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2 Illinois Pizzerias Are Ranked Among Top 50 In U.S.

The new 50 Top Pizza guide is based on the findings of a team of inspectors who anonymously evaluate pizzerias around the world.

ILLINOIS — Some of the best pizza in the country is found in Illinois, 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.”

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According to their list, the best pizza in Illinois is found at Robert's Pizza and Dough Company in Chicago. The restaurant specializing in thin-crust artisanal pizzas ranked No. 6 on the list of the nation’s top pizzerias.

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The other Illinois pizzeria to make the list is Coda di Volpe, also located in Chicago.

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
  33. Salsa, New York City
  34. Pizza Rock, Las Vegas
  35. Tribute Pizza, San Diego
  36. Zeneli, New Haven, Connecticut
  37. Posto, Somerville, Massachusetts
  38. Audace, New York City
  39. Leña, Cleveland
  40. Pizzeria Florian, East Aurora, New York
  41. Pasquale Jones, New York City
  42. Pizza Baby, Charlotte, North Carolina
  43. Penelope Pizza, Tucson, Arizona
  44. Coda di Volpe, Chicago
  45. Angeli’s Pizzeria, Baltimore
  46. Lincoln Winebar, Mount Vernon, Iowa
  47. Hapa Pizza, Beaverton, Oregon
  48. Stretch Pizza, New York City
  49. Si Cara, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  50. Rose Pizzeria, Berkeley, California

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