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Best Pizza Restaurants in Miami 2026
Pizza · Miami · 6 pizzerias ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 20, 2026 · Updated June 20, 2026
The best pizza chef in the world opened in Wynwood this January, and he is from Caserta, not Naples. Francesco Martucci, ranked number one in the 50 Top Pizza World list for his I Masanielli pizzeria, chose Miami for his first restaurant outside Italy, a vote of confidence in a city that already had a serious pizza scene. Two Miami rooms cracked the top ten pizzerias in the entire United States in 2025, and a star-shaped pie invented on South Beach has spread across the country. This is pizza as Miami does it now, Neapolitan-led but not Neapolitan-only, six rooms ranked on the pie, the room and what it costs.
1.Francesco Martucci Miami
The world's number-one pizza chef's first US room; book Wynwood now for the most important pizza opening in the country.
Francesco Martucci runs I Masanielli in Caserta, ranked number one in the 50 Top Pizza World 2025 list, and in January 2026 he opened his first restaurant outside Italy in Miami's Wynwood. That makes this the most significant pizza opening the United States has seen in years. Martucci is a dough obsessive whose pies range from a perfect Margherita to wildly inventive toppings, the crust airy and charred and fermented for days, and bringing that to Miami instantly reset the city's ceiling. Expect a chef-driven menu priced toward the top of the Neapolitan range and a room that filled the moment it opened. Book online ahead, as demand has not eased since the launch.
Reserve online; the Margherita first, then whichever signature pie the chef is pushing.
2.Lucali
Mark Iacono's Brooklyn cult pie transplanted to South Beach; book ahead for the thinnest, most blistered crust in Miami.
Lucali brought Mark Iacono's beloved Brooklyn pizzeria to South Beach, and it remains the city's reference for a thin, New York-leaning pie rather than a Neapolitan one. The dough is hand-rolled with a wine bottle, the pies come whole rather than by the slice, the toppings are deliberately spare, and the crust comes out thin, blistered and a little smoky. It is a date-night room more than a casual stop, candlelit and intimate, and the original Carroll Gardens cult following has only grown in Florida. The menu is short by design: pizza and calzone, little else. Book online well ahead, since the small room fills fast on weekends.
Reserve online; a whole pie with a couple of toppings, and the calzone to share.
3.'O Munaciello
A true Naples pizzaiolo in the MiMo District, ranked top-ten in the US; book for the most authentic Neapolitan pie in Miami.
'O Munaciello, in the MiMo District with a second room on Coral Way, was named among the top ten pizzerias in the United States by 50 Top Pizza in 2025, and it is the most authentically Neapolitan room in the city. Chef Carmine Candito grew up working in his family's pizzeria in Naples, and it shows: a 48-hour-leavened dough, a blistered cornicione, San Marzano tomatoes and fior di latte baked in a wood-fired oven, plus a deeper menu of Campanian dishes around the pizza. It is the booking for a purist who wants Naples without the flight, in a warm, family-run room. Walk in midweek or book ahead for weekends.
Reserve or walk in; the Margherita and a fritto to start, with a Campanian red.
4.La Leggenda Pizzeria
The other Miami Beach room in the US top ten; book for a classic wood-fired Neapolitan pie a few blocks off the sand.
La Leggenda is the second Miami pizzeria to crack the top ten in the United States in the 50 Top Pizza 2025 ranking, a Miami Beach room turning out classic wood-fired Neapolitan pies a short walk from the ocean. The kitchen sticks to the canon, long-fermented dough, a leopard-spotted crust, quality Italian tomatoes and mozzarella, and lets the technique speak rather than chasing novelty. It is more neighbourhood pizzeria than scene, which is part of the appeal: a serious pie without the wait or the price of the marquee rooms. For a low-key Neapolitan dinner on the Beach side, it is the smart book. Walk in or reserve for a weekend table.
Reserve or walk in; the Margherita DOP, and a seasonal special if one is on.
5.Mister O1
Renato Viola's two-time world-champion star-shaped pizza, born on South Beach; book for the city's most photographed pie.
Mister O1 began on South Beach in 2014 and grew into a Florida-wide name on the strength of one idea: the Star Luca, a star-shaped pizza with ricotta tucked into pouches along each point, dressed with tomato, mozzarella and spicy salami. Founder Renato Viola is a two-time pizza world champion in Monte Carlo, and his star pie has become one of the most recognizable in the country. The original at 1680 Michigan Avenue is the place to try it; the chain has since spread to more than a dozen locations. The cooking leans gourmet-Neapolitan with a showman's flourish. Walk in or book online, earlier on weekends.
Reserve or walk in; the Star Luca, of course, and a classic pie to compare.
