It’s official: these are Europe’s best pizzerias

Pizza is probably the most universally-adored food, and there are millions of restaurants all over the world stretching their dough, dolloping their passata and drooping their mozzarella onto their own recreations of the wonderful stuff. 

But some are a cut – or a slice – above the rest. 50 Top Pizza just named the best pizzerias in Europe at an awards ceremony in Madrid, and the results might surprise you. 

That’s because the best pizza in Europe is actually in … Chiswick, London. That’s right – Napoli on the Road, a celebrated pizzeria in west London, claimed the top spot. But the restaurant isn’t a stranger to success as last year founder and head chef Michele Pascarella was crowned the world’s best pizza chef. Yes, he’s Italian – shocker. 

Sartoria Panatieri in Barcelona came second, and Via Toledo Enopizzeria in Vienna came third, however, it was Spain that actually made the most appearances on this list, with seven entries. England had six, and France had five.  

You’re probably wondering where Italy is in all of this. Well, the home of pizza actually has its own category at the awards, and the winners will be named in Milan on July 10. Why not fill-up on last year’s list?

These are the best pizzerias in Europe

1. Napoli On The Road, London
2. Sartoria Panatieri, Barcelona
3. Via Toledo Enopizzeria, Vienna
4. 50 Kalò, London
5. Baldoria, Madrid
6. Pizza Zulu, Fürth
7. IMperfetto, Puteaux
8. NNea, Amsterdam
9. La Balmesina, Barcelona
10. Fratelli Figurato, Madrid
11. La Pizza È Bella, Antwerp
12. Forno D’Oro, Lisbon
13. Surt, Copenhagen
14. Franko’s Pizza & Bar, Zagreb
15. Little Pyg, Dublin
16. Matto Napoletano, Skopje
17. Demaio, Bilbao
18. Stile Napoletano, Chester
19. La Piola Pizza, Brussels
20. Zielona Górka, Pabianice
21. Guillaume Grasso, Paris
22. 450°C, Turku
23. MaMeMi, Copenhagen
24. Malafemmena, Berlin / Forza, Helsinki
25. Odori, Athens / 450 Gradi, Lidingö
26. L’Antica Pizzeria, London
27. PEPPO’s, Riga
28. Ciao A Tutti, Warsaw
29. ‘O Ver, London
30. Pop’s Pizza, Ljubljana
31. La Manifattura, Paris
32. Pietra, Belgrade
33. Arte Bianca, Sagres
34. Pizza Nuova, Prague
35. Belli Di Mamma, Budapest
36. Sapori Italiani U Taliana, Bratislava
37. Majstor I Margarita, Belgrade / Futura Neapolitan Pizza, Berlin
38. Gasparic, Girona
39. Margherita Pizzeria, Tallinn
40. Dalmata, Paris
41. Infraganti, Alicante
42. Da PONE, Zurich
43. Kytaly, Geneva / 081 Pizzeria, London
44. MOZZ., Ankara
45. Lupita Pizzaria, Lisbon
46. ‘NaPizzà, Brussels
47. Iovine’s, Paris
48. Villa Severino, Helsinki
49. ZANO, Iași
50. Papi Mannheim, Mannheim

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