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The 150 Best Italian Pizzerias: Ranking 2025

The 150 best pizzerias in Italy in 2025 according to the Pizza Awards.

Vincenzo Capuano, a leading figure among the new generation of Italian pizza chefs, is one of the names highlighted at the Pizza Awards 2025 | Photo: Reporter Gourmet
Vincenzo Capuano, a leading figure among the new generation of Italian pizza chefs, is one of the names highlighted at the Pizza Awards 2025 | Photo: Reporter Gourmet

Going to Italy? Then write down this list before you travel.

The 2025 Pizza Awards Italy announced the list of the 150 best pizzerias in the country. Considered the "Oscars of Italian pizza," the awards recognize establishments from all regions and also recognize professionals in the industry.

The awards ceremony will take place in Rome on September 29th.

The awards ceremony is scheduled for Monday, September 29th, at Spazio Novecento in Rome. The event is organized by the Academy led by Vincenzo Pagano.

More than 200 specialized journalists participated in the vote, which resulted in a regionalized list. Each region will have a winner, in addition to a national ranking with the overall winner of the 2025 edition.

Professionals and special categories will also be awarded

In addition to pizzerias, the Pizza Awards also honor the best professionals. Highlights include the awards for best pizzaiolo, best pizzaziola, best pizzaiolo under 35, and best fornaio (a baker specializing in pizza dough).

Special categories include:

  • Traditional pizza
  • Contemporary pizza
  • Creative pizza
  • fried pizza
  • Pizza margherita
  • Pizza menu
  • Wine menu
  • Beer menu
  • Salon service
  • new opening
  • Pizzeria chain
  • Communication

The initiative reinforces the diversity and excellence of Italian pizza, recognizing both traditional masters and new generation names.

Pizza Italia Awards 2025: The best pizzerias, region by region:

Abruzzo

  •  Fermenta – Chieti
  •  Giangi Pizza e Ricerca – Arielli (Chieti)
  •  Impastatori Pompetti – Roseto degli Abruzzi (Teramo)
  •  La Sorgente – Guardiagrele (Chieti)

Basilicata

  •  Fandango – Potenza
  • Glamor Antonello Scatorchia – Rionero in Vulture (Potenza)
  •  Next Franco Pepe – Lavello (Potenza)

Calabria

  • #1 Bob Alchimia a Spicchi – Montepaone (Catanzaro)
  • #2 Campana 12 – Corigliano (Cosenza)
  • #3 Vincenzo Fotia – Siderno (Reggio Calabria)

Campania

  •  Diego Vitagliano – Naples
  • 50 Kalò - Naples
  •  Bro – Naples
  •  Cambia-menti di Ciccio Vitiello – Caserta
  • Carlo Sammarco Pizzeria 2.0 – Aversa (Caserta)
  •  Concettina ai Tre Santi (Ciro Oliva) – Napoli
  •  Da Attilio alla Pignasecca – Napoli
  •  Da Lioniello – Succivo (Caserta)
  •  Decimo Scalo – Caserta
  •  Don Antonio 1970 – Salerno
  •  Gli Esposito Pizzeria – Salerno
  •  I Borboni – Pontecagnano (Salerno)
  •  I Masanielli di Francesco Martucci – Caserta
  •  I Masanielli di Sasà Martucci – Caserta
  •  I Vesuviani – Castello di Cisterna (Napoli)
  •  Il Secret of Pulcinella – Montesarchio (Benevento)
  •  La Bolla – Caserta
  •  La Contrada – Aversa (Caserta)
  •  La Notizia 53 – Napoli Le Grotticelle – Caggiano (Salerno)
  •  Màdia – Salerno
  •  Palazzo Petrucci Pizzeria – Napoli
  •  Pepe in Grani – Caiazzo (Caserta)
  •  Pizzeria Salvo – San Giorgio a Cremano (Napoli)
  •  Raf Bonetta Pizzeria – Pozzuoli (Napoli)
  • Sorbillo ai Tribunali – Napoli
  • Vincenzo Capuano Piazza Vittoria – Napoli

Emilia Romagna

  • Berberè – Bologna
  • La Bufala – Maranello (Modena)
  • 'O Fiore Mio – Faenza (Ravenna)
  • Piccola Piedigrotta – Reggio Emilia

Friuli Venezia Giulia

  • Al Civico 6 – Trieste
  • Antonio Ferraro Laboratorio Pizza – Gorizia
  • Gabin Gusto Esclamativo – Udine

Lazio

  • 180 G – Rome
  • The Route – Rome
  • Angelo Pezzella – Rome
  • Calò Avenue – Rome
  • Casale Rufini – Gallicano in Lazio (Rome)
  • Clementina – Fiumicino (Rome)
  • Crunch – Rome
  • Il Casaletto – Grotte Santo Stefano (Viterbo)
  • In Fucina - Rome
  • L'Elementare – Rome
  • La Gatta Mangiona – Rome
  •  La Masardona – Rome
  •  Luca! – Frosinone
  • Marita – Rome
  •  Mater – Fiano Romano (Rome)
  •  Pizzeria della Passeggiata – Priverno (Latin)
  •  Pro Loco Pinciano – Rome
  •  Pucci & Manella – Formia (Latin)
  •  Your Illuminati – Rome
  •  TAC Thin and Crunchy – Rome
  •  Tonda - Rome

