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Anthony Mangieri has reclaimed the top spot. His Una Pizza Napoletana, located in New York’s Lower East Side, has been named the best pizzeria in the world by 50 Top Pizza, a year after it briefly lost the crown.

Mangieri, a New Jersey native, has been perfecting his craft for over 30 years. He initially moved his pizzeria from New York to San Francisco before returning to Manhattan in 2018. His pizzas are rooted in the traditional Neapolitan style, but he continuously experiments with the recipe for his naturally leavened, airy-crusted creations. Earlier this year, Mangieri also topped 50 Top Pizza’s list of the best pizza places in America for the third consecutive time. In 2023, the top spot was shared by two Italian pizzerias—Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria in Naples and I Masanielli in Caserta—but this year, they slid to second place.

50 Top Pizza, the organization behind the annual rankings, was founded in 2014 by three Italians: Barbara Guerra, Luciano Pignataro, and Albert Sapere. Their goal was to highlight exceptional pizzerias across the globe. The rankings are based on surveys and anonymous in-person visits to the pizzerias. The popularity of these rankings has paralleled the rise of high-end pizza, where some diners seek out pizza with the same passion as they do the fine dining establishments on the World’s 50 Best list. Pizza, once a casual meal, has been elevated to a gourmet experience, with pizzaiolos offering tasting menus that put the humble dish at the center of sophisticated dining.

This year’s top 10 list also includes The Pizza Baron 38th in Tokyo, Confine in Milan, Napoli on the Road in London, Tony’s Pizza Napoletana in San Francisco, I Tigli in San Bonifacio, Italy, Sartoria Panatieri in Barcelona, 50 Kalò in Naples, and Seu Pizza Illuminati in Rome.

As for national pride, Italy took the lead with the most pizzerias in the top 100 (or 102, due to ties), followed by the U.S., which had 15 restaurants make the list. Naples dominated the rankings with five pizzerias in the top spots, while nearby Caserta had four. New York City had four pizzerias in the rankings, down from five last year after Song’ E Napule dropped out.

But rest assured, New York remains a pizza mecca, and there’s no need for a global ranking to confirm it.

The 100 Best Pizzerias in the World for 2024

100. Pizzeria Prima Strada, Victoria, Canada
99. Taglio, Mineola, N.Y.
98. Slice & Pie, Washington, D.C.
97. Zielona Górka, Pabianice, Poland
96. Pizza Culture, Calgary, Canada
95. La Piola Pizza, Brussels, Belgium
94. Stile Napoletano, Chester, England
93. Demaio, Bilbao, Spain
92. I Borboni, Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy
91. San Martino—Pizza & Bolle, Rome
90. Atte Pizzeria Napoletana, Buenos Aires, Argentina
89. Ferro E Farinha, Rio de Janeiro
88. Imilla Alzada, La Paz, Bolivia
87. Unica Pizzeria, Sao Paulo
86. Da Susy, Gurugram, India
85. Saccharum, Altavilla Milicia, Italy
84. Meunier, Corciano, Italy
83. Giovanni Santarpia, Florence, Italy
82. Giangi, Arielli, Italy
81. Matto Napoletano, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
80. L’industrie Pizzeria, New York City
79. Little Pyg, Dublin
78. Franko’s Pizza & Bar, Zagreb, Croatia
77. ‘O Fiore Mio, Faenza, Italy
76. Surt, Copenhagen, Denmark
75. Pupillo Pura Pizza, Frosinone, Italy
74. Partenope Ristorante, Dallas
73. Forno d’Oro, Lisbon
72. ‘O Scugnizzo, Arezzo, Italy
71. Re | Mi, Sassari, Italy
70. A Mano, Makati, Philippines
69. La Fenice, Pistoia, Italy
68. La Pizza é Bella, Antwerp, Belgium
67. Ardente, Mexico City
66. Spacca Napoli, Seoul
65. Modus, Milan
64. 400 Gradi, Lecce, Italy
63. Le Parùle, Herculaneum, Italy
62. Carlo Sammarco Pizzeria, Aversa, Italy
61. Sbanco, Rome
60. Fratelli Figurato, Madrid
59. Pizzeria Mazzie, Bangkok
58. Allería, Providencia, Chile
57. Bottega, Beijing
56. Palazzo Petrucci Pizzeria, Naples, Italy
55. ‘O Munaciello, Miami
54. Pizzeria Braceria Cesari!!, Nagoya, Japan
53. A Pizza da Mooca, Sao Paulo
52. Denis, Milan
51. La Balmesina, Barcelona
50. Robert’s, Chicago
49. Massilia, Bangkok
48. Raf Bonetta, Pozzuoli, Italy
47. NNea, Amsterdam
46. Dante’s Pizzeria Napoletana, Auckland
45. La Leggenda, Miami
44 (Tie). Al Taglio, Sydney
44 (Tie). 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar, Melbourne
43. IMperfetto, Puteaux, France
42. I Vesuviani, Pomigliano D’Arco, Italy
41. Apogeo, Pietrasanta, Italy
40. Ti Amo, Adrogué, Argentina
39. BOB Alchimia a Spicchi, Montepaone Lido, Italy
38. QT Pizza Bar, Sao Paulo
37. La Bolla, Caserta, Italy
36. Sestogusto, Turin, Italy
35. Clementina, Fiumicino, Italy
34. Pizza Zulu, Fürth, Germany
33. Pizzeria Sei, Los Angeles
32. La Cascina Dei Sapori, Rezzato, Italy
31. Le Grotticelle, Caggiano, Italy
30. Don Antonio, New York City
29. 180 Grammi Pizzeria Romana, Rome
28. Jay’s, Kenmore, N.Y.
27. Ken’s Artisan Pizza, Portland, Ore.
26. Baldoria, Madrid
25. Pepe in Grani, Caiazzo, Italy
24. Cambia-Menti Di Ciccio Vitiello, Caserta, Italy
23. 50 Kalò, London
22. Fiata by Salvator Fiata, Hong Kong
21. Pizzeria da Lioniello, Succivo, Italy
20. Salvo, Naples, Italy
19. Ribalta, New York City
18. La Notizia, Naples, Italy
17. Dry Milano, Milan
16. I Masanielli — Sasà Martucci, Caserta, Italy
15. RistoPizza, Tokyo
14. Via Toledo Enopizzeria, Vienna
13. Pizzeria Beddia, Philadelphia
12. Crosta Pizzeria, Makati Philippines
11. Leggera Pizza Napoletana, Sao Paulo
10. Seu Pizza Illuminati, Rome
9. 50 Kalò, Naples
8. Sartoria Panatieri, Barcelona
7. I Tigli, San Bonifacio, Italy
6. Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, San Francisco
5.Napoli on the Road, London
4. Confine, Milan
3. The Pizza Bar on 38th, Tokyo
2 (Tie). I Masanielli — Francesco Martucci, Caserta, Italy
2 (Tie). Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria, Naples, Italy
1. Una Pizza Napoletana, New York City