Two Miami favorites were named among the top 10 best pizzerias in the U.S.
Two homegrown joints—La Leggenda Pizzeria and 'O Munaciello—tied for number 10 in the country, giving the Floridian city a major, well-deserved win. While La Leggenda dropped a spot from number nine last year, 'O Munaciello moved up the ranks to make Miami home to one tasty tie.
Tucked into the charming stretch of Española Way in Miami Beach, La Leggenda is the passion project of Naples-born pizzaiolo Giovanni Gagliardi. Friends in Italy call him 'La Leggenda' (the legend), and after one bite of his blistered, pillowy Neapolitan pies, you'll understand why.
Gagliardi slings dough in a domed, wood-burning oven that looks like it was plucked straight from a back alley in Naples. His Margherita STG is textbook-perfect: imported mozzarella di bufala, bright tomato sauce, fresh basil. It's a no-frills flavor bomb that nails the fundamentals.
'O Munaciello is a Florence-born pizzeria with two Miami outposts—one in MiMo and another on Coral Way. Think candlelit interiors, rustic wood tables and a menu straight from the streets of Tuscany.
These guys aren't playing tourist with Italian food—they're keeping it real. The dough? Fermented for 72 hours. The ingredients? Shipped from Italy weekly. 'O Munaciello has been turning heads since it opened, even snagging New Times' Best Upper East Side Restaurant in 2018.
Founded in 2017 by Italian food journalists, 50 Top Pizza is one of the most respected guides in the world. Getting on the list is hard. Cracking the top 10? Huge. While New York predictably dominated (including the number 1 spot Una Pizza Napoletana), Miami's double entry shows the tides are turning. The 50 Top Pizza awards will take place in September, and here's hoping Miami makes that list, too.
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