Ciro Salvo has done it again. For the second consecutive year his 50 Kalò di Ciro Salvo Pizzeria London has won the top spot on 50 Top Europe, the special classification dedicated to the best pizzerias on the Old Continent (excluding Italy) by 50 Top Pizza, the most prestigious on-line guide in the sector.
The news was given at an event broadcast in live streaming (with more than 75,000 views) and presented by Federico Quaranta. It was transmitted yesterday on a variety of Facebook channels: 50 Top Pizza, 50 Top Italy, FineDiningLovers, Luciano Pignataro Wine Blog, La Voce di Napoli and Food Napoli. It was also shown on 50 Top Pizza’s Instagram account.
“The choice to use live streaming,” highlight Barbara Guerra, Luciano Pignataro and Albert Sapere, the 50 Top Pizza curators, “was obviously dictated by the current health emergency. However, this did not subtract from the allure of the event. To the contrary, broadcasting this now well-known countdown by 50 Top Pizza, from the 50th to the first position for the European ranking was an event filled with a great deal of suspense, and which gave much pride and satisfaction to the participants.”
The English establishment 50 Kalò was also recognized by one of the special awards for best dining area service, Best Service 2020, while Ciro Salvo himself was the recipient of the prestigious best European pizza chef of the year, Pizza Chef of the Year 2020. It was a fistful of accolades for this establishment. This highlights the talent and the dedication of this Neapolitan pizza chef which go beyond his native city of Naples. Passion for pizza was demonstrated in equal measure by all of the protagonists present in the ranking, starting from the other two pizzerias on the podium: Via Toledo Enopizzeria in Vienna, which is guided by the master pizza chef Francesco Calò, and Bijou in Paris, where Gennaro Nasti brings life to the doughs. The Austrian pizzeria was also recognized by other special awards including Performance of the Year 2020 and Best Wine List 2020. Instead, the Tonno e Cipolle (Tuna and Onion) by Nasti was named Pizza of the Year 2020. Just missing the podium were Bæst in Copenhagen and La Pizza è Bella in Brussels. They were also recognized by Innovation and Sustainability 2020 and Made in Italy 2020, respectively. Among the other European Special Awards to be underscored is the title of New Entry of the Year 2020 which was conferred on the Paris-based Peppe Pizzeria. Leading the list of countries with the largest number of pizzerias present in the classification is England with 7, then France (6) and Spain (5). They are followed by Belgium, Germany and Russia with a three-way tie of 3 each. Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Ireland and Poland each have 2 establishments on the list, while Austria, Holland, Norway, Portugal, the Ukraine, Scotland, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Hungary, Romania and Estonia each have one.
“The average level of quality found and verified by our inspectors in the pizzerias in the Old Continent,” conclude the three curators, “is rising steadily with peaks of excellence such as those present in our 50 Top Europe ranking. We could say that if the Champions League of pizza continues to be held in Italy, progress is being made every year in the other European leagues. Furthermore, it is no longer only Italian pizza chefs and entrepreneurs that have emigrated abroad (or their descendants) who contribute to the growth of the European pizza culture, but also professionals of diverse nationalities.”
The following is a complete list of all of the pizzerias ranked from the first to the 50th position in 50 Top Europe 2020, and a list of the European Special Awards for 2020.
