The best Neapolitan pizza in Italy and therefore in the world is eaten in Caserta and not in Naples: And this is already sensational. To sign this gastronomic jewel is Francesco Martucci of I Masanielli, which in the ranking of the best 50 pizzerias in Italy drawn up by 50 Top Pizza, an established online guide for the sector, has maintained first position already conquered last year ousting the legendary Franco Pepe from Pepe in Grani from the podium, for years the undisputed ruler of all pizza guides, And it is sensational that Franco Pepe was relegated to fifth position this year, Which will make many of his loyal customers turn up their noses, who revere him as an unsurpassed master.
Record an astonishing leap forward 10 Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria in Naples, who climbs the second step of the podium (it was 20th in 2020) which the other year was the prerogative of Franco Pepe. It is placed in third position Seu Pizza Illuminati of Rome (7th in the last edition) that undermines the Tigli of Simone Padoan of San Bonifacio (VR).
Analyzing the different regions with regards to the top 100 positions Campania triumphs with 29 signs. Lazio follows with 13 places, which beats Lombardy by a neck (12). Then Tuscany (10), Veneto and Piedmont (6), Puglia, Sicily and Sardinia (4), Abruzzo (3), Emilia-Romagna and Marche (2), Basilicata, Calabria, Liguria, Trentino-Alto Adige and Umbria (1 ).
The big news of this year's edition is theassignment of the Forno Verde, which distinguishes the premises that have particularly distinguished themselves for their attention to environmental sustainability. Only four conferred ones, which went to:
• The Grottos - Caggiano (SA)
• Pupillo Pura Pizza – Frosinone
• Pizzeria da Ezio – Alano di Piave (BL)
• Fandango – Power
Among the most coveted awards are: the Italian Special Awards 2021.
• Diego Vitagliano, of 10 Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria in Naples, wins the title of Pizza Maker of the Year 2021 – Latteria Sorrentina Award.
• The Young Pizza Maker of the Year 2021 – S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna Award goes to Luca Mastracci of Pupillo Pura Pizza, in Frosinone.
• The Pizzeria News of the year 2021 – Solania Award is the Antica Friggitoria Masardona Rome.
• The Performance of the Year 2021 – Pastificio Di Martino Award (i.e. the biggest leap forward in the standings) is assigned to BOB Alchimia in segments, from Montepaone Lido (CZ).
• La Capricciosa di Qvinto, in Rome, wins the Pizza of the Year 2021 – Robo Award.
• For the Best Fried Proposal 2021 – Olitalia Award you need to go to Rome, at 180g Pizzeria Romana.
• The best Pasta Omelette of the Year 2021 – Pastificio di Martino Award can be found, however, in Caserta, at I Masanielli by Francesco Martucci.
• The Pastry in Pizzeria 2021 – Olitalia Award goes to Impastatori Pompetti, from Roseto degli Abruzzi (TE).
• The Sweet Pizza of the Year 2021 – Latteria Sorrentina Award is the Absolute of Peaches by Seu Pizza Illuminati, in Rome.
• The Best Room Service 2021 - Fratelli Perrella Award goes to I Masanielli di Sasà Martucci, in Caserta.
• The Best Wine List 2021 - Prosecco DOC Award goes to La Cascina dei Sapori, in Rezzato (BS).
• The Best Beer List 2021 - Birrificio Fratelli Perrella Award goes to Pizzeria da Ezio, in Alano di Piave (BL).
• The Best List of Extra Virgin Olive Oils 2021 – Olitalia Award is by Grigoris, in Mestre (VE).
• The important recognition Innovation and Environmental Sustainability 2021 -Solania Award was given to Crosta, Milan.
• The Territorial Identity Award 2021 - Robo Award saw Sardinia dominate, with Pizzeria Panetteria Bosco, in Tempio Pausania (SS).
• The Meritorious Award for Pizza 2021 - Voce di Napoli Award 2021 went to Alessandro Marinacci and Claudio Sebillo, organizers of Pizza Village.
Spotlights also on the prestigious international awards, all branded Prosecco DOC Award, for the best pizzerias divided by geographical area. Below is the list of winners:
Best in Japan 2021: Pizzeria Peppe – Napoli sta' ca”, Tokyo, Japan
Best in Oceania 2021: 48h Pizza and Gnocchi Bar, Melbourne, Australia
Best in Africa 2021: Massimo's, Cape Town, South Africa
Best in Dubai 2021: Il Café, Dubai, UAE
Best Neapolitan Pizza outside Italy 2021: Pizzeria Peppe – Napoli sta' ca”, Tokyo, Japan
Best in Asia 2021: Workshop, Beijing, China
All the answers were given during a live streaming, conducted by Federico Quaranta and followed by thousands of people.
“It's nice to see how our appointments, first of all 50 Top Pizza, have become important points of reference for the entire global pizza community. – comment Barbara Guerra, Luciano Pignataro and Albert Sapere, the three curators of the editorial project – It is a certificate of the validity of the project, but also of the work done by us and by our team. We wanted to thank our inspectors who carry out an essential task and do it with extreme professionalism and great passion".
