Looking for the best slice? The 50 Top Pizza list has just been revealed, ranking the best pizzerias in the Asia-Pacific region. This year, Tokyo takes the crown as it takes the top two spots on the list!
The ceremony was held last Mar. 10, 2025 at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Tokyo, where The Pizza Bar on 38th took first place for 50 Top Pizza Asia – Pacific 2025. Fun fact: It’s also the smallest pizzeria in the world, with only eight seats, and is led by Daniele Cason, executive chef of the Mandarin Oriental in Tokyo.
Second place was awarded to RistoPizza by Napoli sta ca by Giuseppe Errichiello in the Azabudai Hills StoreinTokyo, and closing the podium was Fiata by Salvatore Fiata from Hong Kong.
Two Southeast Asian cities took fourth and fifth place: Massilia in Bangkok, led by Luca Appino and Michele Fernando, and Crosta in Manila by Ingga S. Cabangon Chua, Thomas Woudwyk, and Yuichi Ito. The Philippine pizzeria shared the spot with Melbourne-based SHOP225 by Lorenzo Tro.
Singapore and Hong Kong were deemed emerging destinations on the pizza map with ANTO by Master Pizzaiolo Antonio Brancato ranking 13th and was given the Monte Bussan Award, also known as “One to Watch 2025.” Meanwhile, Hong Kong has four pizzerias, making it one of the most represented cities on the list, followed by Bangkok and Manila with three.
Other notable special awards include the Best Fried Food (Il Fritturista – Oleificio Zucchi Award) which was given to Singapore’s Fortuna; the Pizza of the Year (Latteria Sorrentina Award) for Norma not Normal by Massilia in Bangkok; the Best Dessert List (Latteria San Salvatore Award) given to L’OLIVA in Bangkok; and the Best Cocktail List (Sei Bellissimi Award) which was awarded to Hong Kong’s Fiata by Salvatore Fiata.
The top 13 pizzerias automatically earn a spot among the 100 Best Pizzerias in the World and will be attending the Teatro Mercadante event in Naples on Sept. 8, 2025. You can view the complete list here.
Awarded globally and regionally, the 50 Top Pizza list is like the Michelin Guide of pizzerias. It was founded by a group of Italian journalists in 2017 to celebrate the very best pizzas. In Italy, pizzas are an integral part of social gatherings and is a food beloved by many that requires excellent techniques and skills, as well as enduring patience and dedication to achieve the right consistency of dough and ingredients for the perfect bite. The guide is released annually based on “pizza inspectors’” assessment.
2025’s highly followed awards ceremony was broadcast live on the network’s social media channels and was presented by Imma Romano and welcomed by His Excellency Gianluigi Benedetti, Ambassador of Italy in Japan. The next ceremony will take place on Apr. 10, 2025 in Brazil, which will recognize the best pizzerias of the year in Latin America.
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