6.Stanzione 87
Brickell's wood-fired Neapolitan room with a 72-hour dough; book for a proper VPN-style pie in the financial district.
Stanzione 87 is Brickell's answer to a proper Neapolitan pizzeria, a wood-fired room whose dough is fermented for a minimum of 72 hours before it ever sees the oven. The pies follow the Naples playbook, a charred, pillowy cornicione, restrained toppings and a fast bake in a screaming-hot oven, and there is a casual stand version inside the Citadel food hall for a quicker fix. It is the most convenient of the city's serious pizzerias for anyone working or staying in Brickell, and the quality holds up against the destination rooms. Walk in for lunch or book a table for a weekend dinner. The financial-district crowd keeps it busy.
Reserve or walk in; the Margherita, then a sausage-and-friarielli pie.
How Miami eats pizza
Miami's pizza scene punches above its reputation. A city better known for Cuban food and stone-crab claws now fields two of the ten best pizzerias in the United States, by 50 Top Pizza's reckoning, and has just landed the first US restaurant from the chef ranked number one in the world. The strength is Neapolitan, fed by Miami's deep Italian and South American communities and a year-round appetite for casual, social eating, but the city also keeps a New York-style tradition alive through rooms like Lucali and a long bench of slice shops. The result is a scene with genuine range, from a candlelit whole-pie date room to a star-shaped novelty that conquered the country.
Practically: the chef-driven rooms want a booking, the neighbourhood pizzerias take walk-ins, and the best pies are wood-fired and meant to be eaten fast, straight from the oven. For the global picture, see the best pizza worldwide pillar; for one of the great pizza cities on earth, compare the best pizza in Buenos Aires; and for the rest of the city, the full Miami dining guide.
Where not to book
Skip these for a real pie
The Ocean Drive tourist pizza-by-the-slice windows. The strip of South Beach restaurants flogging giant, reheated slices to passers-by is the opposite of what this list is about. For a genuine Beach-side pie a few blocks away, walk to Lucali or La Leggenda instead.
Francesco Martucci Miami if you want a quick, cheap slice. It is a chef-driven destination room, priced and paced accordingly, not a counter for a fast lunch. For a brilliant Neapolitan pie with less ceremony and a smaller bill, book 'O Munaciello in the MiMo District.
Frequently asked
What is the best pizza in Miami?
For the most ambitious Neapolitan pizza, Francesco Martucci Miami in Wynwood is the new benchmark: the first US restaurant from the chef ranked number one in the 50 Top Pizza world list, who opened here in January 2026. For a different style, Lucali on South Beach does the much-loved thin, blistered, hand-rolled pie imported from Brooklyn. 'O Munaciello and La Leggenda round out the city's best Neapolitan rooms. The right answer depends on whether you want Naples-style or New York-style.
Who is the best pizza chef opening in Miami?
Francesco Martucci, named the world's best pizza chef and ranked number one in the 50 Top Pizza World 2025 list for his I Masanielli pizzeria in Caserta, opened his first restaurant outside Italy in Miami's Wynwood in January 2026. It is one of the most significant pizza openings the US has seen, bringing his obsessive dough work and inventive toppings to a city already deep in good Neapolitan rooms. Book ahead, as the opening drew immediate crowds.
Is the pizza in Miami Neapolitan or New York style?
Both, with Neapolitan dominant at the top end. The city's most decorated rooms, 'O Munaciello and La Leggenda, both ranked among the top ten pizzerias in the US by 50 Top Pizza in 2025, cook wood-fired Neapolitan pies with long-fermented dough. Lucali on South Beach is the standout for a thinner, New York-leaning style. Mister O1 sits in between with its own star-shaped creations. Miami's strong Italian and South American communities keep both traditions well fed.
How much does pizza cost in Miami?
A wood-fired Neapolitan pie at Miami's better rooms runs roughly USD 18 to 28, with specialty pizzas at the higher end. Lucali sells whole pies rather than slices, generally USD 24 or more. The chef-driven rooms like Francesco Martucci Miami price toward the top of that range for their specialty pies. Casual slice shops are far cheaper. Expect to add appetizers, salads and Italian wine at the sit-down rooms, which pushes a dinner for two well past the pizza price alone.
Does Miami have a famous star-shaped pizza?
Yes. Mister O1, founded by chef Renato Viola in South Beach in 2014, made its name on the Star Luca, a star-shaped pizza with ricotta tucked into pouches along each point, plus tomato, mozzarella and spicy salami. Viola, a two-time pizza world champion in Monte Carlo, has since grown Mister O1 to more than a dozen Florida locations and beyond. The original at 1680 Michigan Avenue on Miami Beach is the place to try the signature pie.
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