The prestigious pizza award ceremony was held, Septemper 7th, in the birthplace of modern pizza, the splendid, prestigious setting of Palazzo Reale in Naples, Italy.
Francesco Martucci’s I Masanielli in Caserta, and Anthony Mangieri’s Una Pizza Napoletana in New York, landed in a dead heat tie for first place as the best pizzeria in the world.
Third place went to Giuseppe Cutraro’s Peppe Pizzeria in Paris.
Forty Italian pizzerias, twenty-five in Europe, fifteen in the United States of America, fifteen in the Asia-Pacific area, four in South America and one in Africa make up the 2022 classification; thereby representing all of the continents.
50 Top Pizza World 2022, the ranking of the best pizzerias in the world, was designed by 50 Top Pizza, an online guide created and curated by Barbara Guerra, Albert Sapere and Luciano Pignataro.
The guide selects the best pizzerias in Italy and around the world. This first edition of the worldwide ranking was full of excitement and great satisfaction for all of the participating pizza makers and for the three curators: “This classification – they say – was made possible thanks to the annual work of our inspectors who collaborate with this project. They have examined and assessed an enormous number of pizzerias all over the world. As per the policy of our guide, this was always executed under absolute anonymity.
This was an extremely important challenge – continue the curators. – After presenting the guides for Europe, the USA, Italy, Asia-Pacific, the selection from South America and from Africa, we invited the top establishments from each ranking to Naples for the final worldwide classification for 2022.
Federico Quaranta conducted the noteworthy awards ceremony, which was broadcast by Rai Uno 
“The purpose of our Special Awards – explain Barbara Guerra, Albert Sapere and Luciano Pignataro – is to spotlight and showcase a few pizza makers and pizzerias that have distinguished themselves by their work. We are truly pleased that all five continents are also represented in these awards.”
After the award ceremony, all the pizza chefs awarded and the organisation members enjoyed the big party organised in Palazzo Petrucci tasting the best pizzas and other local food, to celebrate this big achievement of the first edition of 50 Top Pizza World 2022
The following is the full list of Top 50 Pizza 2022:
1 I Masanielli – Francesco Martucci – Caserta, Italy
1 Una Pizza Napoletana – New York, USA
3 Peppe Pizzeria – Paris, France
4 50 Kalò – Naples, Italy
5 10 Diego Vitagliano Pizzeria – Naples, Italy
6 I Tigli– San Bonifacio, Italy
7 Francesco & Salvatore Salvo – Naples, Italy
8 Seu Pizza Illuminati– Rome, Italy
9 La Notizia 94 – Naples, Italy
10 Tony’s Pizza Napoletana – San Francisco, USA
11 Ribalta NYC – New York, USA
12 Fratelli Figurato – Madrid, Spain
13 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar – Melbourne, Australia
14 Bottega – Beijing, China
15 50 Kalò London – London, England
16 The Pizza Bar on 38th – Tokyo, Japan
17 180g Pizzeria Romana – Rome, Italy
18 Dry Milano – Milan, Italy
19 Cambia-Menti di Ciccio Vitiello – Caserta, Italy
20 Bæst – Copenhagen, Denmark
21 Sartoria Panatieri – Barcelona, Spain
22 I Masanielli – Sasà Martucci – Caserta, Italy
23 Pizzeria Peppe – Napoli sta’ ca” – Tokyo, Japan
24 Le Grotticelle – Caggiano, Italy
25 Qvinto – Rome, Italy
26 Pepe in Grani – Caiazzo, Italy
27 Razza Pizza Artigianale – Jersey City, USA
28 0′ Munaciello – Miami, USA
29 Carlo Sammarco Pizzeria 2.0 – Frattamaggiore, Italy
30 Spacca Napoli Pizzeria – Chicago, USA
31 Song’ E Napule – New York, USA
32 Via Toledo Enopizzeria – Vienna, Austria
33 ‘O Scugnizzo – Arezzo, Italy
34 Pizza Zulù – Fürth, Germany
35 La Piola Pizza – Brussels, Belgium
36 La Leggenda Pizzeria – Miami, USA
37 Pizzana – Los Angeles, USA
38 Crosta – Milan, Italy
39 Kesté Fulton – New York, USA
40 Pupillo Pura Pizza– Frosinone, Italy
41 Apogeo – Pietrasanta, Italy
42 La Cascina dei Sapori – Rezzato, Italy
43 Peppina – Bangkok, Thailand
44 Patrick Ricci – Terra, Grani, Esplorazioni – San Mauro Torinese, Italy
45 Pizza Massilia – Bangkok, Thailand
46 Pizzeria Panetteria Bosco – Tempio Pausania, Italy
47 400 Gradi – Lecce, Italy
48 Denis – Milan, Italy
49 Pizzeria Da Lioniello – Succivo, Italy
50 Ti Amo – Buenos Aires, Argentina
51 Kytaly – Geneva, Switzerland
52 La Balmesina – Barcelona, Spain
53 Pizza Strada – Tokyo, Japan
54 nNea – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
55 Enosteria Lipen – Triuggio, Italy
56 Officine del Cibo – Sarzana, Italy
57 Ken’s Artisan Pizza – Portland, USA
58 Pizzeria Bianco – Phoenix, USA
59 L’Orso – Messina, Italy
60 Sbanco – Rome, Italy
61 La Pizza è Bella Gourmet – Brussels, Belgium
62 Fiata by Salvatore Fiata – Hong Kong, China
63 Napoli on The Road – London, England
64 Frumento – Acireale, Italy
65 Dante’s Pizzeria Napoletana– Auckland, New Zealand
66 La Braciera – Palermo, Italy
67 Malafemmena – Berlin, Germany
68 Pizzeria Luca – Copenhagen, Denmark
69 Forno d’Oro – Lisbon, Portugal
70 400° Laboratorio – Paris, France
71 Jay’s Artisan Pizzeria – Kenmore, USA
72 Fandango – Potenza, Italy
73 Pizzeria Mazzie – Bangkok, Thailand
74 Il Vecchio e il Mare – Florence, Italy
75 Pizzeria Le Parùle – Ercolano, Italy
76 Ops – Brooklyn, USA
77 A Pizza da Mooca – São Paulo, Brazil
78 L’Antica Pizzeria – London, England
79 The Dough Bros – Galway, Ireland
80 San Gennaro – Zürich, Switzerland
81 Giovanni Santarpia – Florence, Italy
82 Spacca Napoli – Seoul, South Korea
83 Leggera Pizza Napoletana – São Paulo, Brazil
84 Giangi Pizza e Ricerca – Arielli, Italy
85 ‘O Ver – London, England
86 Forza – Helsinki, Finland
87 BOB Alchimia a Spicchi – Montepaone, Italy
88 Guillaume Grasso – Paris, France
89 Doppio Zero – San Francisco, USA
90 BACI Trattoria & Bar – Hong Kong, China
91 I Borboni Pizzeria – Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy
92 CIAK – In The Kitchen – Hong Kong, China
93 Sant’Isidoro – Pizza & Bolle – Rome, Italy
94 Al Taglio – Sydney, Australia
95 Surt – Copenhagen, Denmark
96 ‘O Fiore Mio – Faenza, Italy
97 Pizzeria e Braceria L’Insieme – Tokyo, Japan
98 Futura Neapolitan Pizza – Berlin, Germany
99 QT Pizza Bar – São Paulo, Brazil
100 What the Crust – Cairo, Egypt
