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. Frank Pepe’s, New Haven (New Haven style)
18. Atmosphere, Sarasota
19. A Dopo, Knoxville
20. Pizzeria Vetri, Philadelphia
21. Pizzeria Stella, Philadelphia
22. Spacca Napoli, Chicago
23. Paulie Gee’s, Brooklyn
24. Don Antonio by Starita, New York
25. Pizzaiolo, Oakland
26. Ribalta, New York
27. flour + water, San Francisco
28. 2 Amy’s, Washington
29. Federal Pizza, Phoenix
30. Antico, Atlanta
31. Totonno’s, Brooklyn
32. La Piazza al Forno, Glendale, AZ
33. Via Tribunali, Seattle
34. Bricco, Haddon Township, New Jersey
35. ‘Pomo, Phoenix
36. Settebello, Las Vegas
37. Pizza Rock, Las Vegas
38. Pizzeria Virtu, Scottsdale
39. Pizzeria Beddia, Philadelphia
40. Il Cane Rosso, Dallas & Metroplex
41. Ravanesi, Concordville, PA
42. City House, Nashville
43. Desano, Nashville
44. Jon & Vinny’s, Los Angeles
45. Di Fara, Brooklyn (Sicilian)
46. All-Purpose, Washington, DC
47. Renzo, Charleston
48. Rubirosa, New York
49. Apizza Scholls, Portland, OR
50. Toro, Durham
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)
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)
San Juan: Verace
Wilmington, DE: DiMeo’s (NY style)