The Best Pizza in the World, According to Italy, Is Found in New York

While New York and New Jersey argue with Connecticut over who makes the best pizza, Italy - of all places - is weighing in.

Last week, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont declared his state the "Pizza Capital of the United States" and installed signs saying just that along the New York border.

The signs face incoming New York traffic along the major I-95 and I-84 highways.

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After Governor Lamont claimed the signs are there to prove "what makes Connecticut special," New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy deadpanned on Twitter, "You're not even the pizza capital of the tri-state area."

It seems the argument over who has the best pizza is already over because one massive authority in the pizza world decisively weighed in on the matter.

Italy, as in the birthplace of pizza, has officially joined the discourse.

The country's world-renowned and respected ranking of the world's top 50 pizzerias has put New York in the #1 spot.

50 Top Pizza named Una Pizza Napoletana 2024's best pizzeria in the world and publicly honored the restaurant at an awards ceremony in Naples, Italy.

Anthony Mangieri, owner of Una Pizza Napoletana, was also publicly saluted. Mangieri and his team were in Italy to accept the prestigious award, as a disclaimer on the pizzeria's website suggests.

This is actually the second time this joint was named #1 in the world, with 50 Top Pizza awarding them the top honor back in 2022.

You can find the restaurant, which specializes in Neapolitan-style pizza, at 175 Orchard Street in New York City.

Two other New York pizza joints made the top 50. Ribalta in New York City was named 19th best overall while Don Antonio, also in NYC, ranked 30th best in the world.

The owner of Don Antonio, Giorgia Caporuscio, was also awarded the Empower Women - Fedegroup Award for inspiring female pizza makers worldwide.

Don Antonio restaurant has been going strong for over a decade and also specializes in Neapolitan-style pizza. You can grab one of their world-famous slices at 309 W 50th Street in New York.

In all, Italy's 50 Top Pizza world ranking highlighted 29 countries this year. While Naples, Italy, was the city with the most nods with 5 overall wins, New York City had the second-most awards, with 4.

It should be noted Italy did not include a single pizza joint from Connecticut or New Jersey.

And while Governors Lamont and Murphy argue over who has the superior pie, Governor Kathy Hochul was right to quietly sit this one out and let our state's reputation (and many awards) do the talking.

New York continues to prove itself to be a juggernaut in the pizza world, as a recent ranking of America's best pizza slices had a lot of good things to say about our state.

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