Ahpizza. You’ve helped us through a lot. Hangoversbreak upseveryday carb-cravings. Is there nothing you can’t cure? ThankfullyLondon is properly spoilt when it comes to slices (or entire pieswe’ll never judge)and so we’ve taken on the daunting task of rounding up the best spots in the city. Sowithout further adohere are our favourite pizza places in London!
1. Napoli On The RoadRichmond and Chiswick
How’s this for a bit of prestige – Napoli On The Road is quite literally one of the top 5 pizzerias in the world. This might seem like a grand claimbut last year the pizzeria was recognised by Top 50 Pizza as the 5th best pizzeria in the entire world. This yearthey were recognised as the best pizzeria in all of Europe (besides Italy…) for the second year in a row. Napoli On The Road’s innovative approach to toppings breathes new life into the traditional Neapolitan pizzaand if you haven’t tried their pizzas yetwhat are you waiting for?
📍 12 Red Lion StreetRichmondTW9 1RW & 9A Devonshire RoadChiswickW4 2EU.
🚇 The nearest stations are Richmond & Turnham Green.]
2. Paulie’s PizzaShoreditch
From the team behind London’s original Detroit- pizzaDetroit Pizza (which also made our list) comes this faithful homage to retro New York pizza slice shops. Our Phoebe was utterly enamoured with itdescribing the crust “WILDcrisp crunchy and then slightly doughy while still being NYC pizza thin”. In factshe even went on to describe it as being “the Mary Poppins bag of pizza crust”. Do I really have any idea what she meant by that? No. But it was convincing nonetheless. Suffice it to sayyou have to try the pies here to understand how good they are.
📍 144-146 Commercial StreetE1 6NU.
🚇 Nearest station is Shoreditch High Street.
3. Spring Street PizzaBorough
Surea lot of pizza places serve up DELICIOUS slices of ‘za. But how many can claim to have Michelin-starred talent behind them? Because that’s exactly the case at Spring Streetwhere Michelin-starred chef Tom Kemble is sharing his “passion for pizza and relentless pursuit of achieving the perfect crust”.
📍 Arch 32Southwark QuarterSouthwark StreetSE1 1TE.
🚇 Nearest stations are London Bridge and Borough.
4. Dough HandsHackney and Nunhead
This ultra popular pizza spot has developed such a cult following at its first locationHackney’s Spurstowe Armsthat it frequently sells out or commands over-an-hour waits. The trick? Visit the second location at The Old Nuns Head pub in Nunheadwhere you’ll hardly have to wait! Across both sitesthe pie selection is ever-changing and often experimentaland Dough Hands founder Hannah is always inviting her cheffy friends into the kitchen to come up with collaborative specials. As everdon’t skimp on the hot honey!
📍 Spurstowe Arms68 Greenwood RoadE8 1AB & The Old Nuns Head15 Nunhead GreenSE15 3QQ.
🚇 Nearest stations are Hackney Central and Hackney Downs & Nunhead.
5. Detroit PizzaSpitalfields and Islington
Sometimes you just want a pie with some heft behind it. And when the craving for big ol’ slabs of pizza arrivesit’s not deep dish you should be looking forbut Detroit Pizza’s Detroit- pies. Baked in authentic ‘blue steel’ pansDetroit Pizza’s wares are almost akin to a pizza-topped focacciafor the sheer air-y doughiness – but 100x better. Think rich saucecrispy cheesy crustand incredible toppings. Don’t get greedy when you orderone regular pie can easily feed two people – minimum!
Their second site in Islington sees the group expanding into hearty Italian-American faresuch as deep-fried lasagneenormous meatballsand more.
📍 75 Commercial StreetE1 6BD & 137 Upper StreetN1 1QP.
🚇 Nearest stations are Aldgate East and Liverpool Street & Essex Road and Angel.
6. Bad Boy Pizza Societymultiple locations
What started as a “parody University societyaiming to get discount pizza for all the crew” has evolved into multiple separate but connected venues all serving up unique s of pie. You cna find Bad Boy Pizza Society’s unique pizzas at Vinegar YardSeven Dials Marketand The Railway in Tulse Hill. They’re set to open up their first proper stand-alone brick and mortar location this summer in Bethnal Green – and we can’t wait to visit.
📍 Find your nearest location at their website.
7. 081 PizzeriaPeckham and Shoreditch
These Peckham pizza legends are so good that they were once listed among the 50 best pizzerias in all of Europe (besides Italyof course). Now they count two locations to their name, consistently pumping out some of the best Neapolitan ‘zas in the city. Keep an eye out for their regularly changing specials – they sometimes feature truly wacky toppings!
