There are 96 great pizzerias in Italy and 16 of the best pizzerias by the slice on the peninsula: the ranking was drawn up by the Gambero Rosso Pizzerie d'Italia Guide, which every year selects the best pizzerias in Italy for enthusiasts and, as always, there is no shortage of surprises. The most sensational is that Sorbillo in Naples, leaves the podium of the "stars" awarded to the establishments that maintain the podium for at least the 10th consecutive year.
Peppercorns in Caiazzo first in the ranking
The three segments, the highest recognition of the Guide, award first place to the pizzeria Pepe in Grani Caiazzo (CE) with 97 points, followed by Renato Bosco in San Martino Buon Albergo (VR) with 96 points, I Masanielli in Caserta, I Tigli in San Bonifacio (VR) and with 95 points Diego Vitagliano in Naples, Pizzeria Clementina in Fiumicino (Rome), Sasà Martucci – i Masanielli in Caserta, Seu pizza Illuminati in Rome. With 94 points we therefore find 50 Kalò in Naples, Bob Alchimia a spicchi in Montepaone (CZ), Confine – pizza and cellar in Milan, La Contrada in Aversa (CE), La Filiale all'Albereta di Erbusco (BS), La notizia in Naples, La notizia 94 in Naples 94, Patrick Ricci – land, grains, explorations in San Mauro Torinese (TO), Pizzeria Salvo in San Giorgio a Cremano (NA), Sestogusto in Turin, Vico pizza&wine in Rome.
Special Awards: Simone Padoan and Giancarlo Casa masters of the dough. In Pontedera the emerging pizza chef
The Guide also awarded special prizes: I Maestri dell'Impasto, with Gioiella, sees two champions awarded: Simone Padoan, I Tigli in San Bonifacio (VR) in Veneto and Giancarlo Casa of La Gatta Mangiona in Rome. Special award for the Emerging Pizza Chef, went to the young Lorenzo Prestia, founder of Grano Vivo in Pontedera (PI). The Research and Innovation award went to Premiata Fabbrica Pizza, a laboratory of ideas in Bassano Del Grappa (VI) - The Pizzas of the Year on the plate are: Pizza piacentina from Chiere in Piacenza, a reinterpretation of the tortello piacentino. Marinara cotta Cilentana from Baita Al Cotruzzo in Roccadaspide (SA), Sfincione Fenicio from Ozio Gastronomico in Palermo.
Pizzas of the year by the slice: Cardoncelli, Tomatoes, Parsley, Buffalo Yogurt by Frumentario, Rome, La Schicculiata, from the pizzeria Da Filomena in Castrovillari (Cs). Sweet pizza: Come Un Caffè Leccese, from Luppolo & Farina in Latiano (Br). Pizza and Territory, with Levoni: at La Cruna del Lago, Lesina (FG).
Bonci the best pizza by the slice
The Three Wheels. Beating everyone in the primacy of pizza in the slice and take-out version, 16 establishments stand out in the guide: at the top is confirmed Pizzarium by Gabriele Bonci, in Rome, with 95 points. There are 5 Stars in this category (the establishments that maintain the podium for at least the 10th consecutive year); two new entries among the Three Wheels: Forno Del Mastro in Monza in Lombardy, Pizza Chef in Rome, in Lazio.
Pina Sozio, curator of the 2025 edition of the volume dedicated to the best Italian pizzerias, says: “What vitality in Italian pizza. Openings upon openings, so many young people with a desire to emerge and to bring out their territories. The pizza field is so challenging and fascinating that many good chefs have begun to try their hand at it, fascinated both by the magic of the dough and by the conquered freedom in the toppings. The vulgate of the product brings with it, however, risks of trivialization on a large scale. In our small selection (750 pizzerias out of over 183 thousand existing in Italy, according to the latest data from the CNA) it is not enough for us to use certain well-known products (and perhaps not all together on the same pizza!), just as it is not enough for us to make that recipe or use the trendy technique. We seek out, and reward, those who do a coherent job, who put personality, ideas, a long-term vision at the center, even at the cost of not caressing the trend of the moment and taking a few more risks”.
Sorbillo out of the “stars”
They are 22 stars (the signs that maintain the podium for at least the 10th consecutive year)); 9 new entries among the Three Spicchi in the 2025 edition: Senese in Sanremo (IM) in Liguria, ME in Ferrara, TAC Thin & Crunchy in Rome, Vico Pizza&Wine in Rome, Bro in Naples, Gianfranco Iervolino Pizza and Fritti in Ottaviano (NA), Raf Bonetta Pizzeria in Pozzuoli (NA), Campana 12 in Corigliano Calabro (CS), Ammodo – La Pizza di Daniele Vaccarella in Palermo
However, those who missed the podium in this edition of the guide are: Libery Pizza & Artigianal Beer in Turin, Perbacco in La Morra (CN), Zenzero Osteria della Pizza in Pisa, Casale Rufini in Gallicano nel Lazio (RM) and Sorbillo in Naples
