The 100 Best Pizzerias in the World for 2026, According to 50Top Pizza

The pizza capital of the world is no longer in Naples—and it isn’t in New York. To get the best pie on the planet, you’ll have to head to London.

The global organization 50 Top Pizza released its annual rankings in Rome today, and it has crowned a new No. 1. After two straight years with Anthony Mangieri’s Una Pizza Napoletana claiming the title of world’s best pizzeria, the New York destination has slipped to No. 2, clearing the way for Napoli on the Road in London to jump from fifth last year to the top spot in 2026.

Michele Pascarella founded Napoli on the Road in 2016, wending the streets of London on a three-wheeled truck with a wood-fired oven perched on the back. Eventually he launched a brick-and-mortar destination and now has three Napoli on the Road locations in London. For the last three years his restaurant has been crowned the best pizzeria in Europe, according to 50 Top Pizza’s ranking of the continent. Now the organization says Pascarella has conquered the globe.

Of course, Una Pizza Napoletana still reigns supreme as America’s top-ranked pizzeria. Mangieri, a New Jersey native, has been making pies for more than 30 years, moving his N.Y.C. joint to San Francisco before returning to Manhattan in 2018. His pizzas are rooted in a Neapolitan style, but over the decades, his natural-leavened pies have changed as he constantly tinkers with the recipe of his poofy-crusted creations. At No. 3 this year is Confine in Milan, followed by a tie at No. 4 between Caserta, Italy‘s I Masanielli by Francesco Martucci, and Rome’s Seu Pizza Illuminati. Finally, the top five is rounded out by Pizzeria Sei in L.A. tied with Tony’s Pizza Napoletana of San Francisco.

The organization behind the annual rankings, 50 Top Pizza, began in 2014 when a trio of Italians—Barbara Guerra, Luciano Pignataro, and Albert Sapere—wanted to shine a light on exceptional pies. In 2017, they released their first guide, and now the rankings are determined by surveys and in-person visits to pizzerias. The ascent of their rankings has matched the growth of high-end pizza, where people traverse the world to find great pies similar to how a certain class of diner chases restaurants on the World’s 50 Best list. Now, the humble pie has gone haute, with pizzaiolos turning the kids-party staple into the core of fine dining-esque tasting menus. For those who do chase great pizza around the world, the list below is a starting point for the journey.

See Also

Jim Beam’s Basil Hayden Released a New Whiskey Called Golden Rye

The 100 Best Pizzerias in the World for 2026