The 10 Best Pizzerias in America – Una Pizza Napoletana – New York

Modern space offering self-taught pizzaiolo Anthony Mangieri’s 12-inch, wood-fired Neapolitan pies.

Since 1996, Anthony Mangieri’s focus has been on naturally-leavened, wood-fired pizzas.

Complemented with a few appetizers, made-daily ice cream and seasonal sorbetto, and a selection of Italian wines and beer.

Guests enjoy sitting in our dining room surrounded by one-of-a-kind pieces of art (many of which were created by dear friends) while watching the tight knit Una team work the dough by hand and carefully bake only three pizzas at a time in our wood-fired oven.

The choice to have only one location allows for an obsessive focus on every detail.

Tony’s Pizza Napoletana – San Francisco

Bustling Italian eatery with varied pizza options from coal-fired to Roman-style, plus beer on tap.

They serve 12 different styles of pizza, cooked at seven different temperatures, using five individual heat sources.

There are multiple shapes and varieties of dough, toppings, and each style of pizza has its own dedicated oven.

Some pizzas are only available in limited quantities per day.

Even then, some aren’t available during certain hours.

Here’s what else you need to know – even with all of this going on, Tony’s still makes some of the best pizza in SF.

The menu at Tony’s has a lot going on, and the pizza combinations are seemingly endless.

And because of that, you can find the right one for whatever you need in the moment.

The margherita neapolitan pie with a soft crust and the right amount of char sets the standard that other places aim to replicate.

The New Yorker loaded down with sausage, pepperoni, and cheese will remind you that pizza is great when it’s just trying to be pizza.

The Eddie Muenster with fried kale, bacon, honey, and muenster is much better than you’d expect from any pizza with kale on it.

The 10 Best Pizzerias in America – Pizzeria Beddia – Philadelphia

Pizza destination known for its daily pie specialties served in tight quarters (or to-go).

There are restaurants you casually date, and then there are the restaurants you’d marry.

You know the ones—they’re so good that you’ve thought about tattooing their initials on your forearm.

With some of the best pizza in Philadelphia and one of the most unique dining experiences in town, Pizzeria Beddia is very much the marrying kind.

Unlike the other stellar pizzerias on our top restaurants list (including Angelo’s, Down North, and Pizza Shackamaxon), Pizzeria Beddia is somewhere you can actually hang out for a few hours.

The bright, modern space has high ceilings, a smiling cloud lamp hanging over the bar, and stars on the wall that kind of remind us of the glow-in-the-dark ones from our childhood.

The place is usually packed with friends having drinks in the covered courtyard, couples on a fun date night, and groups celebrating birthdays (or that they actually got a reservation).

Ribalta – New York

Old-world Neapolitan pizza & Italian appetizers in a lively, high-ceilinged space with soccer on TV.

Rosario and Pasquale have brought Naples into the heart of New York to make you experience a one-of-a-kind taste: to taste the true Neapolitan pizza.

At Ribalta the ingredients are all the Neapolitan ones: from the flour used for the dough, to natural yeast, to tomatoes, to Buffalo-milk mozzarella from Campania.

People working at Ribalta are extremely traditionalist as far as the dough is concerned: Pasquale only uses the mixture of flours for pizza certified by the Italian flour mill “Le 5 Stagioni” and the natural yeast coming from Italy, which makes pizza light and easy to digest.

Toppings, instead, are very fanciful and delicate in order to cater to the different customers’ tastes.

For this reason, our menu also boasts – besides the traditional pizzas – unusual combinations; customers can also ask for customized pizzas, even putting together the ingredients of their own pizza.

The 10 Best Pizzerias in America – Ken’s Artisan Pizza – Portland

Bustling spot providing thin-crust pies with unusual seasonal toppings, plus appetizers & wine.

Wood-fired oven pizzas from Ken’s Artisan Pizza are Italian-inspired with an American accent.

Slow-fermented dough, hand-stretched mozzarella, Italian tomatoes, and top-quality toppings, baked with a blistered crust. Our pizzas are available in the classic 12-inch size.

Since opening in 2006, Ken’s Artisan Pizza has received local and national acclaim from Food & Wine, Sunset Magazine, The Oregonian, Bloomberg, Thrillist, and Modernist Pizza.

The pizzeria has consistently ranked among the top in both the country and the world by the prestigious Naples-based 50 Top Pizza, including most recently being named the 5th best pizzeria in the USA in 2024.

Ken’s Artisan Pizza has also received multiple Green Oven awards recognizing a commitment to sustainability.

Jay’s – Kenmore NY

A neighborhood pizzeria in Buffalo, New York, serving up classic Neapolitan and Detroit-style dishes with modern flair.

Unlike most pizza in Buffalo, New York (known for its thick, tender crust, sweet sauce, heavy cheese, and cup-and-char pepperoni), Jay’s introduced simple, Neapolitan features like light toppings, fresh ingredients, and airy dough with extended fermentation and a lightning-fast bake time.

Detroit-style pizza was a weekly special—and sold out every time so it quickly became another menu staple.

The vibe at Jay’s—a laid-back, eat-in restaurant in the Kenmore Village—takes cues from the southern Italian style.

Customers can chat casually with cooks as they watch their pizza being made in our open kitchen, then enjoy it straight from our hand-built, brick Pavesi oven.

The 10 Best Pizzerias in America – Don Antonio – New York

Relaxed venue with seasonal cocktails, Italian craft beers & classic Neapolitan pizza.

Don Antonio Restaurant is one of New York’s most popular.

It’s not just pizza, you’ll also find pasta, sandwiches, and other side dishes.

Don Antonio Restaurant has been a Slice partner since 2016.

Pizzeria Sei – Los Angeles

Pizzeria Sei has been all over the news lately—and for good reason: Not only is the eatery serving the best pizza in Los Angeles, but it has just debuted the city’s first Tokyo-style pizza omakase, a three-hour-long experience that delivers on all fronts.

But husband-and-wife William Joo and Jennifer So, the team behind the pizzeria, have just added another accolade to their long roster of praises: Pizzeria Sei landed on 50 Top Pizza’s 2024 list of the best pizza restaurants in the United States.

The 10 Best Pizzerias in America – La Leggenda – Miami

Pizzeria specializing in Neapolitan-style pies, plus other Italian bites, in stylish digs.

While Miami’s increasingly gouda pizza scene has already received much attention in 2024, two Miami restaurants have just received international recognition and a third has just received recognition for its classic slice.

La Leggenda Pizzeria, O’Munaciello, and Miami Slice have been included in the annual list of 50 Top Pizza Restaurants in the U.S. by 50 Top Pizza, an Italian online guide focusing on the best Italian pizzerias in the world.

The organization, founded in 2017 by a team of Italian food and beverage journalists, annually curates the list of the best pizzerias in Italy, Europe, Asia, and the United States.

Robert’s – Chicago

Bi-level pizzeria and bar with a waterfront patio, offering thin-crust pies with creative toppings and global flavors.

In attempting to improve a combination of water, flour and yeast, a journey began to craft the perfect slice.

They have deconstructed hundreds of pizzas and turned their home into a test kitchen.

Friends and family gathered, sampled, critiqued, and eventually demanded a restaurant.

After years of fine-tuning, Robert’s Pizza moved from idea to a chef-driven restaurant.

Since 2016, we’ve become a favorite destination for locals and out-of-towners alike.