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NJ Is Best Pizza State In USA, Report Says: Here's Why

Food & Wine says New Jersey has the best pizza in the nation. The magazine highlighted 10 of the best spots in the state.

NEW JERSEY — Food & Wine says New Jersey has the best pizza in the nation. The magazine highlighted 10 of the best spots in the state.

Food & Wine considered pizza from all over the country from Maine to California with New Jersey topping the list. The magazine says the "underrated bounty of the Garden State," from heirloom tomatoes to hazelnuts, is what defines the best pizza in the country.

The Neapolitan revolution has now reached into every state with some of the best spots found in surprising places, according to Food & Wine.

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Here is the complete New Jersey list:

  • Razza Pizza Artigianale (Jersey City)
  • Bread & Salt (Jersey City)
  • Papa's (Robbinsville)
  • DeLorenzo's Tomato Pies (Robbinsville)
  • Patsy's (Paterson)
  • Kinchley's Tavern (Ramsey)
  • Rosie's (Point Pleasant)
  • Manco & Manco (Ocean City)
  • Santillo's Brick Oven Pizza (Elizabeth)
  • Una Pizza Napoletana (Atlantic Highlands)

These states ranked in the top 10 behind New Jersey:

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

Read Food & Wine’s full story here.

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