Here's The Best Pizza In FL: Food & Wine Magazine

FLORIDA — There's pizza, and then are pizza places that are worth the effort to get a slice. Florida has plenty of places to satisfy that craving.

But where is the best spot for a slice?

A new list of the "Best Pizza in Every State" from Food & Wine gave shout-outs to two eateries in Florida, highlighting them for the care they take to bring mouth-watering pizza to the table. Both of them have earned honors in the past from food reviewers and publications.

One of the pizzerias is Mister 01 in Miami, although the restaurant has five Florida locations.

The other restaurant earning a shout-out is La Leggenda at 224 Espanola Way in Miami Beach.

Here's what Food & Wine had to say about the Florida venues:

There are plenty of Europeans who wished they lived in Florida—some of them are making moves to do just that—and the odds are good that a few of them are Italians who will open pizzerias, or at least that is how it seems these days.

All apologies to the Northeast pie guys trading on their heritage down here, but when you want the best, just go somewhere they speak Italian, the modern kind, like Mister 01 in Miami, named for the O-1 Visa granted to Renato Viola, a well-regarded pizza maker from the old country who came to the United States because some very smart person in government decided we needed his pizza skills. From humble beginnings, the restaurant has grown to five locations in the region—the better for everyone to have access to Viola's delicious and distinctive star-cornered pies, with pockets of creamy ricotta cheese.

Giovanni Gagliardi comes from pizza royalty in Caserta; in Miami Beach, he opened La Leggenda, said to be Gagliardi's nickname back home. The terrific Neapolitan pies ought to answer any questions you might have.

From a national perspective, these are the best states for pizza, according to Food & Wine:

1. New Jersey
2. Connecticut
3. New York
4. Illinois
5. Michigan
6. California
7. Pennsylvania
8. Massachusetts
9. Ohio
10. Missouri

To read the full rankings, visit the Food & Wine website.

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