The ranking of 50 Top Pizza Italy 2021:
1 I Masanielli - Francesco Martucci - Caserta, Campania
2 10 Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria - Naples, Campania
3 Seu Pizza Illuminati – Rome, Lazio
4 I Tigli - San Bonifacio (VR), Veneto
5 Pepe in Grani - Caiazzo (CE), Campania
6 50 Kalò - Naples, Campania
7 Francesco & Salvatore Salvo – Naples, Campania
8 Dry Milano - Milan, Lombardy
9 The News 94 - Naples, Campania
10 Le Grotticelle - Caggiano (SA), Campania
11 I Masanielli - Sasà Martucci - Caserta, Campania
12 180g Pizzeria Romana – Rome, Lazio
13 Crosta - Milan, Lombardy
14 Carlo Sammarco Pizzeria 2.0 - Frattamaggiore (NA), Campania
15 Pupillo Pure Pizza – Frosinone, Lazio
16 Qvinto - Rome, Lazio
17 The Cascina dei Sapori - Rezzato (BS), Lombardy
18 'O Scugnizzo - Arezzo, Tuscany
19 IQuintili - Rome, Lazio
20 Apogeo - Pietrasanta (LU), Tuscany
21 400 Degrees - Lecce, Puglia
22 Patrick Ricci – Land, Grains, Explorations – San Mauro Torinese (TO), Piedmont
23 Pizzeria Da Ezio – Alano di Piave (BL), Veneto
24 Pizzeria Bakery Bosco - Tempio Pausania (SS), Sardinia
25 The Follies of Romualdo - Florence, Tuscany
26 Fandango - Potenza, Basilicata
27 Grigoris - Mestre (VE), Veneto
28 Giangi Pizza and Research – Arielli (CH), Abruzzo
29 Pizzeria Da Lioniello – Succivo (CE), Campania
30 Enosteria Lipen - Triuggio (MB), Lombardy
31 Food Workshops - Sarzana (SP), Liguria
32 Antica Friggitoria Masardona Rome - Rome, Lazio
33 Sirani - Bagnolo Mella (BS), Lombardy
34 L'Orso - Messina, Sicily
35 Unbanking – Rome, Lazio
36 Wheat - Acireale (CT), Sicily
37 Framento - Cagliari, Sardinia
38 Divine Taste - Saluzzo (CN), Piedmont
39 Giotto Pizzeria - Bistrot - Florence, Tuscany
40 Giovanni Santarpia - Florence, Tuscany
41 Pump mixers - Roseto degli Abruzzi (TE), Abruzzo
42 Pizzeria Mamma Rosa - Ortezzano (FM), Marche
43 I Fontana - Somma Vesuviana (NA), Campania
44 BOB Alchemy in wedges - Montepaone Lido (CZ), Calabria
45 Pizzeria Gigi Pipa - Este (PD), Veneto
46 I Borboni Pizzeria - Pontecagnano Faiano (SA), Campania
47 Sant'Isidoro – Pizza & Bolle – Rome, Lazio
48 La Contrada - Aversa (CE), Campania
49 La Braciera - Palermo, Sicily
50 Little Piedigrotta - Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna
51 The Eating Cat – Rome, Lazio
52 From Attilio – Naples, Campania
53 Angelo Pezzella – Pizzeria with Kitchen – Rome, Lazio
54 The Borgo Beer Tavern – Rome, Lazio
55 Ciarly Restaurant Pizzeria – Naples, Campania
56 The Piedigrotta – Varese, Lombardy
57 Concettina at the Three Saints – Naples, Campania
58 Pizzeria Le Parùle – Herculaneum (NA), Campania
59 La Sorgente Pizzeria – Guardiagrele (CH), Abruzzo
60 Umberto – Naples, Campania
61 In the Forge – Rome, Lazio
62 Battil'oro – Querceta (LU), Tuscany
63 Guglielmo Vuolo Verona – Verona, Veneto
64 Mater – Fiano Romano (RM), Lazio
65 Osteria Pizzeria Per Bacco – La Morra (CN), Piedmont
66 Starita a Materdei – Naples, Campania
67 Stubborn – Milan, Lombardy
68 Pizzeria Luigi Cippitelli – San Giuseppe Vesuviano (NA), Campania
69 La Pergola – Radicondoli (SI), Tuscany
70 Pizzeria 450° Pizza and Fries by Gianfranco Iervolino – Pomigliano d'Arco (NA), Campania
71 Montegrigna – Tric Trac – Legnano (MI), Lombardy
72 Meunier Champagne & Pizza – Corciano (PG), Umbria
73 Pizzeria Elite Rossi – Alvignano (CE), Campania
74 Maiori – Cagliari, Sardinia
75 Pizzeria La Bufala – Maranello (MO), Emilia-Romagna
76 Sa Scolla – Cagliari, Sardinia
77 Hofstätter Garten – Termeno sulla Strada del Vino (BZ), Trentino-Alto Adige
78 Casa Vitiello – Tuoro (CE), Campania
79 Capuano's Pizzeria 7.0 – Milan, Lombardy
80 The Old Man and the Sea – Florence, Tuscany
81 Carmine Donzetti - Pizza & Fried - Casandrino (NA), Campania
82 Pizzeria Chicco – Colle di Val d'Elsa (SI), Tuscany
83 Canneto Beach 2 Restaurant – Margherita di Savoia (BT), Puglia
84 Disapore Pizzeria Gourmet – Cecina (LI), Tuscany
85 Pizzeria La Scaletta – Ascoli Piceno, Marche
86 Vincenzo Capuano – Naples, Campania
87 The Locanda dei Feudi – Pezzano (SA), Campania
88 Uagliò – Turin, Piedmont
89 Liberty Pizza & Artisan Beer – Turin, Piedmont
90 Yeast 72 – Trani (BT), Puglia
91 Foorn – Mariglianella (NA), Campania
92 From Mimmo – Bergamo, Lombardy
93 The Old Gazebo – Molfetta (BA), Puglia
94 Bioesserì Milan Brera – Milan, Lombardy
95 La Bolla – Caserta, Campania
96 Carmella – Naples, Campania
97 Plan B – Syracuse, Sicily
98 Fly Goodness for All – Castino (CN), Piedmont
99 Marghe – Milan, Lombardy
100 Mama – Lendinara (RO), Veneto
