They’re pan-tastic.
A new list naming the 100 best pizza spots in 2025 has been released and, sorry, New Yorkers — your favorite local parlor didn’t make it anywhere near number one.
Instead, the top five slots in the saucy new ranking were snatched up by spots in Italy — with the Big Apple edged all the way down to 17.
Gotham’s biggest cheese, according to The Best Pizza Awards, is the critically acclaimed Una Pizza Napoletana.
Anthony Mangieri’s popular restaurant has been a regular presence on the generally well-regarded list, but this year, it moved up 11 places, beating out other sacred New York spots and claiming the real victory — best pizza in the US. (Take that, New Jersey and New Haven.)
Mangieri brought his first pie to the city in 2004, and has spent the past 20-odd years perfecting his recipes in various locations both in and out of the city.
This award-winning spot keeps it simple with classic flavor combinations like Margherita, Bianca and Marinara pies — no hot honey slices or ranch-related offerings, as Mangieri joked in an April Fool’s Instagram post earlier this year.
When it opened, Una Pizza Napoletana was a staple spot in the East Village. After a pandemic-era detour to New Jersey, the restaurant continues to draw lengthy lines and rave reviews in its current home on the Lower East Side.
Despite the restaurant’s success, the Garden State native refuses to franchise, sell or even delegate dough-making responsibilities.
“No one makes the dough in the restaurant, 25 years later, except for me,” Mangieri previously told The Post. “Every single pizza that people eat, I still make the dough in the morning myself.”
Other New York addresses making the cut included Lucali, Stretch Pizza, Don Antonio and Mama’s Too.
Another trendy local fave, L’industrie, was handed a special 2025 Street Pizza Award — in addition to its number 34 ranking on the main list.
One hot spot, Ceres, a new favorite of Barstool’s Dave Portnoy, didn’t make the grade this year.
In order to keep the competition fair, The Best Pizza, an offshoot of gastronomic organization The Best Chef, reportedly employs a strict voting and judging process.
The body of voters, selected by the organization, is made up of 150 industry professionals, including food critics and journalists, and 362 pizza chefs — who are strictly forbidden from voting for colleagues or themselves — from 60 different countries.
In addition, each vote is verified by the organization and held confidential by the voter themselves as well as the board.
While voters of The Best Pizza’s 2025 ranking clearly had love for Una Pizza, it’s far from the first time the pizzeria has reigned supreme.
In 2024, a competing list with its own supposedly strenuous nomination guidelines, 50 Top Pizza, ranked NYC institution Una Pizza Napoletana number one in the world.
The 10 best pizzerias in the world, according to The Best Pizza Awards
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