Top 10 Pizza Spots In The World Includes Philly Joint

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia pizza place has been named one of two American restaurants featured among the best in the world.

Travel website Big 7 Travel issued its list of the 50 best places to get pizza in the world, recently.

"These days, you can find one-of-a-kind pizzas in all shapes and sizes across the globe, whether you’re after chewy, blistered crusts or a buttery deep-dish pie," the site says. "As well as celebrating those pizzas that honour time-old traditions and techniques, we want to shout about the pizzas that take the world’s favourite food to a whole new level, be it through sustainably-sourced flour or creative combos. We’ve scoured the globe and listened to our audience to create this year’s ultimate guide to the world’s best pizzas."

Among the featured was Philadelphia's Pizzeria Beddia.

Pizzeria Beddia began as a walk-in-only shop in Fishtown, where people lined up for hours to acquire the limited number of pies cranked out by owner and chef Joe Beddia.

The Fishtown spot quickly garnered praise, and Beddia opened a full sit-down concept in 2019.

Big 7 Travel listed Pizzeria Beddia at No. 6 on its list of the "50 Best Pizzas in the World."

Here's what they said about Pizzeria Beddia:

For years pizza obsessives would need to join the throngs for one of Bedia’s prized pizzas, served from a slice shop with no seating. Thankfully, in 2019 the team opened up a sparkling new premise a few blocks away with plenty of seats, though you’ll still need to use your elbows to get a table – it’s that popular. It’s a fuss-free menu, with just five pizzas to choose from, though you can add toppings like cremini mushrooms and pickled chillies. Standard pizza sizes are 16″ so you could technically share one, but we pizza this good, why would you?

The only other U.S. pizza shop to break into the top 10 was Ken's Artisan Pizza in Portland.

See the full list from Big 7 Travel here.