This Phoenix Pizza Is The 17th Best In The Country, Ranking Says

PHOENIX, ARIZONA — Another year, another ranking confirming what we already know: The best pizza in the United States is served in Connecticut, New York City and Chicago, but quality slices can be found in many other cities as well.

The Daily Meal released its list of the "101 Best Pizzas in America" at the end of September, and restaurants from 30 states made the ranking. The food blog considered nearly 1,000 pizzas and looked for such qualities as a nuanced sauce, well-distributed cheese, a flavorful crust and an overall balance of ingredients.

The "101 Best Pizzas in America" list is culled from a preferred pool of perfect pies. The Daily Meal then reached out to a diverse list of pizza chefs, bloggers, critics and writers, and asked them to take a survey on the pizza shops where they actually had eaten.

At the end of the process, Phoenix had one pizza joint make the ranking. The food and dining website ranked Pizzeria Bianco as the top spot in our city and 17th overall in the country.

We're in the top 20!

"This is another case where any pie will likely be better than most you've had in your life. The Rosa, with red onions, rosemary and pistachios, is especially noteworthy, but the signature Margherita will recalibrate your pizza baseline forever with its simple tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella and basil," according to the Daily Meal.

The restaurant gave the celebrated chef Chris Bianco his initial claim to fame, and it has two pizzeria locations in Phoenix.

• 623 E Adams Street
• 4743 N 20th Street

Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana in New Haven, Connecticut was named the best pizza joint in the nation for the third year in a row.

Connecticut might have had the No. 1 pizza, but New York led the way overall with 28 pizza places on the Daily Meal list. New York was followed by Illinois with nine, California with seven, and Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New Jersey all with six.

Here are the top 10 overall pizzas in America:

10. John’s of Bleecker Street (New York, New York)
9. Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria (Chicago, Illinois)
8. Patsy’s (New York, New York)
7. Sally’s Apizza (New Haven, Connecticut)
6. Totonno’s (Brooklyn, NY)
5. Buddy’s Pizza (Detroit, Michigan)
4. Pequod’s (Chicago, Illinois)
3. Razza Pizza Artigianale (Jersey City, New Jersey)
2. Lucali (Brooklyn, New York)
1. Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana (New Haven, Connecticut)