📍 66 Peckham RyeSE15 4JR & 46 Great Eastern StreetEC2A 3EP.
🚇 Nearest stations are Peckham Rye & Old Street and Shoreditch High Street.
8. ACE PizzaHackney
How much does ACE Pizza love pizza? As well as a regular reboot of the entire menuACE runs a monthly special with hugely imaginative pizza toppings and a once-a-month slice night where they offer up NY- slices (or entire 20″ pies) with the absolute maddest toppings. Thanks to the Pembury Tavern’s super-local craft beer selection (they’re essentially a second taproom for the nearby Five Points Brewing Company)there’s plenty to choose from to wash it all downtoo. They’ll soon be opening their first standalone restaurant right next to Victoria Park – amaking for the perfect spot to grab picnic pizzas this summer.
Pro tip: always add the hot honey to your pizza… Always!
📍 90 Amhurst RoadE8 1JH.
🚇 Nearest stations are Hackney Downs and Hackney Central.
9. It’s Not Big DoughWalthamstow
Speaking of venues with delicious pies and tons of beer to choose from, It’s Not Big Dough’s perch right outside the entrance of Waltahmstow’s Pretty Decent Beer Co.’s taproom makes it a beer-and-pizza-lovers dream. Match your fluffy slices with a beer from the taproom’s whopping selection of twenty fresh beers on tap. You don’t want to leave it too late in the day to try out their pizzasthoughas they’re known to sell out pretty often!
📍 Blackhorse LaneE17 5QJ. Outside Pretty Decent Beer Co.
🚇 Nearest station is Blackhorse Road.
10. Patio PizzaKingston
Found by the side of a busy road in Kingstonthis delivery- and takeaway-only pizzeria is slinging pies that rival the best in the capital. Mashing up the worlds of New York slice shops and Neapolitan pizzasthe pies from Patio Pizza are crispy without sacrificing airy fluffiness and are always bursting to escape the confines of their boxes. Our pick is the eponymous Patiowith tomato saucemozzarellapancettapepperonibasilwhipped ricottaparmesanand chilli honey. They only make limited numbers every daybut you can pre-order up to 14 days in advance.
📍 53 Cambridge RoadKingston upon ThamesKT1 3NS
🚇 Nearest station is Kingston.
11. Bing Bong PizzaHackney
If Detroit- pizza is more your vibe than Neapolitan pies of super-thin New York sliceshead to this spotwhich serves up the Italian version of the thickpillow-y pizza slabs. Bing Bong serves up “nonna- pizza with a northern accent” at Hackney barYou Call The Shots. They’re not quite as outrageously tall as a steel pan pie from Detroit; insteadthey straddle the two worlds deliciously.
📍 13 Morning LaneE9 6ND.
🚇 Nearest station is Hackney Central.
12. Slice ClubHackney Wick
The first rule of Fight Club Slice Club is you don’t talk about Slice Club. But when the NY- slices from this bar-meets-pizzeria are so delicioushow could we possibly keep quiet? Slice Club is an underappreciated gem of East Londonquietly serving up delicious (and humongous) slices of ‘za alongside a banging selection of craft beer and cocktails. Ohand they’re also massive footy-headsso it’s the perfect place to catch virtually any matchknock back some pintsand munch on a few slices.
📍 East Wing Oslo House7 Prince Edwards RoadHackneyE9 5LX.
🚇 Nearest station is Hackney Wick.
13. Sodo Pizzamultiple locations
Sodo loves a witty pizza name as much as the next person – see the ‘Jon Bon Chovy’ for more evidence of this – but they also pride themselves on producing a dough that is light on the stomachthanks to a 48-hour fermentation and baking at 450 degrees. They’ve even got brunch at some of their locationsso you can stay all day…
📍 Find your nearest location at their website.
14. Zia Luciamultiple locations
All of Zia Lucia’s doughs – traditionalwholemealgluten-freeor witchy vegetable charcoal – are fermented for 48 hours and baked inside hand-crafted wood-fired ovensand you can really taste the special treatment. Try the ‘Arianna Sbagliata’ with mozzarellagorgonzolafresh sausagehoneyand truffle oiland our Executive Editor Georgie promises you’ll be dreaming about it forever.
📍 Find your nearest location at their website.
15. Well KneadedEarlsfield
If pizza is the thing you truly knead right nowcheck out this excellent spot. They originally started life in street food markets with their travelling pizza wagonWendy the Wagon. Nowthey’re a social enterprise providing employment and skills training for vulnerable young people. Ohand the pizzas are crackingtoo!
📍 Well Kneaded Earlsfield414 Garratt LaneSW18 4HW.
🚇 Nearest station is Earlsfield.
