Cuisine guide · data as of 8 October 2026
Pizza scored: London leads on average, New York owns the top
Across 576 scored pizza places, London has the best average and New York the best individual scores, while Michelin acclaim sits mostly outside the top ten.
- Places scored
- 576
- Scoring 90+
- 36
- Cities compared
- 12
- Median Harry score
- 79
The ten best-scored pizza places
Ranked by Harry score among places with at least 150 reviews. Chains are counted once. Scores are explained on the how-it-works page.
| # | Place | City | Harry | Worth it | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pop’s Pizza FlatIronpizza | New York, NY | 96 | 83 | Smart Spend |
| 2 | Pizzazzpizza | New York, NY | 95 | 82 | Smart Spend |
| 3 | Pop’s Pizza of East Villagepizza | New York, NY | 94 | 82 | Smart Spend |
| 4 | Sunset Point Wood Fired Pizzeria Key Biscaynepizza | Miami, FL | 94 | 84 | Great Value |
| 5 | Las favoritas pizzeríapizza | Austin, TX | 94 | 82 | Smart Spend |
| 6 | CRAFT Midtownpizza | Miami, FL | 93 | 81 | Smart Spend |
| 7 | Il Pizzaiolo 🍋🩵 - Neapolitan Pizzeria Miami Beachpizza | Miami, FL | 93 | 82 | Smart Spend |
| 8 | Slicehaus Pizzeriapizza | New York, NY | 92 | 81 | Smart Spend |
| 9 | Sforno Pizzeria Napoletanapizza | San Francisco, CA | 92 | 81 | Smart Spend · Resy |
| 10 | Caloroso Neapolitan Pizza & Bar (Hackney)pizza | London | 91 | 80 | — |
Is the best pizza city the one with the best average?
Not quite. London has the highest average Harry Hungry score at 82.7 across 63 places, with Sydney, NSW close behind on 81.7 across 26. New York, NY comes third on 80.4, yet it supplies five of our top ten, including the top three places.
That split matters. A high average suggests a reliably good pick wherever you land; a high ceiling suggests the best meal is better, but you need to choose more carefully. London and Sydney look like the safer bets. New York rewards a bit of research. Of the 576 places scored, 36 reach 90 or above, so that tier is a small slice of the whole.
Which city does it best?
Cities with at least twelve scored places for this cuisine, ranked by average Harry score.
| # | City | Places | Average | Best scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 63 | 82.7 | Caloroso Neapolitan Pizza & Bar (Hackney) |
| 2 | Sydney, NSW | 26 | 81.7 | Ta Ta Ta Pizza |
| 3 | New York, NY | 64 | 80.4 | Pop’s Pizza FlatIron |
| 4 | Los Angeles, CA | 39 | 77.9 | ROMANACCIA |
| 5 | Melbourne, VIC | 51 | 77.7 | Munchies Pizzeria |
| 6 | San Francisco, CA | 53 | 75 | Sforno Pizzeria Napoletana |
| 7 | Miami, FL | 64 | 74.6 | Sunset Point Wood Fired Pizzeria Key Biscayne |
| 8 | Austin, TX | 46 | 74 | Las favoritas pizzería |
| 9 | Seattle, WA | 43 | 74 | Swing Sandwiches and Pizza |
| 10 | Chicago, IL | 52 | 72.8 | Strapoli Pizzeria |
| 11 | San Jose, CA | 41 | 72 | Mazza Pizza n Grill |
| 12 | New Orleans, LA | 34 | 62.7 | Zee's Pizzeria |
Why does New Orleans sit so far behind?
New Orleans, LA averages 62.7 across 34 places, the lowest of the twelve cities ranked, and a long way below San Jose, CA on 72, the next one up. Its best-scoring place on our list is Zee's Pizzeria.
The practical reading is that pizza is not where the data points you in that city. That is a statement about this dataset, not about every plate served there. Our scores blend review platforms, so a low average tells you about consistency of reception rather than about any single place. If you are there and want pizza anyway, look at the best-scored name rather than picking at random.
