15 pizzeria rooms worth the trip across Italy, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Italy.
L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele ★ 4.7 · Naples
forcella · Via Cesare Sersale 1, 80139 Napoli
Da Michele in Naples' Forcella has baked margherita and marinara since 1870, the city's defining pizza counter. The Eat Pray Love queue still wraps the block at 13:00.
Tip: Take a numbered ticket from the door and wait outside. The classic margherita is 5 euros 50; cash preferred.
50 Kalo di Ciro Salvo ★ 4.7 · Naples
chiaia · Piazza Sannazaro 201/B, 80122 Napoli
Ciro Salvo's 50 Kalo in Naples' Mergellina edge of Chiaia ranks among the world's top three pizzerias on the 50 Top Pizza list, with a 72-hour fermentation dough at the counter.
Tip: Book on the website a fortnight ahead for dinner. Lunch is the calmer service; the long dough proof is the signature.
L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele ★ 4.7 · Naples
forcella · Via Cesare Sersale 1, 80139 Napoli
Da Michele in Naples' Forcella has baked margherita and marinara since 1870, the city's defining pizza counter. The Eat Pray Love queue still wraps the block at 13:00.
Tip: Take a numbered ticket from the door and wait outside. Margherita is 5 euros 50; cash preferred.
Gino e Toto Sorbillo ★ 4.6 · Naples
centro-storico · Via dei Tribunali 32, 80138 Napoli
Gino Sorbillo's headquarters on Via dei Tribunali in Naples is the third-generation family pizzeria, with 21 siblings carrying the dough across four city counters since 1935.
Tip: No bookings; arrive 12:30 or 19:00 for the shortest queue. The pizza fritta at Lievito Madre two doors down handles overflow.
Pizzeria Starita a Materdei ★ 4.6 · Naples
materdei · Via Materdei 27/28, 80136 Napoli
Starita in Naples' Materdei has run the wood ovens since 1901, with the montanara fried pizza (Sophia Loren's choice on screen) the unmissable order alongside the canonical margherita.
Tip: Closed Monday lunch; otherwise open daily 12:00 to 24:00. No bookings; arrive 12:30 or 19:30 for the shortest queue.
Pizzeria Starita a Materdei ★ 4.6 · Naples
materdei · Via Materdei 27/28, 80136 Napoli
Starita in Naples' Materdei has run the wood ovens since 1901, with the montanara fried pizza (Sophia Loren's screen choice) the unmissable order alongside the classic margherita.
Tip: Closed Monday lunch; otherwise daily 12:00 to 24:00. No bookings; arrive 12:30 or 19:30 for the shortest queue.
Gino e Toto Sorbillo ★ 4.6 · Naples
centro-storico · Via dei Tribunali 32, 80138 Napoli
Gino Sorbillo's headquarters on Via dei Tribunali in Naples is the third-generation family pizzeria, with 21 siblings carrying the dough across four city counters since 1935.
Tip: No bookings; arrive 12:30 or 19:00 for the shortest queue. Lievito Madre two doors down handles overflow.
180g Pizzeria Romana ★ 4.5 · Rome
centocelle · Via Tor de' Schiavi 53, 00172 Roma
Jacopo Mercuro's 180g Pizzeria Romana in Rome's Centocelle quarter has put the modern Roman pizza on the city's must-eat list, weighing each crust at the namesake 180 grammes.
Tip: Closed Monday. Book a week ahead; the room holds 40 covers. Metro C to Pigneto then 10 min walk.
Pizzeria Veridico ★ 4.4 · Naples
chiaia · Via Filippo Palizzi 33, 80127 Napoli
Veridico in Naples' Vomero area runs a top-30 Italian pizza counter on the 50 Top list, with a 60-hour fermentation dough and a vegetable-led pizza carte alongside the classic margherita.
Tip: Book a week ahead on the website for weekends. The Sunday-only specials run with seasonal Campanian vegetables.
Pizzeria Veridico ★ 4.4 · Naples
chiaia · Via Filippo Palizzi 33, 80127 Napoli
Veridico in Naples' Vomero area runs a top-30 Italian pizza counter on the 50 Top list, with a 60-hour fermentation dough and a vegetable-led pizza carte alongside the classic margherita.
Tip: Book a week ahead on the website for weekends. Sunday-only specials use seasonal Campanian vegetables.
Pizzeria Brandi ★ 4.3 · Naples
toledo · Salita Sant'Anna di Palazzo 1/2, 80132 Napoli
Brandi off Via Toledo in Naples claims the 1889 invention of the pizza margherita by Raffaele Esposito for Queen Margherita of Savoy. The queen's thank-you letter still hangs in the dining room.
Tip: Open daily 12:00 to 15:30 and 19:00 to 24:00. Book ahead for groups; the original Esposito plaque sits at the entrance.
Pizzeria Brandi ★ 4.3 · Naples
toledo · Salita Sant'Anna di Palazzo 1/2, 80132 Napoli
Brandi off Via Toledo in Naples claims the 1889 invention of the pizza margherita by Raffaele Esposito for Queen Margherita of Savoy. The queen's thank-you letter hangs in the dining room.
Tip: Open daily 12:00 to 15:30 and 19:00 to 24:00. Book ahead for groups; the original Esposito plaque sits at the entrance.
Pizzeria Da Remo ★ 4.3 · Rome
testaccio · Piazza Santa Maria Liberatrice 44, 00153 Roma
Pizzeria Da Remo in Rome's Testaccio is the classic Roman pizza room with paper-thin crusts, the city's busiest suppli counter and a queue that wraps the piazza nightly.
Tip: Cash only. No bookings; arrive 19:00 or after 22:00 to skip the queue. Closed Sunday.
Li Rioni ★ 4.2 · Rome
celio · Via dei Santi Quattro 24, 00184 Roma
Li Rioni in Rome's Celio district near the Colosseum runs the canonical wood-fire Roman pizza with paper-thin crusts and the city's best fiori di zucca fritters since 1988.
Tip: Closed Tuesday all day. The terrace tables on Via dei Santi Quattro book a week ahead.
Pizzeria Ai Marmi ★ 4.1 · Rome
trastevere · Viale Trastevere 53, 00153 Roma
Pizzeria Ai Marmi in Rome's Trastevere is the Sunday-evening institution with marble-table tops, paper-thin Roman pizzas and queues that wrap onto Viale Trastevere by 20:00.
Tip: Closed Wednesday. No bookings; queue starts 19:30. Cash and card; the room turns fast.