It’s once again a tie for the Best Pizzeria in Italy.
Second place went to Confine in Milan by Francesco Capece and Mario Ventura. Third place went to I Tigli in San Bonifacio by Simone Padoan.
The Pizza Maker of the Year is Francesco Capece at Confine. The Pizza of the Year is the Margherita Provola Affumicata & Pepe Nero di Sarawak at Dry Milano.
I Masanielli by Francesco Martucci, in Caserta, and Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria, in Naples, have been confirmed once again as the Best Pizzerias in Italy for 2024 according 50 Top Pizza, the most influential guide in the world in the pizza sector. The verdict was announced yesterday evening at the Teatro Manzoni in Milan during the heavily followed awards ceremony presented by Federico Quaranta, a notable RAI TV presenter.
In second place is Confine in Milan, by Mario Ventura and Francesco Capece, which also captured the special Pizza Maker of the Year 2024 – Ferrarelle Award. The third step on the podium is occupied by I Tigli in San Bonifacio, by Simone Padoan.
In fourth position is 50 Kalò in Naples, by Ciro Salvo; fifth place instead went to Seu Pizza Illuminati in Rome, by Pier Daniele Seu and Valeria Zuppardo; in sixth position is I Masanielli by Sasà Martucci, in Caserta; in seventh place is Dry Milano, by Lorenzo Sirabella, who also took home the Pizza of the Year 2024 – Latteria Sorrentina Award, with their Margherita Provola Affumicata & Pepe Nero di Sarawak; in eighth place is La Notizia in Naples, by Enzo Coccia; in ninth place is the pizzeria Salvo in Naples, by Francesco e Salvatore Salvo; closing the top ten is the Pizzeria Da Lioniello in Succivo, by Salvatore Lioniello, which also received the Performance of the Year 2024 – Robo Award.
As for the other highly anticipated special awards: the New Entry of the Year 2024 – Solania Award went to the pizzeria Raf Bonetta in Pozzuoli, by Raffaele Bonetta; the Best Fried Food 2024 – Il Fritturista – Oleificio Zucchi Award, went to Clementina in Fiumicino, by Luca Pezzetta; the Best Pasta Proposal 2024 – Pastificio Di Martino Award went to La Fenice in Pistoia, by Manuel Maiorano; the Best Dessert List 2024 – Cremoso – La Dispensa Award went to Sestogusto in Turin, by Massimiliano Prete; the Best Beer Service 2024 – Peroni Nastro Azzurro Award was taken home by Apogeo in Pietrasanta, by Massimo Giovannini; the One to Watch 2024 – Fedegroup Award went to Fermenta in Chieti, by Luca Cornacchia.
The Green Oven 2024 – Goeldlin award, which recognizes excellence in environmental sustainability, was conferred upon seven pizzerias: Denis in Milan; Gigi Pipa in Este; I Masanielli by Sasà Martucci in Caserta; Le Grotticelle in Caggiano; Le Parùle in Ercolano; Pizzarium in Rome; Pupillo Pura Pizza in Frosinone.
Rome is the city with the most pizzerias in the ranking with an impressive 12 locations. In second place is Naples with 8 and, in third place, Milan with 5. The most represented region is Campania no less than 28 venues, followed by Lazio with 15 and Tuscany with 10.
The guide for 50 Top Pizza Italia 2024 has a total of 670 venues.
“The world of pizza in Italy,” declare the three 50 Top curators Barbara Guerra, Luciano Pignataro and Albert Sapere “has become ever more central in the gastronomic conversation of our country. It has become an incubator for new ideas and formats, with a level of quality that continues to rise when it comes to all aspects of pizza. Italy is the second country in the world for the amount of pizza consumed per person per year; more than 7kg. It is surpassed only by the United States with an average per capita consumption of 13kg.”
The first 40 positions in the 50 Top Pizza Italia 2024 ranking enter by right into the 50 Top Pizza World 2024, a ranking of the 100 Best Pizzerias in the World, who will meet at the Teatro Mercadante in Naples on September 10th for the grand awards ceremony.
