Philadelphia Pizzeria Among Top 50 Places To Grab A Slice

PHILADELPHIA — Where’s the best place to enjoy pizza in the United States? While New York City may reign supreme, one of the best pizzerias in the country is located right here in Philadelphia.

50 Top Pizza, a pizza evaluation website based in Italy, recently released this year’s list of the 50 best pizza places in the United States. On this year’s list is Pizzeria Beddia located in Philadelphia, which came in at 23.

Pizzeria Beddia began as a one-man operation in Philly's Fishtown neighborhood and only produces a limited number of pies daily.

Owner and chef Joe Beddia later expanded the business by opening a full-scale, sit-down restaurant not far from his original location.

The world’s best pizzerias are selected each year with the help of more than one thousand anonymous inspectors, many of whom visit an enormous number of pizza places across the United States.

When determining whether a pizzeria makes the 50 Top Pizza list, inspectors consider the quality of the dough and the ingredients used for toppings. They also take into account the restaurant’s service, the wine and beverage lists, and the attention and care given to customers.

New York City came out on top this year with nine of the best pizzerias. Portland, Oregon, and San Francisco came in second place with five eateries each.

Una Pizza Napoletana, located on New York City's Lower East Side and owned by Anthony Mangieri, was named the best pizzeria in the United States in this year’s ranking.

In second place this year is Tony’s Pizza Napoletana in San Francisco, and in third place is Ribalta NYC in New York.

Rounding out the top 10 are:

4) Razza Pizza Artigianale - Jersey City, New Jersey
5) ‘O Munaciello - Miami, Florida
6) Spacca Napoli Pizzeria - Chicago, Illinois
7) Song’ E Napule - New York City
8) La Leggenda Pizzeria - Miami, Florida
9) Pizzana - Los Angeles, California
10) Kesté Fulton - New York City

50 Top Pizza also awards numerous special distinctions as part of its annual list. Pizza Maker of the Year went to Tony Gemignani from Tony’s Pizza Napoletana. Best Service went to Ribalta NYC, and Pizza of the Year went to Pizzana in Los Angeles for their Diavola pizza.

The top 15 pizzerias in the United States are also in the running to be named one of the 100 best pizzerias in the world. 50 Top Pizza will announce that list at an event in Naples on Sept. 7.

See the full 50 Top Pizza USA list.