13 editor picks across France.
13 pizzeria restaurants worth the trip across France, editor-ranked. All cuisines in France.
Chez Etienne in Marseille's 2e Panier has cooked wood-fired Marseillais pizza since 1943, no menu, cash only, the half-anchovy half-cheese the local order.
OrderThe half-anchovy half-cheese pizza, the canonical version in the city.
TipOpen Mon-Sat lunch and dinner, closed Sunday; cash only, no reservations, expect a queue.
Chez Sauveur in Marseille's 1er Noailles has cooked Sicilian-rooted Marseillais pizza since 1943 founded by Sauveur Di Paola, taken over in 2023 by a young.
OrderThe Pizza Speciale with mozzarella di bufala, cherry tomatoes and pistou.
TipOpen Tue-Sat lunch and dinner; closed Sunday and Monday Walk-ins usually OK.
Mono bakes the Neapolitan pizza reference of Rennes on Boulevard de la Liberté, ultra-thin centres, puffed rims and Italian small-producer toppings.
OrderA margherita first; the high-hydration dough is the whole point
A neighbourhood pizzeria on Rue de Coulmiers where every pizza has a vegetarian alternative and the desserts come out of the same small kitchen.
OrderZuccosa pizza with butternut cream, House desserts
TipAugust brings a reduced timetable with evenings only and Mondays closed, so check before making the trip that month.
Pinocchio has kept a steady following on Rue Saint-Léonard in Nantes, a straightforward pizzeria whose card stretches to strawberry and parmesan.
OrderPizza thon, Pizza fraise parmesan
TipLunch windows are tight, roughly two hours, and the kitchen shuts Sunday and Monday; reserve for Friday and Saturday evenings.
AGAPè bakes organic sourdough pizza a step from Place Graslin in Nantes, sourcing most of what goes on top from farms inside its own bioregion.
OrderSourdough pizza, Organic Italian plates
TipThe kitchen is certified organic across food and drink, and Saturday is dinner only, with no lunch service and no Sunday opening.
Pizzeria L'Antica Chanzy makes artisan pizzas a few steps from Reims cathedral, using dough rested for 48 hours, and serves weekday lunch formulas.
OrderThe pizza of the month, or the €13.50 weekday lunch formula with a classic pizza and a soft drink.
TipClosed on Mondays; the €13.50 and €14.50 lunch formulas run on weekdays only, excluding bank holidays.
Pizzeria L'Antica Chanzy bakes artisan pizzas on Rue Chanzy in Reims from dough rested for 48 hours, with weekday lunch formulas from €13.50.
OrderThe pizza of the month, or the €13.50 weekday lunch formula of a classic pizza and a soft drink.
TipMonday is closed and Sunday is dinner only; the €13.50 and €14.50 lunch formulas run on weekdays, excluding bank holidays.
In Teglia is Aymeric Chapon's pizzeria on Rue Lamonnoye in Dijon, open since December 2013 and cooking Italian-style pizzas with imported Italian produce.
OrderA pizza from the short current menu, built on Italian tomatoes and cheese.
TipDelivery is also available if the antiques-quarter dining room is full at peak lunch hour.
Staff Pizza is a Dijon takeaway and dine-in pizzeria on Rue le Notre, open every single day of the week from late morning into the evening hours.
OrderA Duo-size pizza on the tomato base, the format regulars order most.
TipIt is one of the few Dijon kitchens open every single day, useful when other spots are shut.
Le Vieux Panier in Marseille's 2e on the Place de Lenche is a wood-fired pizzeria with a small terrace looking down toward the Vieux Port and the MUCEM.
OrderAny of the wood-fired pizzas; the terrace at sunset is the second order.
TipPlace de Lenche stairs descend straight to the old port; book the terrace for the view.
Pinocchio is an Italian trattoria and pizzeria on Rue Théodore Aubanel in Avignon, baking its pizzas in a Neapolitan oven set inside the dining room.
OrderA pizza from the Neapolitan oven, or one of the Italian classics revisited on the carte.
TipÀ la carte prices run from €9 to €19 according to the Vaucluse tourism guide, and there is seating indoors and outside.
Pizza Sarda is a wood-fired pizzeria on Rue Gambetta in Reims, open seven days for lunch and dinner, with pizzas from €11.90 and menus from €13.60.
OrderA wood-fired pizza such as the Campa at €11.90, or the €13.60 Presto menu with salad and a pizza or pasta.
TipThe €13.60 and €26 menus are not served on Friday or Saturday evenings, on Sundays or on public holidays.
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