Liguria

  •  Kilo – Imperia
  •  Cibo Office – Sarzana (La Spezia)
  •  Senese Pizza Napoletana in Evoluzione – San Remo (Imperia)

Lombardia

  •  Anima Romita – Crema (Cremona)
  •  Capuano's – Milano
  •  Stubborn – Milan
  •  Confine Pizza & Cantina – Milano
  •  Crust – Milan
  •  Denis Pizza di Montagna – Milano
  •  Dry Milano – Milano
  •  Enosteria Lipen – Triuggio (Monza and Brianza)
  •  Gennaro Rapido A' Rot e Carrett – Milano
  •  Unpublished – Brescia
  •  La Cascina dei Sapori – Rezzato (Brescia)
  •  La Lanterna – Castione della Presolana (Bergamo)
  •  Material – Milan
  •  Modus – Milan
  •  Montegrigna – Tric Trac – Legnano (Milano)
  •  Rock dal 1978 – Bione (Brescia)
  •  Sirani – Brescia

Brands

  • Cavò Lieviti and Distillati – Senigallia (Ancona)
  • Farina Pizzeria – Pesaro
  • Mamma Rosa – Ortezzano (Fermo)
  • Mezzometro – Senigallia (Ancona)

Molise

  • Al Centrale – Campobasso
  • Bas & Co – Pesche (Isernia)
  • Roberto Miele Pizzaiuolo – Campobasso

Piedmont

  • Fuori Tempo – Turin
  • Gusto Madre – Alba (Cuneo)
  • Libery Pizza & Artigianal Beer – Turin
  • Perbacco – La Morra (Cuneo)
  • Sesto Gusto – Turin
  • Sileo Pizzeria – Nucetto (Cuneo)
  • Uâo Pizza – Torino

Puglia

  • 400 degrees – Lecce
  • Canneto Beach 2 – Margherita di Savoia (Barletta-Andria-Trani)
  • Galileo–Trani (Barletta-Andria-Trani)
  • Il Patriarca – Bitonto (Bari)
  • La Cruna del Lago – Lesina (Foggia)
  • Lievita 72 Neapolitan Pizza – Gallipoli (Lecce)
  • Luppolo & Farina – Latiano (Brindisi)
  • Pulcinella – (Barletta-Andria-Trani)
  • Spicchi d'Arte – Gagliano del Capo (Lecce)

Sardinia

  • Framento – Cagliari
  • Maiori c/o Palazzo Doglio – Cagliari
  • Pizzeria Bosco – Tempio Pausania (Sassari)
  • Re|Mi – Sassari
  • Sa Scolla – Cagliari

Sicilia

  • Ammodo – La pizza di Daniele Vaccarella – Palermo
  • Archestrato di Gela – Palermo
  • La Braciera – Palermo
  • L'Orso – Messina
  • Piano B – Syracuse
  • Saccharum – Altavilla Milicia (Palermo)
  • Sitàri Sorce Family – Agrigento
  • That's Amore Pizzeria – Raffadali (Agrigento)
  • Verace Elettrica – Milazzo (Messina)

Toscana

  • Apogeo Giovannini – Pietrasanta (Lucca)
  • Battil'Oro – Fuochi+Lieviti+Spiriti – Querceta (Lucca)
  • Bottega Dani – Cecina (Livorno)
  • Chicco – Colle Val d'Elsa (Siena)
  • Cipriano Pizzeria – Florence
  • Giotto - Florence
  • Giovanni Santarpia – Firenze
  • Il Vecchio e il Mare – Firenze
  • La Divina Pizza – Florence
  • La Pergola – Radicondoli (Siena)
  • Lo Spela – Strike in Chianti (Firenze)
  • O' Scugnizzo – Arezzo

Trentino Alto Adige

  • Acquaefarina – Trento
  • Il Corso – Bolzano
  • Soulfood – Merano (Bolzano)

Umbria

  • Claudio Al Vicolo – Orvieto (Terni)
  • From Andrea Pizza Contemporanea – Perugia
  • Meunier Champagne and Pizza – Corciano (Perugia)

Valle d'Aosta

  • Du Tunnel – Courmayeur (Aosta)
  • I Saulle – Quart (Aosta)

Veneto

  • Renato Bosco Pizzeria – San Martino Buon Albergo (Verona).
  • Cuore di Luca Brancati – Marano Vicentino (Vicenza)
  • Da Ezio – Alano di Piave (Belluno)
  • Gigi Pipa – East (Padova)
  • Grigoris – Master (Venezia)
  • Guglielmo & Enrico Vuolo – Verona
  • I Tigli – San Bonifacio (Verona)
  • Panisfizio – Jesolo (Venezia)

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