Finding the best pizzerias in the world: that is the challenge—no more and no less—that 50 Top Pizza World faces each year, and last Monday, September 8, it unveiled its long-awaited ranking of the hundred best pizzerias in the world at the Teatro Mercadante in Naples.
In this edition, Napoli on the Road by Michele Pascarella, based in London, rises to claim the title of the world’s best pizzeria for 2026.
In second place is Una Pizza Napoletana (New York), led by Anthony Mangieri; and in third place is Confine by Francesco Capece and Mario Ventura, in Milan.
The top 10 features four American pizzerias, three Italian, two Japanese, one British, one Brazilian, and one Spanish, and it reads as follows:
- 1. Napoli on the Road — London, England
- 2. Una Pizza Napoletana — New York, United States
- 3. Confine — Milan, Italy
- 4. I Masanielli – Francesco Martucci — Caserta, Italy (tie)
- 4. Seu Pizza Illuminati — Rome, Italy (tie)
- 5. Pizzeria Sei — Los Angeles, United States (tie)
- 5. Tony’s Pizza Napoletana — San Francisco, United States (tie)
- 6. Leggera Pizza Napoletana — São Paulo, Brazil
- 7. RistoPizza by Napoli sta ca — Tokyo, Japan
- 8. Baldoria — Madrid, Spain
- 9. The Pizza Bar on 38th — Tokyo, Japan
- 10. Razza — Jersey City, United States
Six Spanish Pizzerias Among the World’s Best
In this ranking of the world’s 100 best pizzerias, 36 countries are represented: the leading nation is Italy with 31 establishments, followed by the United States with 22 and Brazil with 6. The most represented city is New York with 7 locations, followed by Naples with 6 and São Paulo with 5.
