Where To Find The Best Pizza In London

The Chancellors pub on perfectly named Crisp Road might seem like an unlikely top pizza spot, but you will have seen this on your feed at some point. In the midst of lockdown, this sell-out eatery started off as a grab and go. Now, you can sit in for a long meal – though we still like the idea of grabbing a slice and taking it down by the river on a sunny day. Crisp by name, the pies here are crisp by nature – founder Carl McCuskey experimented with different levels of flour and water to find exactly the right crust.



25 Crisp Road, Hammersmith, W6 9RL

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Crust Bros favours the Neapolitan pizza style, using a 48-hour proved 00 flour dough to create its trademark ‘leopard’ crust. And those pillowy crusts really are something to write home about. The ‘Straight Outta Hell’ pizza – mozzarella, chicken, chillies, pepperoni and ’nduja – is great if you prefer your slice to give you a good kick. But if you like going off piste, you can personalise your pie to create the pizza of your dreams. We’re eyeing up the burrata for ours.



Locations at The Prince in Fulham, BoxPark Shoreditch & BoxPark Croydon



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Purezza started off in Brighton but now has spots in Manchester and Camden. The menu has a great selection of plant-based pizzas, all cooked with Purezza’s own ‘mozella’ vegan cheese. It also caters to those trying to avoid gluten, with lots of GF and coeliac-friendly bases, so no one feels left out. Sweet tooth-inclusive as well, Purezza’s dessert menu has some great ‘save room for’ options – looking at you, tiramisu. 

5-47 Parkway, Camden, NW1 7PN

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If you’re looking for something quick and satisfying, you’ll be hard pushed to find anywhere better than Pizza Pilgrims. Serving up a heavy hit of Napoli-inspired street food and cocktails, its pizzas are soft and chewy, with thick bases and tasty toppings – ’nduja, salsiccia and smoked chilli jam mascarpone. 

Locations across the city

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Leading the charge in London’s pizza renaissance, Zia Lucia has become renowned for its 48-hour slow-fermented doughs: choose between traditional, wholemeal, gluten free and black vegetable charcoal. Its third location at BoxPark Wembley features the ‘Burrata Bar’, a space that showcases creamy burrata sourced from Puglia. You can top burrata with ingredients like smoked salmon and avocado, spicy spianata salami, or roasted peppers.

Locations in Aldgate East, Balham, Canary Wharf, Hammersmith, Islington, Wandsworth, Stoke Newington, Wembley & West Hampstead

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If your idea of a great Saturday involves a long lunch with the girls, book a table at one of Sodo Pizza’s locations. The set-up is simple: drinks flow all day and the team take their pizza making seriously. The dough is fermented for 48 hours then baked at super-hot temperatures so it’s light, airy and slightly tangy. We like the ‘Dirty Boy’ topped with tomato, mozzarella, mushrooms, onions and pancetta. Order cheesy garlic bread and burrata for the table.

Locations in Bethnal Green, Clapton, Deptford, Hammersmith, Hoxton & Walthamstow

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This small chain of pizza restaurants started as a pop-up in Neal’s Yard and now has permanent venues around town. It’s noisy, informal and wouldn’t look out of place on a street corner in Brooklyn. If you’re going for a full pizza, go 50/50: one half with fresh, garlicky courgette and artichoke; on the other, the rich, flavourful Neal’s Yard Dairy four cheese, jalapeno salsa and rye crumb. Look out for fun collabs and specials – like the current fish and chip pizza.

Locations in the City, Covent Garden & Marylebone

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