. Proof that great pizza does not need a coastline.
Bake it
Recipes for this pie.
DoughEditorOoni Pizza Dough
By The Slice Guy
62% hydration 00 dough for a gas pizza oven — Ooni, Gozney, Roccbox. Easier to launch, still leopards.
ItalianPizza Marinara
From Naples
Tomato, garlic, oregano, oil. No cheese. The oldest pie still on a Naples menu.
DoughEditorNeapolitan 00 Dough
By The Slice Guy
Soft 00, long ferment, a rim that can leopard. The Naples dough.
NeapolitanSunday Margherita
From Raffaele Esposito
Tomato, mozzarella, basil — the pie that taught the world what pizza wanted to be.