Project Partners:
Pastificio Di Martino, Ferrarelle, Latteria Sorrentina, Oleificio Zucchi, Solania, Robo 1938, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Cremoso – La Dispensa, Goeldlin, Fedegroup.
The Complete Ranking for 50 Top Pizza Italia 2024
1 Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria – Naples, Campania
1 I Masanielli – Francesco Martucci – Caserta, Campania
2 Confine – Milan, Lombardy
3 I Tigli – San Bonifacio (VR), Veneto
4 50 Kalò – Naples, Campania
5 Seu Pizza Illuminati – Rome, Lazio
6 I Masanielli – Sasà Martucci – Caserta, Campania
7 Dry Milano – Milan, Lombardy
8 La Notizia – Naples, Campania
9 Salvo – Naples, Campania
10 Pizzeria Da Lioniello – Succivo (CE), Campania
11 Cambia-Menti di Ciccio Vitiello – Caserta, Campania
12 Pepe in Grani – Caiazzo (CE), Campania
13 180 Grammi Pizzeria Romana – Rome, Lazio
14 Le Grotticelle – Caggiano (SA), Campania
15 La Cascina dei Sapori – Rezzato (BS), Lombardy
16 Clementina – Fiumicino (RM), Lazio
17 Sestogusto – Turin, Piedmont
18 La Bolla – Caserta, Campania
19 BOB Alchimia a Spicchi – Montepaone Lido (CZ), Calabria
20 Apogeo – Pietrasanta (LU), Tuscany
21 I Vesuviani – Pomigliano d’Arco (NA), Campania
22 Raf Bonetta – Pozzuoli (NA), Campania
23 Denis – Milan, Lombardy
24 Palazzo Petrucci Pizzeria – Naples, Campania
25 Sbanco – Rome, Lazio
26 Carlo Sammarco Pizzeria – Aversa (CE), Campania
27 Le Parùle – Ercolano (NA), Campania
28 400 Gradi – Lecce, Puglia
29 Modus – Milan, Lombardy
30 La Fenice – Pistoia, Tuscany
31 Re | Mi – Sassari, Sardinia
32 ‘O Scugnizzo – Arezzo, Tuscany
33 Pupillo Pura Pizza – Frosinone, Lazio
34 ‘O Fiore Mio – Faenza (RA), Emilia-Romagna
35 Giangi – Arielli (CH), Abruzzo
36 Giovanni Santarpia – Florence, Tuscany
37 Meunier – Corciano (PG), Umbria
38 Saccharum – Altavilla Milicia (PA), Sicily
39 San Martino – Pizza & Bolle – Rome, Lazio
40 I Borboni – Pontecagnano Faiano (SA), Campania
41 La Gatta Mangiona – Rome, Lazio
42 Officine del Cibo – Sarzana (SP), Liguria
43 Il Segreto di Pulcinella – Montesarchio (BN), Campania
44 Allegrìo – Rome, Lazio
45 Fandango – Potenza, Basilicata
46 Sant’Isidoro – Pizza & Bolle – Rome, Lazio
47 Bosco – Tempio Pausania (SS), Sardinia
48 Gigi Pipa – Este (PD), Veneto
49 L’Orso – Messina, Sicily
50 Grigoris – Mestre (VE), Veneto
51 Il Vecchio e il Mare – Florence, Tuscany
52 La Contrada – Aversa (CE), Campania
53 Enosteria Lipen – Triuggio (MB), Lombardy
54 Masardona by Cristiano Piccirillo – Rome, Lazio
55 Frumento – Acireale (CT), Sicily
56 Giotto Pizzeria – Florence, Tuscany
57 I Fontana – Somma Vesuviana (NA), Campania
58 Piccola Piedigrotta – Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna
59 Chicco – Colle di Val d’Elsa (SI), Tuscany
60 Pizzeria Elite Rossi – Alvignano (CE), Campania
61 Framento – Cagliari, Sardinia
