Random World's Best Cities for Pizza (17 items)

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  (#6) St. Louis

  • Missouri, USA

  If you're a stickler for mozzarella on your pizza, St. Louis is going to stop you in your tracks for the good or bad. The pies in this Midwest city are baked round, cut square, and topped with Provel cheese, a creamy blend of Swiss and Provolone. The cheese is said to come out hotter and provokes strong reactions, good and bad, in those who eat it.
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  (#13) Zaragoza

  • Province of Zaragoza, Spain
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  (#3) Naples

  • Campania, Italy

  The Neopolitan pizza. It's the pizza that inspired most other pizzas and the city of Naples takes it's pizza recipe seriously (seriously enough to have an organization that verifies the authenticity of any product using the name). Wheat dough, buffalo mozzarella, San Marzano tomatoes, and basil combine to make a personal plate of food elation for those lucky enough to order the city's signature dish. 
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  (#8) São Paulo

  • São Paulo, Brazil

  Pizzas in this Brazilian city are notable for having very little sauce and heaps and heaps of mozzarella. Toppings include Brazilian staples like ham and Calabrese sausage as well as hard boiled eggs, black olives, and the like. The citizens of Sao Paulo are so serious about pizza that it's become a ritual Sunday meal as well as a cause for celebration every July 10th on National Pizza Day.
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  (#1) New York

  • Contiguous United States, USA

  Every pizza shop in New York tends to lay claim to the "best slice in the city" title and the fact is, picking the best slice in the city would be a nearly impossible feat. The characteristics that make a pizza decidedly New York are the puffy crust, the thin and crunchy middle, and the desire to fold a slice in two and dive in. Oh, and the water. Much like the city's delectable bagels, the secret to the NY pizza is said to be the tap water used in the dough. Many eateries across the US import the water to lend authenticity to their "New York pizza", but you'll rarely find a pie outside of NY that lives up to the real thing.
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  (#4) Rome

  • Lazio, Italy

  Pizza is available on every corner in Rome, and not just in restaurants and traditional eateries. On many corners, especially in the tourist-heavy areas, you can grab a slice from a street vendor whose cart is piled high with pie. The crust on these slices (served al taglio, or "by the slice") is thin and the toppings are far more exotic than standard American fare (think eggplant, zucchini, and asparagus). 

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