Best value in the data
Places scoring 70 or above on the Harry score, ranked by Worth It score.
| # | Place | City | Harry | Worth it | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunset Point Wood Fired Pizzeria Key Biscaynepizza | Miami, FL | 94 | 84 | Great Value |
| 2 | Pop’s Pizza FlatIronpizza | New York, NY | 96 | 83 | Smart Spend |
| 3 | Pizzazzpizza | New York, NY | 95 | 82 | Smart Spend |
| 4 | Pop’s Pizza of East Villagepizza | New York, NY | 94 | 82 | Smart Spend |
| 5 | Unregular Pizzapizza | New York, NY | 89 | 82 | Great Value |
| 6 | Il Pizzaiolo 🍋🩵 - Neapolitan Pizzeria Miami Beachpizza | Miami, FL | 93 | 82 | Smart Spend |
Where is the value in pizza?
The value picks and the top ten overlap heavily. Sunset Point Wood Fired Pizzeria Key Biscayne has the highest Worth It score at 84 alongside a Harry Hungry score of 94. Pop’s Pizza FlatIron scores 96 for quality and 83 for value, and Pizzazz scores 95 and 82.
That is the useful finding: at the top, quality and value are not trading off. Unregular Pizza is the most modest on quality at 89 but still scores 82 for value, so it earns a Great Value badge. Among places where we have confirmed a price tier, 15 are $ and 10 are $$, so cheap and mid-priced dominate what we can verify. Most top-ten entries have no confirmed tier, so treat price as unfinished.
Who is praising pizza, and who is not?
Acclaim is patchy. Michelin Guide recognition appears 10 times, Travelers Choice 7, Eater 38 six, The Infatuation and James Beard Foundation four each, Time Out three, Resy two and Google one.
Almost none of that touches our top ten. Only Sforno Pizzeria Napoletana carries any listed acclaim, a single Resy mention. So the highest scores come from diners rather than critics. That points to crowd-pleasers: places people rate highly and often, not necessarily places the guides have noticed. If you want critical endorsement, you will be choosing from a different, lower-scoring list.
When do Google and Yelp disagree?
Sometimes by a full point. Mustafio's Pizza in San Francisco, CA has 4.7 on Google from 721 reviews but 3.7 on Yelp from 273. Beggars Pizza - West Loop in Chicago, IL shows 4.3 against 3.3. Casola's in Miami, FL has 4.3 on Google across 6740 reviews and 3.3 on Yelp across 938. Pucci's Pizza, also Miami, FL, is 3.9 against 2.9.
In each case Google is the kinder platform. The data cannot say why, and it would be a guess to blame the reviewers. The sensible response is to treat these as divisive places: a pleasant, easy option for some, a disappointment for others. Where both platforms agree, you can trust the score more.
Where the review platforms disagree
Places with at least 150 reviews on both platforms and a gap of 0.4 to 1.0 stars. Yelp is used for US cities, Tripadvisor elsewhere.
| Place | City | Other platform | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mustafio's Pizza | San Francisco, CA | 4.7 (721) | Yelp 3.7 (273) |
| Beggars Pizza - West Loop | Chicago, IL | 4.3 (1,706) | Yelp 3.3 (313) |
| Casola's | Miami, FL | 4.3 (6,740) | Yelp 3.3 (938) |
| Pucci's Pizza | Miami, FL | 3.9 (844) | Yelp 2.9 (292) |
The short version
For consistency, start with London or Sydney; for the single best pizza, look to New York, where quality and value both peak. Treat large gaps between Google and Yelp as a warning, and keep in mind that most top scores come from diners, not guides.
Every figure on this page is computed from Harry Hungry's own database on 8 October 2026; the commentary is written with AI assistance from those figures and checked against them. Scores blend Google, Yelp and Tripadvisor with editorial acclaim; see how they work. No placement on this page is paid for.