Guide to the 2025 Best Pizza Lists
The hunt for the top pizzerias of 2025 is already underway. Has your pizzeria made it onto any of this year’s “Best Pizza” lists? Earning a spot on the national, state, regional, or even global best pizza rankings can be a game-changing achievement for any pizzeria. Be sure to bookmark this guide and check back frequently, as we’ll be updating it regularly with the latest pizza rankings as they are announced.
Discover which pizzerias are earning recognition across the United States in 2025. Each “Best Pizza” list uses different criteria such as expert panels, public votes, reviews, and other factors to determine the top spots. Here are the biggest pizza lists of 2025 to date:
50 Top Pizza releases its 50 Top Pizza USA 2025: Una Pizza Napoletana in New York is confirmed as the Best Pizzeria in the USA
Last night in New York City, Scott Wiener presented the Top50 Pizza awards ceremony honoring America’s best pizzerias. We’re excited to newcomers to this year’s list, like A Modo Mio in Arlington, Virginia, Audace in New York and Hapa Pizza – Beaverton, Oregon.
Here are the Top Five Spots in the 50 Top Pizza USA 2025 list:
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Una Pizza Napoletana, New York, New York
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Pizzeria Sei, Los Angeles, California
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Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, San Francisco, California
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Jay’s Artisan Pizza, Kenmore, New York
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Ribalta, New York, New York
See the complete Top 50 Pizza USA list and check out special prizes awarded.
American Chefs among winners at Best Pizza Awards in Milan, Italy
On June 25, pizza chefs from around the world gathered in Milan to be recognized at the Best Pizza Awards. American chefs were among those celebrated.
American Chefs rank in the Top 50 Best Pizza Awards in Milan
#17. Anthony Mangieri, Una Pizza Napoletana, NYC, New York
#22. Dan Richer, Razza Pizza Artigianale, Jersey City, New Jersey
#25. Mark Iacono, Lucali, Brooklyn, New York
#27. Wylie Dufresne, Stretch Pizza, NYC, New York
#34. Massimo Laveglia, L’Industrie, Brooklyn, New York
#35. Javier Ramirez, La Natural, Miami, Florida
#42. Chris Decker, Truly Pizza, Dana Point, California
#44. William Sang Woo Joo, Pizzeria Sei, Los Angeles, California
Several American pizza chefs made the Top 100, including Juan Gabriel Perez at Posto in Boston, Marisol Doyle at Leña Pizza + Bagels in Cleveland, Mississippi, and Laura Meyer at Pizzeria da Laura in Berkeley, California.
See who is in the Top 100 at the Best Pizza Awards.
Food & Wine releases its ‘10 Must-Visit Pizzerias in the United States’
Food & Wine share its list of “most compelling pizza destinations that you should add to your bucket list.” The article was part of the the magazine’s 2025 Global Tastemakers.
While several of the top spots were expected, we see new national frontrunners entering this best pizza list, like:
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No. 3 — Bungalow by Middle Brow, a tavern-style spot in Chicago
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No. 7 — Quarter Sheets serving up multiple styles in L.A.
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No. 9 — Rose Pizzeria with its artisan pizza in Berkeley, California.
See the complete list in Food & Wine’s “These Are the 10 Must-Visit Pizzerias in the United States”.
The Country That Eats The Most Pizza Isn’t Italy Or The US
Yes, Italy is the birthplace of pizza and the U.S. has made pizza its own. But neither holds to title of the country that eats the most pizza. That honor goes to Norway, according to World Population Review, the average Norwegians eat over 25 pounds of pizza each year. Comparing that staggering statistic, Americans average 23 pounds of pizza found in the Tasting Table article. Rounding out the Top 5 countries that eat the most pizza are Canada, Australia and Italy, respectively.
Check out more on Norway’s claim to pizza fame, along with popular pizza toppings there.
New Hampshire named “Best Pizza State”?
The best state for pizza isn’t New York or Chicago. It’s New Hampshire, according to a Maine Lobster Now study. Ohio and Delaware rounded out the Top 3.Travel & Leisure announced the findings in April. The study’s methodology included analyzing the number of pizzerias per 100,000 residents and interest in pizza—using Google searches and the average price of pizza in each state.
Read more on the No. 1 Pizza Destination.
Champions have been crowned at Prestigious World Pizza Competition
Montreal’s Pizzeria No. 900 team mates hoist Mirko D’Agata on their shoulders in celebration of Mirko winning the Pizza Napoletana Division at the International Pizza Challenge during Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. Photo courtesy of Pizzeria No. 900.