62 La Piedigrotta – Varese, Lombardy
63 Maiori – Cagliari, Sardinia
64 La Sorgente – Guardiagrele (CH), Abruzzo
65 Pizza Canneto Beach 2 – Margherita di Savoia (BT), Puglia
66 Battil’oro – Querceta (LU), Tuscany
67 Archestrato di Gela – Palermo, Sicily
68 Fuori Tempo – Canale (CN), Piedmont
69 Inedito – Brescia, Lombardy
70 Sa Scolla – Cagliari, Sardinia
71 Angelo Pezzella – Pizzeria con Cucina – Rome, Lazio
72 Bro. – Naples, Campania
73 La Pizza – Romualdo Rizzuti – Florence, Tuscany
74 A Rota – Rome, Lazio
75 Don Antonio 1970 – Salerno, Campania
76 Bas – Pesche (IS), Molise
77 Pizzeria Gorizia 1916 – Naples, Campania
78 Bottega Dani – Cecina (LI), Tuscany
79 Fermenta – Chieti, Abruzzo
80 Capuano’s – Milan, Lombardy
81 Tavolo Riservato – Naples, Campania
82 Pizzarè – Rizziconi (RC), Calabria
83 TAC – Thin and Crunchy – Rome, Lazio
84 Da Ezio – Alano di Piave (BL), Veneto
85 Luigi Cippitelli Pizzeria – San Giuseppe Vesuviano (NA), Campania
86 Extremis – Rome, Lazio
87 Kilo – Imperia, Liguria
88 Fiore di Latte – Baveno (VB), Piedmont
89 Piano B – Siracusa, Sicily
90 PiGreco – Volla (NA), Campania
91 Claudio Alvicolo – Orvieto (TR), Umbria
92 Glamour – Antonello Scatorchia – Rionero In Vulture (PZ), Basilicata
93 Vadolì – Acri (CS), Calabria
94 Antica Pizzeria Ciro 1923 – Gaeta (LT), Lazio
95 Sileo – Nucetto (CN), Piedmont
96 CUORE – Luca Brancati – Marano Vicentino (VI), Veneto
97 Luppolo & Farina – Latiano (BR), Puglia
98 iSaulle – Quart (AO), Valle D’Aosta
99 Sitari – Agrigento, Sicily
100 Lombardi Pizzeria – Maddaloni (CE), Campania
50 Top Pizza Italia 2024 – Special Awards
• Pizza Maker of the Year 2024 – Ferrarelle Award
Francesco Capece of Confine – Milan, Lombardy
• New Entry of the Year 2024 – Solania Award
Raf Bonetta – Pozzuoli (NA), Campania
• Best Fried Food 2024 – Il Fritturista – Oleificio Zucchi Award
Clementina – Fiumicino (RM), Lazio
• Pizza of the Year 2024 – Latteria Sorrentina Award
Margherita Provola Affumicata & Pepe Nero di Sarawak of Dry Milano – Milan, Lombardy
• Performance of the Year 2024 – Robo Award
Pizzeria Da Lioniello – Succivo (CE), Campania
• Best Pasta Proposal 2024 – Pastificio Di Martino Award
La Fenice – Pistoia, Tuscany
• Best Dessert List 2024 – Cremoso – La Dispensa Award
Sestogusto – Turin, Piedmont
• Best Beer Service 2024 – Peroni Nastro Azzurro Award
Apogeo – Pietrasanta (LU), Tuscany
• One to Watch 2024 – Fedegroup Award
Fermenta – Chieti, Abruzzo
50 Top Pizza Italia – Green Oven 2024 – Goeldlin
• Denis – Milan, Lombardy
• Gigi Pipa – Este (PD), Veneto
• I Masanielli by Sasà Martucci – Caserta, Campania
• Le Grotticelle – Caggiano (SA), Campania
• Le Parùle – Ercolano (NA), Campania
• Pizzarium – Rome, Lazio
• Pupillo Pura Pizza – Frosinone, Lazio
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