Best pizza in London 2024: From sourdough to by-the-slice, the top restaurants in the capital
Pizza remains one of the world’s most popular foods, and rightly so. But there is much mediocrity, and London has its fair share of lacklustre pies.
This guide will help you avoid the middling, and the downright terrible. Here are billowing Neapolitan options with silky tomato bases and fine fior di latte; New York-inspired, shareable bad boys laden with spicy toppings; and thin-and-crispy Roman-style pizzas that will aid even the cruellest of hangovers. All together now: it’s slice to see you, to see you slice.
L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele
Flying in to Baker Street from Naples, this pizzeria — which, incidentally, was featured in Eat, Pray, Love with Julia Roberts — has been described as the best in the world, never mind London. The London branches are less scruffy (and far more expensive) than the Naples original, and the pizzas are slightly different, too — the bases are thicker for a start. That said, the full-flavoured tomato base, a signature, is present and correct, and there’s no doubting this is among the finest pizza in the capital.
W1, NW1, anticapizzeriadamichele.co.uk
50 Kalò di Ciro Salvo
Don't be fooled by the red and black Dennis the Menace-style décor — this place is a joy. Ingredients are rich and authentic — the mozzarella is flown in from Campania — and
