New Yorkers, bad news — you don’t have the best pizza, food critics say.
The only silver lining? Your thin slices are ranked second-best, and your archrival — Chicago — didn’t even crack the top 10.
In a surprising twist, a pizzeria in Japan outranked even Italy’s legendary establishments as it landed in third place behind New York.
TimeOut’s list of the world’s top 19 pizza joints will be hard to swallow for American pizza lovers.
New York City’s Scarr’s Pizza, a staple in the Lower East Side, landed the No. 2 spot, losing only to a pizzeria in Italy that hasn’t changed its recipe in almost nine decades.
Scarr’s earned praise for its hand-crafted ingredients, including dough made from freshly milled grain in the shop’s basement.
‘The result is an airy, slightly tangy crust that can hold up to toppings yet is pliable enough to be folded for a slice on the go,’ Morgan Carter, a food and drink editor for the publication, wrote in her review.
But Italy, the birthplace of pizza, outperformed the New York slice, the reviewers said.
Three pizza joints made their way onto the list of world’s best pizzerias
A famous Italian pizzeria nabbed the top spot in the rankings (stock image)
Pizzeria da Attilio, a family-owned restaurant in Naples that sources ingredients from local vendors, makes a Margherita pie that secured the top spot.
The restaurant, which opened in 1938, has kept the same recipe in the words for 87 years.
Each slice is made with regional tomatoes, 24-month old parmesan, and fresh basil.
For pizza-lovers hoping to stay in America, a deep dish shop in Chicago, Milly’s Pizza in the Pan, was the 11th best slice.
A Miami pizzeria, Eleventh Street Pizza, nabbed 14th place with a hot honey Sicilian slice.
Globe-trotters should head to Asia for the third-best slice of pizza, the reviewers found.
Pizza Marumo, a shop in Tokyo, Japan, took the bronze medal with a slice of umami pizza.
The pie features some surprising ingredients, like mushroom cream sauce, mozzarella, and soy sauce.
Experts ranked the world’s best pizza pies with some surprising findings
Pizza shops in Rome, Italy; Sydney, Australia; Copenhagen, Denmark; London, U.K; Cape Town, South Africa; Paris, France; and Madrid, Spain round out the top ten.
Here is the list of restaurants, per TimeOut:
- Pizza Margherita at Pizzeria da Attilio in Naples, Italy
- Cheese pizza at Scarr’s Pizza in New York City
- Japanese umami pizza at Pizza Marumo in Tokyo, Japan
- Pizza Capricciosa at 180g Pizzeria Romana in Rome, Italy
- Clam pizza at Bella Brutta in Sydney, Australia
Pizzas ranked… on value
Researchers have conducted more studies to find which cities have the best pizza values in the U.S.
An eight-point study – which uses data points like price, Yelp reviews, and frequency of local Google searches for nearby shops – found that pizzerias in Denver, Colorado; Buffalo, New York; and Boston are the best for pizza-lovers.
New York didn’t favor too well on the list.
The pizza-mecca ranked 15th on the list, burdened by its $34 average price for a large pepperoni pie.
Richmond, Virginia had the cheapest average large pie, with $14.75 for a family-sized cheese pizza.