50 Top Europe 2020
1 50 Kalò di Ciro Salvo Pizzeria London, London – England
2 Via Toledo Enopizzeria, Vienna – Austria
3 Bijou, Paris – France
4 Bæst, Copenhagen – Denmark
5 La Pizza è Bella, Brussels – Belgium
6 Malafemmena, Berlin – Germany
7 Lilla Napoli, Falkenberg – Sweden
8 nNea, Amsterdam – Holland
9 Pizzeria Luca, Copenhagen – Denmark
10 Fratelli Figurato, Madrid – Spain
11 Kytaly, Geneva – Switzerland
12 La Bottega Siciliana, Moscow – Russia
13 L’Antica Pizzeria, London – England
14 Daroco Bourse, Paris – France
15 Pizzeria Luca, Helsinki – Finland
16 Cirillo’s , Dublin – Ireland
17 60 Secondi Pizza Napoletana, Munich – Germany
18 Oi Vita Pizzeria, London – England
19 Faggio Pizzeria, Paris – France
20 Vinoteket, Oslo – Norway
21 The Dough Bros – O’Connells, Galway – Ireland
22 Forno d’Oro, Lisbon – Portugal
23 ‘O Ver St. James’s, London – England
24 Araldo Arte del Gusto, Madrid – Spain
25 Vicoli di Napoli, London – England
26 Guillaume Grasso La vera Pizza Napoletana, Paris – France
27 Dalmata, Paris – France
28 MadreLievito Llacuna, Barcellona – Spain
29 Peppe Pizzeria, Paris – France
30 La Piola Pizza, Brussels – Belgium
31 Acqua & Farina, Lugano – Switzerland
32 La Balmesina, Barcellona – Spain
33 Double Zero Neapolitan Pizza, Manchester – England
34 Positano, Kiev – Ukraine
35 Sodo Pizza, London – England
36 Oro di Napoli, Santa Cruz de Tenerife – Spain
37 Paesano Pizza, Glasgow – Scotland
38 450°C, Turku – Finland
39 NAPLES Authentic Neapolitan Pizza, Fürth – Germany
40 Pizza Nuova, Prague – The Czech Republic
41 450 Gradi, Lidingö – Sweden
42 De Superette Pizza, Gent – Belgium
43 Scrocchiarella, Moscow – Russia
44 Belli di Mamma, Budapest – Hungary
45 Majstor I Margarita, Belgrade – Serbia
46 Pizza 22 cm, Moscow – Russia
47 Animaletto Pizza Bar, Bucarest – Romania
48 Nonna Pizzeria, Warsaw – Poland
49 Ave Pizza, Warsaw – Poland
50 Kaja Pizza Köök, Tallinn – Estonia
European Special Awards 2020
Pizza Chef of the Year 2020 – S.PELLEGRINO & ACQUA PANNA AWARD
50 Kalò di Ciro Salvo Pizzeria London, London – England
Best Service 2020 – CONSORZIO TUTELA PROSECCO DOC AWARD
50 Kalò di Ciro Salvo Pizzeria London, London – England
Best Wine List 2020 – CONSORZIO TUTELA PROSECCO DOC AWARD
Via Toledo Enopizzeria, Vienna – Austria
Performance of the Year 2020 – PASTIFICIO DI MARTINO AWARD
Via Toledo Enopizzeria, Vienna – Austria
Pizza of the Year 2020 – SOLANIA AWARD
Tonno e Cipolle (Tuna and Onion) by Bijou, Paris – France
Innovation and Sustainability 2020 – S.PELLEGRINO & ACQUA PANNA AWARD
Bæst, Copenhagen – Denmark
Made in Italy 2020 – LATTERIA SORRENTINA AWARD
La Pizza è Bella, Brussels – Belgium
Best Gluten Free Pizza 2020 – BIRRIFICIO FRATELLI PERRELLA AWARD
Malafemmena, Berlin – Germany
Best Fried Food 2020 – OLITALIA AWARD
Malafemmena, Berlin – Germany
Territorial Identity 2020 – LATTERIA SORRENTINA AWARD
Lilla Napoli, Falkenberg – Sweden
Model of Inspiration 2020 – D’AMICO AWARD
nNea, Amsterdam – Holland
Best Mixed Drink 2020 – CONSORZIO TUTELA PROSECCO DOC AWARD
Pizzeria Luca, Copenhagen – Denmark
Hospitality 2020 – SOLANIA AWARD
Kytaly, Geneva – Switzerland
Best Format 2020 – PASTIFICIO DI MARTINO AWARD
La Bottega Siciliana, Moscow – Russia
Best Dessert List 2020 – OLITALIA AWARD
L’Antica Pizzeria, London – England
Best Beer List 2020 – BIRRIFICIO FRATELLI PERRELLA AWARD
Forno d’Oro, Lisbon – Portugal
Best Aperitif List 2020 – BIRRIFICIO FRATELLI PERRELLA AWARD
Guillaume Grasso La vera Pizza Napoletana, Paris – France
New Entry of the Year 2020 – SOLANIA AWARD
Peppe Pizzeria, Paris – France
Best Takeaway Service 2020 – D’AMICO AWARD
La Piola Pizza, Brussels – Belgium
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