Bar Etna is the most exciting pizza opening in London right now - a collaboration between Four Legs' Ed McIlroy and Philadelphia legend Joe Beddia, whose Philly pizzeria was once crowned Best Pizza in America by Bon Appétit. Together they've landed in Newington Green (fast becoming one of London's best food streets) with an East Coast-by-way-of-Italy offering that's already generating serious buzz. The space is beautiful, huge front bar for spritzes and slices, and an intimate timber-clad dining room upstairs overlooking the open kitchen. Order the tomato pie, pick your 14" pizza, pile on the pepperoni, and don't skip the soft serve. A total must-visit.

Rosa in Newquay is the kind of place that makes you want to move to Cornwall immediately - a neighbourhood bar, restaurant and mini-golf spot (yes, really) serving up American-Italian inspired plates in a quirky, no-fuss setting on Tower Road. The pizzas are exactly what you want: flavourful, carefully made, and perfect whether you're stopping in after a round of golf or settling in for a proper dinner. But if you're feeling adventurous, the deep-fried lasagne is the order - a glorious, crispy-edged act of culinary chaos that absolutely should not work as well as it does. Cocktails, natural wine, good beer, and a terrace for when the Cornish sun cooperates. An easy yes.

Cult Hammersmith favourite, Best Pizza Award 2025 top 100, and the kind of place west Londoners have been quietly keeping to themselves since 2014 - has upped sticks to Mayfair. Founded by Carl McCluskey (who started slinging pies from his nan's pub, as origin stories go), Crisp has now joined forces with the team behind the Devonshire to take over The Marlborough, a freshly restored Grade II-listed pub on North Audley Street.

Dough Hands has gone large, literally. Hannah Drye's cult East London pizza operation has landed a permanent residency at All My Friends in Hackney Wick, and she's bringing 20-inch pies to the party. Since 2020, Drye has built a devoted following across The Spurstowe Arms and Old Nun's Head on the strength of one very clear philosophy: a feather-light, crispy base made with regenerative flour from Shipton Mill and Wild Farmed, topped with combinations that are confident, creative, and unapologetically big on flavour. The new menu leans into that fully -Tomato Pie with Anchovy, Stracciatella and Green Sauce, Garlic Sausage and Pistachio Pesto, Coppa with Pineapple and House Guindilla. Order by the slice or commit to a whole pie. No food bookings, tables through All My Friends' site, and very much the best reason to spend a summer evening in Hackney Wick.

Forbici keeps it simple and gets it exactly right, authentic Neapolitan pizza made with the finest Italian ingredients and traditional techniques, across two addresses in Manchester and Sheffield. The kind of place where the dough does the talking: slow-fermented, wood-fired, and blistered in all the right places. No gimmicks, no overcrowded toppings - just the real thing, done properly. If great Neapolitan pizza is what you're after, this is where you go.

Bad Boy Pizza Society started as a university parody society trying to score discounted pizza for their mates - and somehow became a two-time National Pizza of the Year winner (2022 and 2024, since you asked). Now a proper London operation with multiple sites, they're serving 18-inch New York-style pies, lunchtime slices, and the kind of no-nonsense, unapologetically good pizza that the city has thoroughly embraced. The award-winning Sausage Party Pizza is the one to order, available across all sites for a limited time. An origin story that shouldn't work, a pizza that absolutely does.