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The World’s 100 Best Pizzerias · 2026

The Best Pizzerias in the United States

10 of the 100 pizzerias in The World’s 100 Best Pizzerias 2026 are in the United States. The highest placed is Ceres in New York, at number 4 in the world. John's of Bleecker Street in New York (number 45) and Boxcar Pizza in Portland (number 51) follow.

Ceres
N° 4 · Ceres, New York

New York pizzerias

Ceres is a small New York pizzeria selling whole pies made with sourdough, with toppings such as nduja. John's of Bleecker Street, in Manhattan's West Village, is a nearly century-old pizzeria that serves thin, coal-fired pies with simple tomato sauce. Di Fara Pizza in Midwood, Brooklyn, makes round pies and Sicilian squares, finished with fresh basil, mozzarella and a drizzle of olive oil.

Thin-crust rooms

Johnny's Pizzeria in Mount Vernon is family-owned and known for thin pies in an old-school dining room. Sally's Apizza in New Haven serves thin, charred apizza in a long-established room with old photos on the walls. Fredi The PizzaMan in Melvindale makes New Haven-style thin-crust pies, and its owner Fredi runs the place with a counter ticket system.

Other styles and places

Boxcar Pizza in Portland is fully vegan, serving deep-dish and Detroit-style pies with house-made vegan cheese. Izzy's Pizza in Omaha is a Detroit-style shop with a small dining room and a focus on takeout. Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza, a small spot in an office building in South Beach, Miami Beach, serves star-shaped pizzas with ricotta folded into the crust. Quonset Pizza in Waukegan is a tavern-style pizzeria in a remodeled Quonset hut.

  1. Ceres N° 4 Ceres New York Pizzeria
  2. John's of Bleecker Street N° 45 John's of Bleecker Street New York Pizzeria
  3. Boxcar Pizza N° 51 Boxcar Pizza Portland Pizzeria
  4. Johnny's Pizzeria N° 65 Johnny's Pizzeria Mount Vernon Pizzeria
  5. Sally's Apizza N° 72 Sally's Apizza New Haven Pizzeria
  6. Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza N° 76 Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza Miami Beach Pizzeria
  7. Fredi The PizzaMan N° 79 Fredi The PizzaMan Melvindale Pizzeria
  8. Izzy's Pizza N° 87 Izzy's Pizza Omaha Pizzeria
  9. Quonset Pizza N° 93 Quonset Pizza Waukegan Pizzeria
  10. Di Fara Pizza N° 98 Di Fara Pizza New York Pizzeria

Best by region

  1. The NordicsKL Pizzeria HammarbyVästerås, SwedenN° 7
  2. EuropeMonellisHastings, United KingdomN° 1
  3. AsiaSavoy KaminarimonTokyo, JapanN° 2
  4. The Middle EastPizza Pizzini BoutiqueJerusalem, IsraelN° 13
  5. North AmericaCeresNew York, United StatesN° 4
  6. Latin AmericaPizzaria PatagônicaChapecó, BrazilN° 17
  7. AfricaU Wood LoveTamraght, MoroccoN° 18
  8. OceaniaVinci's PizzaNapier, New ZealandN° 42

Best by country

  1. ItalyAnima di Grano Pizzeria NapoletanaPisaN° 5
  2. BrazilPizzaria PatagônicaChapecóN° 17
  3. United StatesCeresNew YorkN° 4
  4. SpainRaicesValenciaN° 10
  5. United KingdomMonellisHastingsN° 1
  6. JapanSavoy KaminarimonTokyoN° 2
  7. FranceDoma PizzaNiceN° 30