Jeez, it’s been seven years since the last time I ranked pizzerias; the pandemic really just took the wind right out of my sails on this one, and then I kept putting it off because it seemed like a way bigger undertaking than it actually was. I’ve been to around two dozen more Neapolitan or Neapolitan-adjacent pizzerias in that span, excluding ones I’d already tried and have revisited. Fitting them into the old ranking was tricky just because of the time elapsed here – there are places on this list I haven’t visited in a decade, and some I went to within the last year. I’ve also included two spots on the top 50 that serve something other than Neapolitan-style pizza, but which I thought belonged here for the sake of completeness.
Links go to the blog post where I originally reviewed each place. As far as I can tell, all of these places are still open, but please throw a comment in if you see I’ve included any spots that closed. We lost a few off the last update, including Co. and Nicoletta in Manhattan, plus the New York location of Via Tribunali.
1. Pizzeria Bianco, Phoenix
2. Kesté, New York
3. Pizzeria Sei, Los Angeles
4. Mission Pizzeria Napoletana, Winston-Salem
5. Motorino, New York
6. Roberta’s, Brooklyn
7. Una Pizza Napoletana, New York
8. Delancey, Seattle
9. Razza, Jersey City
10. Garage Bar, Louisville
11. del Popolo, San Francisco
12. San Matteo, New York
13. Pizzeria Mozza, Los Angeles
14. Pizzeria Lola, Minneapolis
15. cibo, Phoenix
16. Lucali, Brooklyn
17. Forcella, New York
18. Frank Pepe’s, New Haven (New Haven style)
19. Atmosphere, Sarasota
20. A Dopo, Knoxville
21. Pizzeria Vetri/Osteria, Philadelphia
22. Pizzeria Stella, Philadelphia
23. Spacca Napoli, Chicago
24. Paulie Gee’s, Brooklyn
25. Don Antonio by Starita, New York
26. Pizzaiolo, Oakland
27. Ribalta, New York
28. flour + water, San Francisco
29. 2 Amy’s, Washington
30. Federal Pizza, Phoenix
31. Antico, Atlanta
32. Totonno’s, Brooklyn
33. La Piazza al Forno, Glendale, AZ
34. Via Tribunali, Seattle
35. Bricco, Haddon Township, New Jersey
36. ‘Pomo, Phoenix
37. Settebello, Las Vegas
38. Pizza Rock, Las Vegas
39. Pizzeria Virtu, Scottsdale
40. Pizzeria Beddia, Philadelphia
41. Il Cane Rosso, Dallas & Metroplex
42. Ravanesi, Concordville, PA
43. City House, Nashville
44. Tarry Lodge, Port Chester, New York (closed)
45. Desano, Nashville
46. Jon & Vinny’s, Los Angeles
47. Di Fara, Brooklyn (Sicilian)
48. All-Purpose, Washington, DC
49. Renzo, Charleston
50. Rubirosa, New York
Some honorable mentions, all places I’d recommend but that just didn’t make the cut, by location:
Austin: The Backspace
Charlotte: Inizio
Chicago: Piece (New Haven style), Pequod’s (deep dish … I’m not a fan of the style but this is the best I’ve had)
Durham, NC: Pizzeria Toro
Los Angeles: Stella Bara
Northern New Jersey: Emilio’s (Nutley)
New York: Zero Otto Nove (Bronx & Westchester), Joe’s (NY style, various locations in the city)
Orlando: Pizza Bruno
Philadelphia: Barbuzzo, Stina
Phoenix & environs: Fabio on Fire (Peoria), Craft 64 (Scottsdale), Il Bosco (Scottsdale), Forno 301 (Phoenix), Grimaldi’s (Brooklyn coal-fired)
Portland, Oregon: Apizza Scholls
San Juan: Verace
Wilmington, DE: DiMeo’s (NY style)