50 Top Pizza Europe: 50 Kalo in London takes first place

50 Kalo, a pizzeria by Ciro Salvo in London has remained at the top of the 50 Top Pizza Europe when the list was unveiled in an online event organised by Barbara Guerra, Albert Sapere and journalist Luciano Pignataro.

The event had to take place on 28 April in Milan but the event had to be cancelled because of the pandemic. 

The list awards the best pizzeria in Europe outside of Italy.

Ciro Salvo, who made a name for himself with 50 Kalo in Naples, Italy thanked his team for their work which made this award possible. “I want to thank all the 30 members of staff who work in London who are really fulfilling our concept of a pizzeria that focuses on everything from the product to the service. We try to do better and better,” he said. He is the third generation of a family of master pizza makers in Italy. 

Enopizzeria Via Toledo by Francesco Calo in Vienna placed second (a new entry), while Bijou in Partis by Gennaro Nasti placed third. Baest in Copenhagen and La Pizza e Bella in Brussels were listed fourth and fifth.

Bijou in Paris also won the Pizza of the Year for its pizza with tuna and onions.

For the second year running, London remains the capital of Europe with six pizzerias in the top 50 including the winner followed by Paris with 5 pizzerias in the list.

Belgium has three pizzerias in the list. These include La Pizza e Bella which placed 5th, La Piola which placed 30th and was also awarded the best takeaway service of 2020 and De Superette, a concept created by Belgian chef Kobe Desramaults in the city of Gent.

1. 50 Kalo by Ciro Salvo, London
2. Enopizzeria Via Toledo by Francesco Calo, Vienna – Best pizzeria in Austria
3. Bijou by Gennaro Nasti, Paris – Best Pizzeria in France
4. Baest, Copenhagen – Best Pizzeria in Denmark and winner of the Innovation and Sustainability award
5. La Pizza e Bella, Brussels – Best Pizzeria in Belgium
6. Malafemmena, Berlin – Best Pizzeria in Germany
7. Lila Napoli, Falkenberg – Best Pizzeria in Sweden
8. NNea Pizza, Amsterdam – Best Pizzeria in the Netherlands
9. Pizzeria Luca, Copenhagen
10. Fratelli Figurato, Madrid – Best Pizzeria in Spain
11. KyTaly, Genève – Best Pizzeria in Switzerland
12. La Bottega Siciliana, Moscow
13. L’Antica Pizzeria, London
14. Daroco Bourse, Paris
15. Pizzeria Luca, Helsinki – Best Pizzeria in Finland
16. Cirillo’s, Dublin – Best Pizzeria in Ireland
17. 60 Secondi Pizza Napoletana, Munich
18. Oi Vita Pizzeria, London
19. Faggio, Paris
20. Vinotekey, Oslo, Best Pizzeria in Norway
21. The Dough Beos O’Connells, Galway
22. Il Forno d’Oro, Lisbon
23. ‘O Ver St. Jame’s, London
24. Araldo Arte del Gusto, Madrid
25. Vicoli di Napoli, London
26. Guillaume Grasso La Vera Pizza Napoletana, Paris
27. Dalmatia, Paris
28. MadreLievito, Barcelona
29. Peppe Pizzeria, Paris – New Entry of the year 2020
30. La Piola Pizza, Brussels – Best Take away Service 2020
31. Acqua e Farina, Lugano
32. La Balmesina, Barcelona
33. Double Zero Neapolitan Pizza, Manchester 
34. Positano, Kiev – Best Pizzeria in Ukraine
35. Sodo Pizza – London
36. Oro di Napoli, Santa Cruz in Tenerife.
37. Paesano Pizza, Glasgow – Best Pizzeria in Scotland
38. 450C, Turku
39. Naples Authentican Neapolitan Pizza, Furth, Germany
40. Pizza Nuova, Prague – Best Pizzeria in Czech Republic
41. 450 Gradi, Lidingo, Sweden
42. De Superette, Belgium
43. Scrocchiarella, Moscow
44. Belli di Mamma, Budapest
45. Majstor I Margarita, Belgrade – Best Pizzeria in Serbia
46. Pizza 22 cm, Moscow
47. Animaletto Pizza Bar, Bucharest – Best Pizzeria in Romania
48. Nonna Pizzeria, Warsaw – Best Pizzeria in Poland
49. Ave Pizza, Warsaw
50. Kaja Pizza Kook, Tallin

Earlier in the week, 50 Top Pizza also awarded the best 10 artisanal pizza chains in Europe. These are Berbère, Big Mamma, Da Michele, Da Zero, Fra Diavolo, Grosso Napoletano, Luigia, Pizza Pilgrims, Sapere, Sorbillo.

The Italian list will be announced later this month.