Check out winners with pizzerias and locations from all five divisions (Traditional, Non-Traditional, Neapolitan/STG, Pan and World’s Best Cheese Slice). Winners included first, second and third places in each division as well as regional Top 3 in Traditional, Non-Tradition and World’s Best Cheese Slice. International Pizza Challenge also award a Pizza Maker of Year Champion and Best of the Best Champion.Congratulations to the following champions in the International Pizza Challenge:
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Traditional Pizza Champion
Wilhelm Rodriquez, Papas Pizza, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
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Non-Traditional Pizza Champion
Leo Dicesaris, Cerrone’s Brick Oven Pizzeria, Columbus, Georgia
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Neapolitan Pizza Champion
Mirko D’Agata, Pizzeria NO. 900, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Pan Pizza Champion
Ryan Ososky, DTown Pizzeria, Los Angeles, California
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World’s Best Cheese Slice Pizza Champion
Chris Ostapenko, Slice on Broadway, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Best of the Best Pizza Champion
Tony Cerimele, New Columbus Pizza Co., Pittston, Pennsylvania
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Pizza Maker of the Year Champion
Ryan Ososky, DTown Pizzeria, Los Angeles, California
Check out regional pizza winners and more details on International Pizza Challenge official results.
U.S. Pizzerias Among TimeOut’s 19 Best Pizzas in the World
Pizzerias in the U.S. made a strong showing TimeOut’s list of best pizzas in the world. Scarr’s Pizza in New York ranked No. 2. Chicago-based Milly’s Pizza in a Pan grabbed the no. 11 spot and Eleventh Street Pizza in Miami ranked 14th. Check out the full list of TimeOut’s 19 Best Pizzas in the World.
Eat This, Not That! Names The Absolute Best Pizza Every State
This resource’s annual listing of best pizza in each state has several newcomers this year, including Colorado’s Rosalee’s Pizzeria, Louisiana’s St. Pizza, New York’s Andrew Bellucci’s Pizzeria and Rhode Island’s Pizza Marvin. Go to Eat This, Not That! for its list of The Absolute Best Pizza in Every State.
The New York Times highlights Where to Find Great New York Slices in 2025
Now this one is subscriber access article, but we know a few pizzerias around the country who made the list that have contributors and speakers at Pizza Today and Pizza Expo.
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Tony Gemignani’s Slice House
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Audrey Kelly’s Audrey Jane’s Pizza Garage in Boulder, Colorado
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Laura Meyer’s Pizzeria da Laura in Berkeley, California
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Bill Crawford’s Righteous Slice in Rexburg, Idaho
Go to the New York Times’ Where to Find Great New York Slices in 2025.
Pizzerias and Pizzaiolos Among 2025 James Beard Awards Semifinalists
Pizza makers from Alabama to Alaska are among the semifinalists selected by the James Beard Foundation to celebrate the best chefs and restaurants in the United States. Pizzeria owners including the Stayer family (Texas) and restaurant groups MIDA (Boston), McNellie’s (Oklahoma) and Niche Food Group (Missouri) are on the short list in the Outstanding Restauranteur category.
The foundation tapped Pizza Expo speaker Sarah Minnick (Oregon) as a semifinalist for Outstanding Chef, while Dan Richer (New Jersey), Robert Andreozzi (Rhode Island), Beau Schooler (Alaska) and Michael Vakneen (Nevada) are semifinalists in the Best Chef category.
Read the complete roundup of James Beard Awards semifinalists to learn who is nominated for regional Best Chef and Outstanding Hospitality awards.
Knoxville, Tennessee’s A Dopo named to USA Today’s Restaurants of the Year for 2025
A Dopo in Knoxville, Tennessee is the sole pizzeria to be named in USA Today’s list of Restaurants of the Year for 2025. The listing touted it as a “local culinary gem that elevates the concept of sourdough pizza to a dinner-only delicacy.” The listing made special note of A Dopo’s truffle pie (a 15″ naturally leavened pizza topped with aged mozzarella, white truffle oil, speck ham, mushrooms, chives & finished with fig jam) and its small-batch gelato. Explore USA Today’s full list of Restaurants of the Year for 2025.
Pizzerias highlighted in Yelp’s Top 100 US Restaurants 2025
In Yelp’s Top 100 US Restaurants of 2025, the review site is counting down the best restaurants in the the restaurant category, including all cuisines. Here is how Yelp comes up with the list: ” To determine Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat in 2025, Yelp’s data science team starts by using the data generated from our community submissions. We considered both the rating and the volume of the reviews, while accounting for the overall restaurant activity in each business’s area. From the candidate restaurants, we narrowed the list down with the expertise of our community managers and Trend Expert to curate a list as quirky, interesting, and unique as the Yelp community itself.”
Check out the three pizzerias that made the list Yelp’s Top 100 US Restaurants 2025:
40. Much Ado About Pizza, Pleasanton, California
44. R Town Pizza, Reno, Nevada
65. Penelope, Tucson, Arizona
Go to Yelp’s Top 100 US Restaurants 2025.
Pizza Today’s 2025 Pizzerias to Watch
Photo courtesy of Prime Pizza.
In our January issue of Pizza Today, we feature 10 standout pizzerias to watch in 2025. A few include:
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Claudio’s Pizzeria, Winchester, Virginia Claudios-pizzeria.com
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Soprana Rooftop Cucina, Asheville, North Carolina sopranarooftop.com
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Blue Square Pizza, Hopkinton, Massachusetts bluesquarepizza.com
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Prime Pizza, Los Angeles, California primepizza.la
See more on these pizzerias and the rest of the Pizzerias to Watch in 2025.
Stay tuned. More best pizza lists will be added as they are published.
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