1 FL Pizzeria Among 101 Best Pizza Joints In US: Daily Meal

DELRAY BEACH, FL — The Daily Meal released its list of the "101 Best Pizzas in America" recently, and restaurants from 30 states made the cut, including one Florida eatery. 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 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, Florida had one pizza joint that made the rankings. At No. 97 is Scuola Vecchia, 522 East Atlantic Ave. in Delray Beach.

Here's what the Daily Meal says about Scuola Vecchia: "Scuola Vecchia brings a host of traditional Italian pizzas to Delray Beach, Florida, with options for every pizza lover. Guests can choose from 24 different pizzas, from the traditional Margherita to more complex pies like the capricciosa with fresh mozzarella, tomato sauce, Italian ham, artichokes, mushrooms and extra-virgin olive oil. But if you can’t find exactly what you’re looking for, there’s the option to build your own pie."

Topping The 101 Best Pizzas List

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 overall, but New York led the way as far as frequency on the list, with 28 pizza places on the list of 101. New York was followed by Illinois with nine, California with seven, and Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New Jersey all with six winning pies.

Here are the top 10 overall pizzas in America, according to The Daily Meal:

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

See the full "101 Best Pizzas in America" list.