Just 1 Connecticut Pizzeria Ranked Among Top 50 In U.S.

CONNECTICUT — Some of the best pizza in the country is found in Connecticut, according to the new 50 Top Pizza guide based on the findings of a team of inspectors who anonymously evaluate pizzerias around the world.

“Year after year we are noticing changes in pizzerias across the United States that have led to increasingly interesting ideas and that are good for the entire industry,” guide curators Barbara Guerra, Luciano Pignataro, and Albert Sapere said in a statement. “We would also like to mention that the different styles of pizza that our inspectors get to enjoy are also getting more numerous. This is a good thing because it creates a wider variety for the customer.”

According to their list, the best pizza in Connecticut is found at Zeneli Pizzeria e Cucina Napoletana (or just "Zeneli's") on Wooster Street in New Haven. The "true Neapolitan pizza, light and well leavened, skillfully stretched, topped with fresh and authentic ingredients, cooked in a wood-fired oven" ranked No. 35 on the list of the nation’s top pizzerias.

2025 is not Zaneli's first appearance on the annual guide. Last year, it was ranked No. 37, moving up one notch from its 2023 placement.

See: CT Eatery Outshines Local Legends In New List Of Top Pizzerias: Report

If you’re a connoisseur of pizza and are traveling this year, here’s the complete list:

1. Una Pizza Napoletana, New York City
2. Pizzeria Sei, Los Angeles
3. Tony;’s Pizza Napoletana, San Francisco
4. Jay’s, Kenmore, New York
5. Ribalta, New York City
6. Robert’s, Chicago
7. Don Antonio, New York City
8. Ken’s Artisan Pizza, Portland, Oregon
9. Truly Pizza, Dana Point, California
10. ’O Munaciello and La Leggenda, both of Miami (tie)
11. Pizzeria Beddia, Philadelphia
12. Razza, Jersey City, New Jersey
13. Pasquale’s, South Kingstown, Rhode Island
14. Kesté, New York City
15. Ops, New York City
16. Pizza Secret, New York City
17. Partenope Ristorante, Dallas
18. MPN - Mission Pizza Napoletana, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
19. Flour House, San Luis Obispo, California
20. Fabrica Pizza, Tampa, Florida
21. Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana, Gaithersburg, Maryland
22. Il Forno, San Antonio
23. Coals, Louisville
24. Nardò, Huntington Beach, California
25. GRANA, Portland, Oregon
26. Craft 64, Scottsdale, Arizona
27. Valentina’s, Madison, Alabama
28. Bricco, Haddon Township, New Jersey
29. Nostrana, Portland, Oregon
30. Antico Pizza, Atlanta
31. Pizza Delicious, New Orleans
32. A Modo Mio, Arlington, Virginia, and Salsa, New York City (tie)
33. Pizza Rock, Las Vegas
34. Tribute Pizza, San Diego
35. Zeneli, New Haven, Connecticut
36. Posto, Somerville, Massachusetts
37. Audace, New York City
38. Leña, Cleveland
39. Pizzeria Florian, East Aurora, New York
40. Pasquale Jones, New York, City
41. Pizza Baby, Charlotte, North Carolina
42. Penelope Pizza, Tucson, Arizona
43. Coda di Volpe, Chicago
44. Angeli’s Pizzeria, Baltimore
45. Lincoln Winebar, Mount Vernon, Iowa
46. Hapa Pizza, Beaverton, Oregon
47. Stretch Pizza, New York City
48. Si Cara, Cambridge, Massachusetts
49. Rose Pizzeria, Berkeley, California