The Leggera pizzeria in São Paulo was elected the best in Latin America by the Italian guide Top 50 Pizza. It is the second consecutive year that the house leads the regional ranking – see list below.
Led by chef André Guidon, Leggera has two branches in the capital of São Paulo, in the neighborhoods of Perdizes and Jardins. The restaurant was previously recognized in 2023 as the best Neapolitan pizza in the world.
According to 50 Top Pizza, the chef maintains “a high standard of white art, blending tradition and creativity.” The guide highlights the menu with “harmonious white and red pizzas,” as well as calzones with ricotta and fried pizzas.
The text also highlights the light, well-fermented dough as a base for selected Italian ingredients. The combination results in “a slice that captures the true Neapolitan sound,” in reference to the pizza tradition of Naples.
Brazil dominated the list, with 25 pizzerias among the 50 best in Latin America. Five were in the top ten: Leggera (1st), Ferro e Farinha (4th), A Pizza da Mooca and QT Pizza Bar (5th, tied) and Unica Pizzeria (7th). With the exception of Ferro e Farinha, in Rio, all are from São Paulo.
The top 11 in the ranking will compete for the 50 Top Pizza World global award in September 2025 in Naples, Italy.
(I.e. Pizzerias in Brazil
(with official ranking position)
1° Leggera Pizza Napoletana – São Paulo
4° Iron and Flour – Rio de Janeiro
5° QT Pizza Bar – Sao Paulo
5° Mooca Pizza – Sao Paulo
7° Unique Pizzeria – Sao Paulo
11° Veridiana – Sao Paulo
15° THANK YOU – Maceio
16° Capricciosa – Rio de Janeiro
18° Baco Pizzeria – Brasilia
21° Coltivi – Rio de Janeiro
23° Grazie Napoli – Santo André
24° Luigia – Iguazu Falls
26° Yard 333 – Governor Valadares
28° Pizza Hut – Sao Paulo
32° Otto e Mezzo Pizza Verace – Bento Gonçalves
33° Bottle – Carlos Barbosa
35° Vinny's – Brasilia
36° Bento Pizzeria – Rio de Janeiro
37° Casabona’s Pizza – Santos
42° Ella Pizzeria – Rio de Janeiro
43° Piccola Fattoria – Rio de Janeiro
45° Wilma's Pizza – Ourinhos
48° LE MANI Pizza Napoletana – Passo Fundo
49° Vallino Pizzeria Napoletana – Domingos Martins
50° CIAO – Porto Alegre
São Paulo
1st Leggera Pizza Napoletana – São Paulo
5th QT Pizza Bar – Sao Paulo
5th Pizza from Mooca – Sao Paulo
7th Unique Pizzeria – Sao Paulo
11th Veridiana – Sao Paulo
28th Di Bari Pizza – Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo (Inland and Coast)
23rd Grazie Napoli – Santo André
37° Pizza di Casabona – Santos
45° Wilma's Pizza – Ourinhos
Rio de Janeiro
4th Iron and Flour – Rio de Janeiro
16th Capricciosa – Rio de Janeiro
21st Coltivi – Rio de Janeiro
36° Bento Pizzeria – Rio de Janeiro
42° Ella Pizzeria – Rio de Janeiro
43rd Piccola Fattoria – Rio de Janeiro
Federal District
18th Baco Pizzeria – Brasilia
35° Vinny's – Brasilia
Alagoas
15° THANK YOU – Maceio
Paraná
24th Luigia – Iguazu Falls
Minas Gerais
26th Yard 333 – Governor Valadares
Rio Grande do Sul
32° Otto e Mezzo Pizza Verace – Bento Gonçalves
33° Frasca – Carlos Barbosa
48° LE MANI Pizza Napoletana – Passo Fundo
50th CIAO – Porto Alegre
Espírito Santo
49° Vallino Pizzeria Napoletana – Domingos Martins
🏆 50 Top Pizza Latin America 2025
1° Leggera Neapolitan Pizza – Sao Paulo, Brazil
2° Ti Amo – Adrogué, Argentina
3° Allería – Providencia, Chile
4° Iron and Flour – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
5° QT Pizza Bar – Sao Paulo, Brazil (tied)
5° Mooca Pizza – Sao Paulo, Brazil (tied)
6° Flame – Miraflores, Peru
7° Unica Pizzeria – Sao Paulo, Brazil
8° Portarossa – Pampatar, Venezuela
9° La Clásica – San Salvador, El Salvador
10° L'Incanto – Punta del Este, Uruguay
11° Veridiana – Sao Paulo, Brazil
12° Ardent – Mexico City, Mexico
13° Atte. Pizzeria Napoletana – Buenos Aires, Argentina
14° Imilla Alzada – La Paz, Bolivia
15° THANK YOU – Maceio, Brazil
16° Capricciosa – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17° Chichilo's – Santa Fe, Argentina
18° Baco Pizzeria – Brasilia, Brazil
19° Siamo nel Oven – Buenos Aires, Argentina
20° 400 Pizzeria – Providencia, Chile
21° Coltivi – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
22° Artisan Pizza – Bogota, Colombia
23° Thank you Napoli – Santo André, Brazil
24° Luigia – Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
25° Nuvola – Buenos Aires, Argentina
26° Yard 333 – Governor Valadares, Brazil
27° Davvero Pizzeria – Ñuñoa, Chile
28° Pizza Hut – Sao Paulo, Brazil
29° Paradise – Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay
30° Capri – Lo Barnechea, Chile
31° ST Giovanni's – Las Condes, Chile
32° Otto e Mezzo Pizza Verace – Bento Goncalves, Brazil
33° Bottle – Carlos Barbosa, Brazil
34° Il Caminetto – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
35° Vinny's – Brasilia, Brazil
36° Bento Pizzeria – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
37° Pizza di Casabona – Santos, Brazil
38° L'Apéro – Guatemala City, Guatemala
39° Raffaella – Las Condes, Chile
40° La Nonna – Aguascalientes, Mexico
41° Bambina – Caguas, Puerto Rico
42° Ella Pizzeria – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
43° Piccola Fattoria – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
44° Dopodomani Pizza Gourmand – Chacao, Venezuela
45° Wilma's Pizza – Ourinhos, Brazil
46° Seba’s – Uvita, Costa Rica
47° Grosso – Asuncion, Paraguay
48° LE MANI Pizza Napoletana – Passo Fundo, Brazil
49° Vallino Pizzeria Napoletana – Domingos Martins, Brazil
50° La Bella Pizza – Cali, Colombia (tied)
50° CIAO – Porto Alegre, Brazil (tied)
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