When Francesco Martucci, the World’s Best Pizza Chef 2025, decided to open his first restaurant outside of Italy, he didn’t look to New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, or Las Vegas. He chose Miami.
On Friday, January 16, the Caserta-born pizzaiolo (pizza chef), widely regarded as the world’s best, will open Francesco Martucci Miami in Wynwood, bringing his boundary-pushing vision of pizza to the U.S. for the first time. Developed in partnership with Liberty Entertainment Group, the new restaurant marks a major moment for Miami’s culinary scene and a rare stateside arrival for one of Italy’s most influential culinary figures of all time.
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Martucci is the chef behind I Masanielli, the world-renowned pizzeria near Naples that has redefined what pizza can be. Known for towering, cloud-like doughs, inventive toppings, and an obsessive focus on fermentation, Martucci has spent more than two decades challenging tradition while honoring it.
His work has earned him global acclaim, including being named World’s Best Pizza Chef 2025 by The Best Pizza Awards. He has also secured top rankings from 50 Top Pizza (ranked No. 1 in the 50 Top Pizza World 2025 ranking), as well as praise from the New York Times and Food & Wine. It’s safe to say his arrival in Miami is a sign of what is to come for one of the Southernmost cities in the U.S…