To quote the saying, “you can’t make everyone happy—you’re not pizza.” As perhaps the best-loved food in the world, more than 5 billion pizzas are sold globally each year. It’s hard to go wrong with the Italian dish, but it’s even harder to make it exceptional.
Each year, Big 7 Travel compiles a list of the best pizza places around the globe. Here are the top three.
3. Peppe Pizza—Paris, France
Despite it being an Italian dish, the French know a thing or two about pizza. This restaurant may be in the heart of Paris, but it is Napoleon at its core as the owner, Peppe Cutraro trained in the Spanish Quarters in Naples. Peppe Pizza has been around since January 2020, and boasts local Parisian mushrooms, cured pork cheek, and truffles from Molise amongst its toppings.
2. Ken’s Artisan Pizza—Portland, United States
Considering Ken’s Artisan Pizza is an off-shoot of Ken’s Artisan Bakery, you know these people know about dough. The wood-fired pizzas have appeared on many of Portland’s “best lists” thanks to its long fermented dough, hand-stretched mozzarella, Italian tomatoes, and blistered crust.
1. 10 by Diego Vitagliano—Naples, Italy
Naples is regarded as the birthplace of pizza, so it makes sense that the best pie in the world is found there. The pizzeria excels at creating classics like Margherita and Marinara (even though it is labelled “marinara sbagliato”—incorrect marinara), but the Pistadella, which is a combination of pistachios and mortadella cheese, is a must-try.
