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London Pizza Chain Crowned World's Best
British pizzeria beats Italian rivals for global pizza crown.
In brief
British pizzeria beats Italian rivals for global pizza crown. London's Napoli on the Road wins World's Best Pizzeria title at 50 Top Pizza awards, becoming first UK restaurant to beat Italian rivals. Originally reported by Dailymail.
London pizza chain wins global crown
Napoli on the Road, a london pizza chain, became the first british entrant to win world's best pizzeria title.
Founder stunned by victory
Michele Pascarella, 34, founder and chef, said he was in shock after winning in naples.
Pizza awards ceremony
The competition judges pizzerias on food quality and dining experience with anonymous restaurant inspections.
British entry wins
Napoli on the road beat italian pizzerias to become first british restaurant to win the global title.
Pascarella's background
Pascarella grew up in caserta, near naples, and has won previous awards.
Previous winners
Napoli on the road won best pizzeria in europe in 2024 and was named global pizza maker of the year in 2023.
Italian rival loses
I masanielli, a pizzeria in caserta run by francesco martucci, dropped from top spot after losing.
Martucci's reaction
Martucci said pizza is a global craft and pascarella's caserta roots show international potential.
Pascarella's vision
Pascarella wants to keep pizza quality high and maintain personal connections with customers.
Other british entries
Two other british pizzerias ranked in the global list: 50 kalò in westminster and stile napoletano in chester.
Global competition
Italy had 31 restaurants on the list, followed by the us with 22, and new york had seven entries.
Pizza specialties
Napoli on the road is known for margherita and the cheesewick pizza with five cheeses and homemade tomato jam.
No expansion plans
Pascarella said he has no interest in expanding the business into a larger chain.
Full list
The 50 top pizza awards list includes restaurants from 36 countries including vietnam, north macedonia, croatia and japan.
Global ranking
Napoli on the road ranked first globally, with una pizza napoletana from new york second.
What happens next
Pascarella plans to continue focusing on quality and customer relationships without expanding the business.
The key point
London's Napoli on the Road wins World's Best Pizzeria title at 50 Top Pizza awards, becoming first UK restaurant to beat Italian rivals.
