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50 Top Pizza awards the Best Pizzerias in Asia-Pacific—find out how your local pizza spots ranked this year
Nothing beats a fresh-out-of-the-oven pizza. There are some days where the perfect slide is all you really want. Whether it's thick crust, thin crust or deep-dish, with whimsical toppings, or simply a perfectly-executed classic, we all have our go-to.
Awards body 50 Top Pizza, a branch of the 50 Top Italy group, began listing the best pizzas in 2017, initially launching around Italy before expanded to the USA, Europe and now, for the first time, to Asia-Pacific. For 2022, the group held its Asia-Pacific awards ceremony at The Peninsula Bangkok. All 50 pizzerias to make the list received letters of inclusion earlier in the year but their ranking was not revealed until the live ceremony, which took place on August 8, 2022.
50 Top Pizza tapped voters and reviewers across Asia-Pacific to ensure that the restaurants were properly vetted throughout the process.The online guide judges on a range of criteria including food quality, service, wine, décor, overall ambience and even wait time. All reviewers are encouraged to judge the establishment based on the experience as a whole and not solely focus on one aspect.
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“The guide does not have ideological principles, it is inspired by the concept of excellence in the broad sense, but favours those who use products from the local territory or seasonal ingredients. With an appreciation for sustainability, it also favours establishments who, regardless of style, have a precise pizza design project that is realised with consistency and without following the trends of the moment. The inspectors, just like the curators, are free and autonomous. They work, therefore, in an unbiased way, committed to the values that we have just listed,” the group discloses on their website.
Melbourne's 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar came out on top and was named the Best Pizzeria in Asia. Bottega in Beijing ranked in second place, followed by The Pizza Bar on 38th in Tokyo in third place.
The top 15 eateries each received an invitation to be part of the 50 Top Pizza 2022, the group's worldwide top list, which will be revealed on September 7, at Palazzo Reale in Naples.
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The 2022 awards are listed below:
The Special Awards
Best Fried Food 2022 – Olitalia Award
Bottega – Beijing, China
Performance of the Year 2022 – Robo Award
Pizza Massilia – Bangkok, Thailand
Pizza of the Year 2022 – Latteria Sorrentina Award
Smoked mozzarella, pecorino, cherry tomatoes, basil – Pizza Strada – Tokyo, Japan
Innovation and Sustainability 2022 – Ferrarelle Award
Dante’s Pizzeria Napoletana – Auckland, New Zealand
Best Beer Service 2022 – Birrificio Fratelli Perrella Award
Pizzeria Mazzie – Bangkok, Thailand
Made in Italy 2022 – Pastificio Di Martino Award
Baci Trattoria & Bar – Hong Kong, China
Best Service 2022 – Goeldlin Award
Via Emilia Restaurant – Bangkok, Thailand
Best Wine List 2022 – Prosecco DOC Award
La Bottega Enoteca – Singapore, Singapore
Pizza Maker of the Year 2022 – Peroni Award
Daniele Cason – The Pizza Bar on 38th – Tokyo, Japan
One to Watch 2022 – Solania Award
A Mano – Makati, Philippines
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The 50 Top Pizza Asia-Pacific 2022
- 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar – Melbourne, Australia
- Bottega – Beijing, China
- The Pizza Bar on 38th – Tokyo, Japan
- Pizzeria Peppe – Napoli sta’ ca” – Tokyo, Japan
- Peppina – Bangkok, Thailand
- Pizza Massilia – Bangkok, Thailand
- Pizza Strada – Tokyo, Japan
- Fiata by Salvatore Fiata – Hong Kong, China
- Dante’s Pizzeria Napoletana – Auckland, New Zealand
- Pizzeria Mazzie – Bangkok, Thailand
- Spacca Napoli – Seoul – South Korea
- Baci Trattoria & Bar – Hong Kong, China
- CIAK – In The Kitchen – Hong Kong, China
- Al Taglio – Sydney, Australia
- Pizzeria e Braceria L’Insieme – Tokyo, Japan
- Pizza Studio Tamaki Roppongi – Tokyo-Minato City, Japan
- Pizzeria Braceria CESARI – Tokyo, Japan
- Pizzeria e Trattoria Da ISA – Tokyo, Japan
- Via Emilia Restaurant– Bangkok, Thailand
- Seirinkan – Tokyo, Japan
- La TRIPLETTA – Tokyo, Japan
- La Bottega Enoteca – Singapore, Singapore
- SAVOY Azabujuban – Tokyo, Japan
- Little Napoli – Hong Kong, China
- Bella Brutta – Newtown, Australia
- Andrea Style – Taipei City, Taiwan
- Gigi Pizzeria – Sydney, Australia
- Zoca Pizzeria Caffetteria – Taipei City, Taiwan
- Casa Don Alfonso – Macau, China
- Cicheti – Singapore, Singapore
- L’OLIVA Bangkok – Bangkok, Thailand
- Crosta Pizzeria – Metro Manila, Philippines
- Pizzeria GG – Tokyo, Japan
- TARANTELLA da Luigi – Tokyo, Japan
- A25 Pizzeria – Victoria, Australia
- Vera Pizza Napoli – Seoul, South Korea
- SPQR Pizzeria – Melbourne, Australia
- Wild Flour Italian – Metro Manila, Philippines
- Mozzarella Bar – Victoria, Australia
- La Svolta Hampton– Victoria, Australia
- Gustaci Pizza Lounge – Hong Kong, China
- Etica Pizza – Adelaide, Australia
- Lucio Pizzeria – Darlinghurst, Australia
- Luce Osteria Contemporanea – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- The Pizza Project – Hong Kong, China
- Proof Pizza + Wine – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- La Baracca – Bali, Indonesia
- A Mano – Makati, Philippines
- Via Napoli pizzeria – Sydney, Australia
- Mammamia pizzeria – Shanghai, China
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