London has officially got the world’s best pizza. Napoli on the Road, the Chiswick pizzeria founded by chef Michele Pascarella, has taken the top spot at the 50 Top Pizza World Awards 2026, beating out hundreds of contenders from around the globe.The win was announced in Naples – the original birthplace of pizza – where Pascarella celebrated a remarkable journey. He launched Napoli on the Road in 2016 from a three-wheeled Piaggio Ape fitted with a wood-fired oven, serving pizzas at London’s streets and farmers’ markets.A decade later, the business has grown into restaurants in Chiswick, Richmond and Soho, with the latter branch offering a pizza tasting menu inspired by Pascarella’s childhood in Caserta in the south of Italy.”I’m in shock. I probably need to have a few drinks and a sit down to process this. I can’t explain how big this is. It’s like the Oscars but for pizza,” Pascarella said at the ceremony in Naples.After two consecutive years at number one, Anthony Mangieri’s Una Pizza Napoletana in New York has dropped to second place. In third is Milan’s Confine, ran by Francesco Capece and Mario Ventura.The results of the competition, now in its tenth year, are based on almost 1,000 anonymous inspectors, with each restaurant visited twice and judged on its pizza, ingredients, service and hospitality.Here is the complete 50 Top Pizza World 2026 ranking:1          Napoli on the Road – London, England2          Una Pizza Napoletana – New York, USA3          Confine – Milan, Italy4          I Masanielli – Francesco Martucci – Caserta, Italy4          Seu Pizza Illuminati – Rome, Italy5          Pizzeria Sei– Los Angeles, USA5          Tony’s Pizza Napoletana – San Francisco, USA6          Leggera Pizza Napoletana – São Paulo, Brazil7          RistoPizza by Napoli sta ca – Tokyo, Japan8          Baldoria – Madrid, Spain9          The Pizza Bar on 38th – Tokyo, Japan10        Razza – Jersey City, USA11        Allería – Providencia, Chile12        Palazzo Petrucci Pizzeria– Naples, Italy13        I Tigli – San Bonifacio, Italy14        50 Kalò – Naples, Italy15        Avenida Calò – Rome, Italy16        Fiata – Hong Kong, China16        gigi’s – Sydney, Australia17        Pizzardi Artigianale – Bogotá, Colombia17        QT Pizza Bar – São Paulo, Brazil18        Dry Milano – Milan, Italy19        Cambia-Menti – Caserta, Italy20        Sasà Martucci – Caserta, Italy21        BOB Alchimia a Spicchi – Montepaone Lido, Italy22        IMperfetto – Puteaux, France23        50 Kalò – London, England24        Ti Amo – Adrogué, Argentina25        La Clásica – San Salvador, El Salvador26        Truly Pizza – Dana Point, USA27        Francesco Martucci– Miami, USA28        Spacca Napoli – Seoul, South Korea29        Sartoria Panatieri – Barcelona, Spain30        Don Antonio – New York, USA31        Crosta – Makati, Philippines32        Jay’s – Kenmore, USA33        Pizza Zulu– Fürth, Germany34        Massilia – Bangkok, Thailand35        Ribalta– New York, USA35        Robert’s – Chicago, USA36        nNea– Amsterdam, The Netherlands37        Flama – Miraflores, Peru38        Leña – Cleveland, USA39        Sapori Italiani U Taliana – Bratislava, Slovakia40        La Cascina dei Sapori – Rezzato, Italy41        A Pizza da Mooca – São Paulo, Brazil42        SHOP225 – Melbourne, Australia43        La Notizia – Naples, Italy44        Ken’s Artisan Pizza – Portland, USA45      Pizzeria Braceria CESARI!! – Nagoya, Japan46        Unica Pizzeria – São Paulo, Brazil47        La Leggenda – Miami, USA47        ‘O Munaciello – Miami, USA48        a mano – Makati, Philippines49        Forno d’Oro – Lisbon, Portugal50        Bottega – Beijing, China