2026 50 Top Pizza Italia
50 Top Pizza Italia 2026 ranked pizzerias, including the tied second place.
Venues on this list
Il Segreto di Pulcinella
Montesarchio, Italy
Giuseppe Bove's pizzeria in Montesarchio makes a serious case for the best ingredient-led pizza in the Benevento province. The Mare and Yuzu mini pan and the classic Margherita are both worth the trip. Booking a few days ahead covers most visits, with the counter the seat of choice for first-timers who want to watch Bove work.
La Fenice Pizzeria Contemporanea
Pistoia, Italy
Choose La Fenice Pizzeria Contemporanea when the table wants experimental pizza with real structure: high-hydration doughs, fusion formats, a wine-and-beer program designed around the food. It is better for date nights, groups, curious diners than for a classic, quick pizzeria stop.
Cuore Napoletano
Marano Vicentino, Italy
Cuore Napoletano is a practical Marano Vicentino dinner pick when ease matters more than a splurge profile. Choose it for a low-risk local meal or casual repeat visit; for a clearer high-end Italian Contemporary or creative dining brief, compare La Favellina and Spinechile first.
Overview
50 Top Pizza Italia 2026 is the Italian edition of the 50 Top Pizza guide, a ranked list of pizzerias in Italy compiled from anonymous inspector visits and published on 18 July 2026. This edition includes a tied second place. Pearl currently maps 101 restaurants from it.
50 Top Pizza was established in 2017 by Barbara Guerra, Luciano Pignataro and Albert Sapere and evaluates pizzerias in two phases: a survey among anonymous inspectors, then anonymous visits assessing the pizzeria as a whole, covering the pizza, service, atmosphere, waiting times and drinks. The Italian edition is the guide's home ranking and the most closely watched of its regional lists, it extends beyond the headline fifty positions through further tiers such as Great Pizzerias and Excellent Pizzerias. A tie in this edition means two pizzerias share the same rank. Pearl's mapped count is produced by its own separate venue-matching process.
50 Top Pizza Italia 2026 is the guide's home ranking, published on 18 July 2026 and notable for a tied second place. Pearl currently maps 101 restaurants from the edition.
Quick Facts
- Source
- 50 Top Pizza
- Edition
- Italia 2026
- Released
- 18 July 2026
- Geography
- Italy
- Entity type
- Pizzerias
- Selection method
- Anonymous inspector survey followed by anonymous visits
- Ranked
- Yes, including a tied second place
- Venues on Pearl
- 101
About This Edition
Released on 18 July 2026, the Italia edition is 50 Top Pizza's flagship national ranking and covers pizzerias across Italy, extending past the headline fifty positions into the guide's further tiers. This edition includes a tied second place, meaning two pizzerias share that rank. Inspectors visit anonymously and evaluate the whole experience rather than the pizza alone. Pearl currently maps 101 restaurants from this ranking; that figure is Pearl's current mapped count following its own venue-matching process rather than a restatement of the guide's complete published field.
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