These 2 CA Pizza Places Among Nation's Best, NYT Says In New Ranking

CALIFORNIA — Pizza is possibly the most eaten food in the United States of America.

According to a 2015 Washington Post article, Americans eat 3 billion pizzas a year. That works out to 46 slices, or 23 pounds of 'za, per person annually.

So where are the best pizza places in the nation?

According to a new list from The New York Times, the best pizzas in California are on each end of the state with one in Los Angeles and the other in Berkeley.

Writer Brett Anderson didn't include any specific metrics for the list, but said it was a "road map to a uniquely American phenomenon."

In Berkeley, Rose Pizzeria got the shoutout by Times writer Brian Gallagher.

Located at 1960 University Ave. in Downtown Berkeley, Rose stands apart from other pizza restaurants in the area, Gallagher writes.

"The crust is sturdy enough — no point flop here — that you can single-hand your slice. The toppings aren’t flashy, but options like the She Wolf, with burrata, garlic confit, olives, capers and oregano, are deeply delicious," Gallagher wrote. "For a true California pizza-parlor experience, snag a table on the charming patio out back."

Rose Pizzeria serves thin crust pizzas cooked well done, according to their website. Rose also offers appetizers, beer, wine and desserts.

Check out Rose online here.

Further south in Los Angeles, Pizzeria Sei was lauded by Times writer Tejal Rao.

Pizzeria Sei, located at 8781 W Pico Blvd., draws inspiration from the Tokyo neo-Neapolitan school of pizza, Rao writes.

"The menu makes a beautiful Neapolitan pizza and a white pie covered only with a swirl of thick cream and fior di latte mozzarella, freckled with preserved lemon and obscenely large glugs of olive oil," Rao wrote. "But part of the fun of Sei is in its specials and one-off pizzas that come and go, and might include beef tongue, squash blossoms or yuzu."

Check out Pizzeria Sei online here.

See The New York Times' full list of the 22 best pizzerias in the nation here.