'Napoli on the Road': London pizzeria crowned world’s best at global awards

London has officially got the world's best pizza. Napoli on the Road, the Chiswick pizzeria founded by chef Michele Pascarella, has taken the top spot at the 50 Top Pizza World Awards 2026, beating out hundreds of contenders from around the globe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The win was announced in Naples – the original birthplace of pizza – where Pascarella celebrated a remarkable journey. He launched Napoli on the Road in 2016 from a three-wheeled Piaggio Ape fitted with a wood-fired oven, serving pizzas at London’s streets and farmers’ markets. A decade later, the business has grown into restaurants in Chiswick, Richmond and Soho, with the latter branch offering a pizza tasting menu inspired by Pascarella’s childhood in Caserta in the south of Italy. "I’m in shock. I probably need to have a few drinks and a sit down to process this. I can’t explain how big this is. It’s like the Oscars but for pizza," Pascarella said at the ceremony in Naples. After two consecutive years at number one, Anthony Mangieri’s Una Pizza Napoletana in New York has dropped to second place. In third is Milan's Confine, ran by Francesco Capece and Mario Ventura. The results of the competition, now in its tenth year, are based on almost 1,000 anonymous inspectors, with each restaurant visited twice and judged on its pizza, ingredients, service and hospitality. Here is the complete 50 Top Pizza World 2026 ranking: 1 Napoli on the Road – London, England 2 Una Pizza Napoletana – New York, USA 3 Confine – Milan, Italy 4 I Masanielli – Francesco Martucci – Caserta, Italy 4 Seu Pizza Illuminati – Rome, Italy 5 Pizzeria Sei– Los Angeles, USA 5 Tony’s Pizza Napoletana – San Francisco, USA 6 Leggera Pizza Napoletana – São Paulo, Brazil 7 RistoPizza by Napoli sta ca – Tokyo, Japan 8 Baldoria – Madrid, Spain 9 The Pizza Bar on 38th – Tokyo, Japan 10 Razza – Jersey City, USA 11 Allería – Providencia, Chile 12 Palazzo Petrucci Pizzeria– Naples, Italy 13 I Tigli – San Bonifacio, Italy 14 50 Kalò – Naples, Italy 15 Avenida Calò – Rome, Italy 16 Fiata – Hong Kong, China 16 gigi’s – Sydney, Australia 17 Pizzardi Artigianale – Bogotá, Colombia 17 QT Pizza Bar – São Paulo, Brazil 18 Dry Milano – Milan, Italy 19 Cambia-Menti – Caserta, Italy 20 Sasà Martucci – Caserta, Italy 21 BOB Alchimia a Spicchi – Montepaone Lido, Italy 22 IMperfetto – Puteaux, France 23 50 Kalò – London, England 24 Ti Amo – Adrogué, Argentina 25 La Clásica – San Salvador, El Salvador 26 Truly Pizza – Dana Point, USA 27 Francesco Martucci– Miami, USA 28 Spacca Napoli – Seoul, South Korea 29 Sartoria Panatieri – Barcelona, Spain 30 Don Antonio – New York, USA 31 Crosta – Makati, Philippines 32 Jay’s – Kenmore, USA 33 Pizza Zulu– Fürth, Germany 34 Massilia – Bangkok, Thailand 35 Ribalta– New York, USA 35 Robert’s – Chicago, USA 36 nNea– Amsterdam, The Netherlands 37 Flama – Miraflores, Peru 38 Leña – Cleveland, USA 39 Sapori Italiani U Taliana – Bratislava, Slovakia 40 La Cascina dei Sapori – Rezzato, Italy 41 A Pizza da Mooca – São Paulo, Brazil 42 SHOP225 – Melbourne, Australia 43 La Notizia – Naples, Italy 44 Ken’s Artisan Pizza – Portland, USA 45 Pizzeria Braceria CESARI!! – Nagoya, Japan 46 Unica Pizzeria – São Paulo, Brazil 47 La Leggenda – Miami, USA 47 ‘O Munaciello – Miami, USA 48 a mano – Makati, Philippines 49 Forno d’Oro – Lisbon, Portugal 50 Bottega – Beijing, China