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50 Top Pizza 2021 Names the Best Pizzerias in the World

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The 50 Top Pizza 2021 ranking of the best pizzerias in Italy and the world has been presented. The online guide drawn up by 50 Top Pizza was created by Barbara GuerraAlbert Sapere and journalist Luciano Pignataro, in partnership with S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna.

The event was broadcast live on 50 Top Pizza and Fine Dining Lovers social channels, and orchestrated, once again, by Federico Quaranta.

The evening was preceded by the revelation of the ranking of the 50 Best Pizza to go 2021 in Italy, both by the slice and takeaway, which saw Gabriele Bonci take top spot once again with his Pizzarium in Rome.

Francesco Martucci from pizzeria I Masanielli in Caserta, Campania, in Southern Italy, climbs to the top of the 50 Top Pizza 2021 ranking for a third time. See the full list below, as well as the list of special prizes awarded during the evening.

Before discovering the complete ranking of the best Italian pizzerias, here are the main international prizes that were awarded during the presentation.

50 Top Pizza 2021 and the international awards: Best Pizzeria in the World

The spotlight was also on the prestigious international awards, for the best pizzerias divided by geographical areas. Below is the list of winners:

Best in Japan 2021: Pizzeria Peppe – Napoli sta’ ca”, Tokyo, Japan

Best in Oceania 2021: 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar, Melbourne, Australia

Best in Africa 2021: Massimo’s, Cape Town, South Africa

Best in Dubai 2021: Il Café, Dubai, UAE

Best Neapolitan Pizza outside Italy 2021: Pizzeria Peppe – Napoli sta’ ca”, Tokyo, Japan

Best in Asia 2021: Bottega, Beijing, China

Best in South America 2021: Sforno Semplicemente Napoletana, San Paolo, Brazil

50 Top Pizza 2021: Special Awards

Four pizzerias were assigned the Green Oven award, given to restaurants that have particularly distinguished themselves in environmental sustainability:

 Le Grotticelle – Caggiano (SA)

 Pupillo Pura Pizza – Frosinone

 Pizzeria da Ezio – Alano di Piave (BL)

 Fandango – Potenza

Italian Special Awards 2021:

 Diego Vitagliano, of 10 Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria in Naples, won the title of Pizzaiolo of the Year 2021 – Latteria Sorrentina Award.

Young Pizzaiolo of the Year Award 2021 – S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna Award went to Luca Mastracci from Pupillo Pura Pizza, in Frosinone.

New Pizzeria of the Year 2021 – Solania Awardl’Antica Friggitoria Masardona Rome.

Performance of the Year Award 2021 – Pastificio Di Martino Award (or the biggest climber up the list) went to BOB Alchimia, from Montepaone Lido (CZ).

• Capricciosa di Qvinto, in Rome, was awarded Pizza of the Year 2021 – Robo Award.

•  Best Fried Pizza 2021 – Olitalia Award went to 180g Pizzeria Romana in Rome.

50 Top Pizza 2021, Best Pizzeria in Italy: The Complete List

1          I Masanielli - Francesco Martucci – Caserta, Campania

2          10 Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria – Naples, Campania

3          Seu Pizza Illuminati – Rome, Lazio

4          I Tigli – San Bonifacio (VR), Veneto

5          Pepe in Grani – Caiazzo (CE), Campania

6          50 Kalò – Napoli, Campania

7          Francesco & Salvatore Salvo – Naples, Campania

8          Dry Milano – Milan, Lombardy

9          La Notizia 94 – Naples, Campania

10        Le Grotticelle – Caggiano (SA), Campania

11        I Masanielli - Sasà Martucci – Caserta, Campania

12        180g Pizzeria Romana – Rome, Lazio

13        Crosta – Milano, Lombardy

14        Carlo Sammarco Pizzeria 2.0 – Frattamaggiore (NA), Campania

15        Pupillo Pura Pizza – Frosinone, Lazio

16        Qvinto – Rome, Lazio

17        La Cascina dei Sapori – Rezzato (BS), Lombardy

18        'O Scugnizzo – Arezzo, Tuscany

19        IQuintili – Rome, Lazio

20        Apogeo – Pietrasanta (LU), Tuscany

21        400 Gradi – Lecce, Puglia

22        Patrick Ricci - Terra, Grani, Esplorazioni – San Mauro Torinese (TO), Piedmont

23        Pizzeria Da Ezio – Alano di Piave (BL), Veneto

24        Pizzeria Panetteria Bosco – Tempio Pausania (SS), Sardinia

25        Le Follie di Romualdo – Florence, Tuscany

26        Fandango – Potenza, Basilicata

27        Grigoris – Mestre (VE), Veneto

28        Giangi Pizza e Ricerca – Arielli (CH), Abruzzo

29        Pizzeria Da Lioniello – Succivo (CE), Campania

30        Enosteria Lipen – Triuggio (MB), Lombardy

31        Officine del Cibo – Sarzana (SP), Liguria

32        Antica Friggitoria Masardona Roma – Rome, Lazio

33        Sirani – Bagnolo Mella (BS), Lombardy

34        L'Orso – Messina, Sicily

35        Sbanco – Roma, Lazio

36        Frumento – Acireale (CT), Sicily

37        Framento – Cagliari, Sardinia

38        Gusto Divino – Saluzzo (CN), Piedmont

39        Giotto Pizzeria – Bistrot – Firenze, Tuscany

40        Giovanni Santarpia – Firenze, Tuscany

41        Impastatori Pompetti – Roseto degli Abruzzi (TE), Abruzzo

42        Pizzeria Mamma Rosa – Ortezzano (FM), Marche

43        I Fontana – Somma Vesuviana (NA), Campania

44        BOB Alchimia a spicchi – Montepaone Lido (CZ), Calabria

45        Pizzeria Gigi Pipa – Este (PD), Veneto

46        I Borboni Pizzeria – Pontecagnano Faiano (SA), Campania

47        Sant'Isidoro - Pizza & Bolle – Roma, Lazio

48        La Contrada – Aversa (CE), Campania

49        La Braciera – Palermo, Sicily

50        Piccola Piedigrotta – Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna

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