16. Rudy’smultiple locations
Honestlyfew new openings in London inspire quite the thrill in Secret London’s writing team as the recent influx of Rudy’s locations in London. Those of us who were lucky enough to try it out in Manchester before it arrived in London in 2021 were constantly preaching the Rudy’s gospeland now it’s even easier to explain to everyone why we love it so much. That pillow-y dough; those delicious toppings (imported from Italy); right – we’re heading there for lunch!
📍 Find your nearest Rudy’s here.
17. Crust Brosmultiple locations
Crust Bros isas the name suggestsall about that perfect crust. Their dough is left to rise for up to 48 hours before being cooked in the 500 degree wood-fired oven for just 60 seconds. Topped with ingredients that have been handpicked from Italythe result is a delizioso pizza Straight Outta Naples.
📍 Find your nearest location at their website.
18. Yard Sale Pizzamultiple locations
Yard Sale has achieved cult status in Londonhaving started out serving stone-baked pizzas in one of the founders’ back gardens. That original service has since turned into a whole host of pizza shops across London. Head to any pub in East London and you’re sure to find a flier from them on the table!
Everything’s deliciousbut we’d especially recommend the ‘TSB’ with tender stem broccoliparmesanpine nuts and garlic. Their regular collaborations are especially worth keeping an eye out forwith the pizzeria collaborating with the likes of Romesh RanganathanAmelia Dimoldenberg of Chicken Shop fameand more. Yard Sale also delivered free pizza to NHS staff during the pandemic. As if they weren’t perfect already!
📍 Find your nearest location at their website.
19. Theo’sCamberwell & Elephant & Castle
A South London gem (honestlycome at us rest of Londonwe’ve got pizza FOR DAYS SON!)Theo’s more than lives up to the hype. Grab yourself a Negronisettle inand whatever pizza you getadd ricotta to it. Sheerunbridled food joy awaits you.
📍 2 Grove LaneSE5 8SY & 17-18 Elephant and CastleSE1 6TH.
🚇 Nearest stations are Denmark Hill & Elephant & Castle.
20. Circolo PopolareSoho
This bougie restaurant in Fitzrovia is an excellent choiceparticularly for those intrigued by one of their specialities: truffle pizza – a mainstay of their monthly changing menu. Circolo Popolare is part of the Big Mamma Groupand their interiors – as well as their pizzas – are truly spectacular.
📍 40-41 Rathbone PlaceW1T 1HX.
🚇 Nearest station is Tottenham Court Road.
21. UnlockHackney Wick
This exciting new addition to Hackney Wick fuses the worlds of pizzacocktailsand art into one bumping spot. And even in a multi-disciplinary spotthey’re not just pushing out forgettable food. Napoli-born siblingschef Arianna and restaurateur Giovanni Izzobring a wealth of experience and knowledge and a dedicated pursuit of the perfect Neapolitan pizza. At Unlockthey’re so proud of their pies that they even have a tasting menu that allows you to try a slice of each artisanal pizza topping paired with cocktails.
📍 1 Monkwood WayE3 2EG.
🚇 Nearest station is Hackney Wick.
22. Pizza Pilgrimseverywhere
We’re only half-joking: Pizza Pilgrims are literally everywhere in London these days. What started as a six-week pilgrimage to Italy to learn about all things pizza has since grown into one of the capital’s best-loved chains – and cruciallyremains an excellent spot for a slice. Keep an eye out for their ever-changingand ever-deliciousspecials.
📍 Find your nearest location at their website.
23. Four Hundred Rabbitsmultiple locations
North Londoners may not be au fait with 400 Rabbits – and to those North Londonerswe say this: you are seriously missing out. First of allthe restaurant is named after the 400 Rabbit Gods of Aztec folklorewhich is just fucking cool. Secondthey love their craft beer as much as they love their pizzasso you can bet the drinks are top-notch. And thirdthey’ve got easily some of the best vegan pizzas in town.
📍 Find your nearest location at their website.
24. Fatto a Manovarious locations
With an already stellar reputation in Brighton and Hoveit was only a matter of time until Fatto a Mano brought their delicious pies to London. And what an addition to the capital it is: fast and friendly service and supremely affordable pizzas. We’re loving it!
📍 Find your nearest site here.
25. Mamma Doughmultiple locations
Our next South London institution is properly keen on locally sourced ingredients (with small batchlocal coffeeand craft beer brewed just 5 miles away) and it shows in their delicious sourdough pizzas. Mamma Dough’s ‘Beatrice‘ comes recommendedbut those who love a challenge can tackle ‘The Devil‘. They also do Two-For-One Margherita Mondays so take a mateor three!
