The Best Pizzerias in Italy

Tuscany

Anima di Grano Pizzeria Napoletana is a Neapolitan pizzeria in Pisa's historic centre, with a small room. Pizzeria Aria, also in Pisa, is a small modern pizzeria serving Neapolitan-style gourmet pizzas, with a double-cooked dough and a welcome glass of prosecco. In Lucca, Dante & Gentucca is a small takeaway in the historic centre, selling pizza by the slice and as whole pies, with a charcoal base among its doughs.

Southern Italy

Il Rusticone in Matera's old town serves Neapolitan-style pizzas, panzerotti and puccia from a counter with a few seats. In Agrigento, Sitári makes contemporary pizzas on a dough leavened for 48 hours, with vegan options. I Masanielli di Francesco Martucci in Caserta cooks its pizzas at several temperatures. Era Ora Ortigia, at the entrance to Ortigia in Syracuse, pairs Neapolitan-style pizza with Sicilian pizza, montanarine and fried appetizers. Il Maradona Della Pizza is a family-run Neapolitan pizzeria in Pompeii, where the pizzaiolo is compared to Maradona, and the room has a Maradona theme.

Rome and Lazio

Pizzeria La Storia, a small Neapolitan pizzeria in Cura di Vetralla, is run by pizza chef Michele Friello and uses a high-hydration dough. Piccolo Buco is a Neapolitan pizzeria near the Trevi Fountain in Rome, with tables set close together and a burrata Margherita. Casa Manco sells pizza by the slice from a stall inside Testaccio Market in Rome, with a changing set of creative toppings.