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The pros at 50 Top Pizza—the influential, Italy-founded guide that ranks the best pizzerias on the planet—have once again confirmed what New Yorkers already knew: when it comes to pizza in America, this is the city that matters.
At the 50 Top Pizza USA 2026 ceremony, held in Manhattan earlier this week, Anthony Mangieri's Una Pizza Napoletana on the Lower East Side claimed the top spot in the country for the fifth straight year. (The guide has named it number one every year since 2022.) And it had plenty of company: 10 more local spots landed on the main list of 50, including Don Antonio, Ribalta, Stretch Pizza, Audace, Pizza Secret, Ops, Kesté, Salsa, Andrew Bellucci's Pizzeria and Pasquale Jones.
Back in 2018, Una Pizza Napoletana earned three stars from Time Out's Jake Cohen, who noted that the simple starters are almost beside the point—you're there for the Neapolitan pies that he said "rival Naples' best." Things clearly haven't changed.
Then there are the slices. 50 Top Pizza also released its by-the-slice ranking, and, lo and behold!, New York runs that category, too. L'Industrie Pizzeria took first place, followed by Mama's TOO! at number 4, Brooklyn D.O.P. at number 6, Filaga at number 8, Mano's Pizzeria at number 11, Cello's Pizza at number 14 and Roberta's R Slice at number 15.
L'Industrie pulled a perfect five stars from Time Out Food & Drink Editor Morgan Carter, who waited out the shop's famously long line and came away a believer: "One bite into that crunchy crust, and I immediately understood the hype," she wrote after her visit.
The numbers seal it. The full USA 2026 guide spans 116 pizzerias across 29 states, and New York is the most represented state with 27 of them: well ahead of California (13) and Florida (10). New York City is the most represented city with 24 venues, with Chicago and Portland tying for a distant second at six each.
So if you want truly great pizza, whether a meticulous pie or a perfect folding slice, there's really only one city worth the trip.