Three Finnish pizzerias are on the 50 Top Pizza list.
The Italian 50 Top Pizza, which annually lists the best pizzerias in Italy and the world, has chosen three Finnish pizzerias among the 50 best pizzerias in Europe.
Forza from Helsinki is seventh, Luca from Helsinki is also 31st and 450 degrees from Turku is 35th.
The best pizzeria in Europe is Sartoria Panatieri in Barcelona. Italian pizzerias have their own category, so they are not among the best in Europe because of that.
Second place is Bæst in Copenhagen, third is 50 Kalò in London.
Angelo Tursi’s 450 degrees is located in the Turku market hall. Eeva Paljakka
Luca and Salla Platania Last year, Forza became a newcomer among Europe’s 50 pizzerias after being open for only four months. Back then it was ranked 22nd.
– We have improved our ranking because we do good things and people have noticed it. Last time we had only been open for four months, so of course we hadn’t had time to implement all our ideas yet. And by the way, we still haven’t had time, Luca Platania commented on the success directly from the party venue in Barcelona.
The award-winning pizza bakers take the stage for a group photo. Platania and Tursi are in the picture in the middle and in the front row. Salla Platania
According to Platania, Forza is a restaurant that offers the customer “something more” than what pizzerias usually offer.
– For example, we are only open five days a week, so that we have time to carefully do all the background work and preparations. In addition, we almost always have the same team at work, Platania continues.
Forza’s pizza base is airy. Forza
According to Platania, a successful pizza requires experience, high-quality flour and ingredients, and good ovens. The list is long and all areas must be balanced with each other.
In addition, Forza was awarded as “fryer of the year”. In Italy, it is customary to serve Italian delicacies with pizza, and they are one of Luca Platania’s feats.
This year, six Green Oven awards were also given, of which Forza received one.
One of the fried foods is suppli ai quattro formaggi
Europe’s 50 best pizzerias:
1. Sartoria Panatieri – Barcelona, Spain
2. Bæst – Copenhagen, Denmark
3. 50 Kalò – London, England
4. Via Toledo Enopizzeria – Vienna, Austria
5. Pizza Zulù – Fürth, Germany
6. Ratelli Figurato – Madrid, Spain
7. Forza – Helsinki, Finland
8. Naples on the Road – London, England
9. Nea – Amsterdam, Netherlands
10. La Balmesina – Barcelona, Spain
11. IMperfetto – Puteaux, France
12. La Pizza è Bella Gourmet – Brussels, Belgium
13. Baldoria – Madrid, Spain
14. Kytaly – Geneva, Switzerland
15. La Piola Pizza – Brussels, Belgium
16. Forno d’Oro – Lisbon, Portugal
17. Demaio – Bilbao, Spain
18. Antica Pizzeria – London, England
19. Malafemmena – Berlin, Germany
20. Surt – Copenhagen, Denmark
21. Guillaume Grasso – Paris, France
22. ‘O Ver – London, England
23. Pizzeria Luca – Copenhagen, Denmark
24. San Gennaro – Zurich, Switzerland
25. Matto Napoletano – Skopje, Macedonia
26. Belli di Mamma – Budapest, Hungary
27. Little Pyg – Dublin, Ireland
28. Odori – Athens, Greece
29. Piazza Sorrento – Krefeld, Germany
30. La Manifattura – Paris, France
31. Pizzeria Luca – Helsinki, Finland
32. Mr. Pizza – Dortmund, Germany
33. Majstor I Margarita – Belgrade, Serbia
34. Oyster. – Gdańsk, Poland
35. 450°C – Turku, Finland
36. Cloud Factory – Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
37. Animaletto Pizza Bar – Bucharest, Romania
38. Ciao a Tutti – Warsaw, Poland
39. Pietra – Belgrade, Serbia
40. Pop’s Pizza – Ljubljana, Slovenia
41. Oro di Napoli – Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
42. Arte Bianca – Sagres, Portugal
43. Franko’s Pizza & Bar – Zagreb, Croatia
44. Dalmatia – Paris, France
45. Infraganti Pizza Bar – Alicante, Spain
46. Zielona Górka – Pabianice, Poland
47. Sapori Italiani U Taliana – Bratislava, Slovakia
48. PEPPO’S – Pizzeria Contemporanea – Riga, Latvia
49. Pizza Nuova – Prague, Czech Republic
50. Kaja Pizza Köök – Tallinn, Estonia