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Why Pizzeria Bianco Is on Our Top 50 Pizza Worldwide
Pizzeria Bianco, under Chris Bianco's direction, is ranked #25 on our Top 50 Pizza Restaurants Worldwide. The pizza style: American Neapolitan.
The oven type: Wood-fired oven, 450 Celsius. The dough fermentation: Stone-ground organic flour, 24-hour ferment, San Marzano DOP.
The signature pie: Margherita Bianco, Sonny Boy, Wiseguy, Rosa. The dough provenance: Stone-ground organic flour, San Marzano DOP, hand-stretched.
The award lineage: James Beard Outstanding Chef 2003 (first pizza maker).
How to Order at Pizzeria Bianco
The booking lead time: 8 to 12 weeks for prime time. Reserve through OpenTable, Resy, or the restaurant's direct booking line.
Order the regional signature. The kitchen's strongest expression at Pizzeria Bianco is the Wiseguy (smoked mozzarella, fennel sausage, onions). The pizza style is American Neapolitan; the dough technique determines what to order alongside.
The dress code: Casual; the Phoenix institution since 1988. The pizza spend: 20 to 30 USD per pizza. The kitchen at Pizzeria Bianco is rated 10/10 for food and 9/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.
Why Pizzeria Bianco Is Worth the Pilgrimage
"Chris Bianco's Downtown Phoenix institution. James Beard Outstanding Chef 2003 (the first pizza maker to ever win the award). The most-cited American Neapolitan-style pizzeria; the Sonny Boy (sausage, salami, gaeta olives) anchors the menu."
Our editorial scoring places the food at 10/10, ambience at 9/10, and value at 9/10. The American Neapolitan register is structural; the oven, the dough, and the regional pizza tradition produce the pie that rewards the pilgrimage.
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Related Reading
- Top 50 Pizza Restaurants Worldwide. The full editorial ranking, of which Pizzeria Bianco is #25.
- Browse all 23 Top 50 Rankings · Top 50 Italian Outside Italy · Top 50 Hidden Restaurants
- Phoenix restaurant guide. The full city directory with all occasions.
- (No peer pizzeria in this city on our Top 50. See the pillar for the full list.)