I have had the world’s best pizza many times. During my years living in New York City, I’ve lost count of the number of times people have assured me that the pizza slice I was about to eat was undeniably the world’s finest. I’ve devoured $1 slices in the rain on an empty stomach in the East Village and nearly tasted heaven. I’ve eaten fluffy, sauce-drenched slices at four in the morning on the streets of Florence, Italy. I still think the best pizza I’ve ever had came from the pizza place around the corner of my childhood home—though a slice at Joe’s Pizza near Union Square I once ate on a freezing night might be a close second.
All that is to say that the answer to the question of the world’s best pizza just might be a rather subjective one. Everyone has their favorites, of course, including some of our favorite celebrity chefs, restaurateurs, and lifestyle gurus. Read on to discover where Gordon Ramsay, Martha Stewart, Guy Fieri, and more food experts love to chow down on a slice of melted cheese on bread.
Guy Fieri – Pizza Lola, Minneapolis, Minnesota
It’s hard to say where Guy Fieri’s exact favorite city to eat pizza is, as the man has tried—and praised—a lot of different slices in different cities. Yet one slice he ate in Minneapolis, Minnesota truly seemed to stop him in his tracks. That was a Korean-inspired pie served at Minneapolis’s Pizza Lola, which comes crowned with toppings including sausage, scallions, and kimchi, among other delights. “Of all joints we’ve tried, without question, this is way up there,” Fieri said in an episode of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. “Just dynamite.”
Anthony Bourdain – Di Fara Pizza, Brooklyn, New York
Anthony Bourdain had a profound love for New York. The travel documentarian and chef traveled around the world seeking out great food and incredible stories, but he constantly praised New York—and, like many others, was particularly fond of its pizza. Out of all New York’s amazing pizza restaurants, Bourdain praised one above the others: Brooklyn’s Di Fara Pizza, which he called “the best of the best” in a 2005 interview with The Guardian.
Gordon Ramsay – Pizzeria Bianco, Phoenix, Arizona
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has eaten, and criticized, a lot of food. But he wasn’t shy about praising one particular pizza place: Pizzeria Bianco in Arizona, which was founded by Chris Bianco. “Chris’ pizzeria—they say it’s the best in America and one of the best pizzas in the world, and I can absolutely vouch for that,” Ramsay told Tasting Table. “It was brilliant.”…