📍 Find your nearest location at their website.
26. L’Antica Pizzeria da MicheleMarylebone and Soho
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele is the original Naples restaurant is famous for having “the world’s best pizza” (seen or read EatPrayLove? Yeahit’s That Pizza Restaurant)so understandably Londoners were pretty excited when it opened here. Queues for the much-hyped Margherita have died down a little since thenbut it remains a must-visit.
📍 44 Old Compton StreetW1D 4TY & 199 Baker StreetNW1 6UY
🚇 Nearest stations are Leicester Square and Tottenham Court Road & Baker Street.
27. ‘O VerBorough and St James’
The secret to ‘O Ver light and fluffy crusts is a left-field one: purified seawater (don’t worryit’s sourced from the purest waters of the Mediterranean rather than anywhere around London). Authentic ingredients from Italian producers do the restand the wood-fired oven adds the final touch.
📍 44-46 Southwark StreetSE1 1UN & Unit 21 Norris StreetSt. James’sSW1Y 4RJ.
🚇 Nearest stations are London Bridge & Piccadilly Circus.
28. ManifestoClapham
An unassuming spot tucked away in Clapham JunctionManifesto gambles that sourcing the very best ingredients will result in the very best pizzas. Having eaten here beforewe can tell you it’s a gamble that pays off handsomely. When you inevitably fall in love with their pizzayou can even order ready-to-bake pizzas from them to cook at home!
📍 148 Northcote RoadSW11 6RDLondon.
🚇 Nearest stations are Clapham Junction or Clapham South.
29. 50 Kalò di Ciro SalvoTrafalgar Square
Another pizza joint that’s become wildly popular in Naples and expanded into London50 Kalò is the restaurant of acclaimed doughmeister Ciro Salvo. A massive pizza menu means you’re spoilt for choicebut when in doubthead straight for the true test of a pizzaiolo’s talents: the Margherita. They’ve also got innumerable awards to their namein case you need convincing…
📍 7 Northumberland AvenueWC2N 5BY.
🚇 Nearest stations are Charing Cross and Embankment.
30. BerberèClaphammultiple locations
Self-described as “friendly people serving delicious pizza in lovely places” – who can resist such a charming introduction? Berberè serves up pizza that takes inspiration from ancient bread-making techniques when making their doughs. Their ‘living sourdough’ pizzas are light and soft with noisily crunchy exteriors.
📍 Find your nearest location at their website.
31. Franco Mancamultiple locations
Okwe know it’s cool to scoff at chain restaurantsbut give a Londoner the chance to grab a bite at Franco Mancaand you’ll rarely find the offer turned down. It’s one of those London-centric chains that has kept the same winning formula despite rapid expansion. If you’re dead set on authenticityhead to Brixtonwhere their flagship location can be found just down the street from the original shop that started it all!
📍 Find your nearest location at their website.
32. Pizza EastShoreditch
Produce-led pizzaquality winesand banging cocktails means Pizza East has the big three covered at their California-inspired pizzeria. They also serve up a full Saturday brunch if you’re somehowinexplicablynot in the mood for pizza.
📍 56A Shoreditch High StreetE1 6JJ.
🚇 Nearest station is Shoreditch High Street.
33. Voodoo Ray’sDalston & Peckham
Gigantic 22-inch NYC-inspired pizzas virtually guaranteed Voodoo Ray’s place on our listand a scroll through their Instagram is enough to get anyone drooling. They’re also perfectly situated for late-night slices after a night on the town. Deliciousconvenientand hefty – what more could you ask for?
📍 95 Kingsland High StreetE8 2PB & 285 Rye LaneSE15 4UA.
🚇 Nearest stations are Dalston Kingsland & Peckham Rye.
34. Santa Mariamultiple locations
Originally named for its location on St. Mary’s Road in EalingSanta Maria’s prestige comes from the fact that the ownersingredientsand wood-fired oven have all come over from Italygiving their pies an authentic Neapolitan taste. They promise that their Neapolitan is “exactly the same as the pizza you can eat on the streets of Naples”.
📍 Find your nearest location at their website.
35. 67 SourdoughHighgate
Another hidden secretthis pizzeria is tucked away in distinctly more flashy environs. 67 Sourdough is found inside a classic car dealership that’s full to the brim with stunning vehicles. But it’s not just eye candy herebecause the pizza pies are banging too.
Buthey! Watch the car interiors with those greasy hands!
📍 82-92 Great North RoadLondon N2 0NL.
🚇 Nearest station is East Finchley.
Sothere you have it: a nifty little list of the best pizza spots in London. Is anyone else hungrynow? Wellat least you know where to go!