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Five California pizzerias ranked top 27 in the US

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Zalben, B. (2026, October 9). Five California pizzerias ranked top 27 in the US. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/09/lifestyle/5-california-pies-ranked-among-the-best-pizzas-in-the-us/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-09 · by Bianca Zalben

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Food & Wine magazine has ranked five California pizzerias among the top 27 in America. These include Pijja Palace in Los Angeles for its Chutney Pijja, Pizzeria Sei also in LA known for its Mala Garden with spiced lamb toppings, and Quarter Sheets in Echo Park for its Detroit-style pepperoni pizza. Additionally, June’s Pizza in Oakland was highlighted for its Red Pie featuring burrata and tomato sauce, and Jules in San Francisco for its Drunken Sailor pie topped with capers and anchovies.
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California's pizza scene is gaining national recognition, with five local pizzerias ranking among the top 27 in America according to a recent list published by Food & Wine magazine. Three of these are located in Los Angeles, one in San Francisco, and another in Oakland. Notable mentions include Pijja Palace, an Indian-inspired sports bar in Silver Lake that features a unique Chutney Pijja pie with green chile chutney, mozzarella, and a tangy fenugreek tomato sauce. Also recognized is Pizzeria Sei in Los Angeles, which specializes in Tokyo-style Neapolitan pizzas and was recently highlighted in the 50 Top Pizza global rankings. These establishments showcase California's culinary innovation by offering creative toppings such as lamb pizza and crispy Detroit-style squares.

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🔮 Helmed by Chef Willian Joo, Pizzeria Sei specializes in Tokyo-style perfectly blistered Neapolitan-style pies.
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California Indian Los Angeles Oakland San Francisco

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Los Angeles GPE · 4× California GPE · 3× Indian NORP · 3× San Francisco GPE · 3× Detroit GPE · 2× Food & Wine ORG · 2× Neapolitan ORG · 2× Oakland GPE · 2× Pizzeria Sei ORG · 2× Quarter Sheets ORG · 2×

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California is giving the Big Apple’s legendary pizza scene a run for its money, with five Golden State pizzerias earning a spot on a new list of the 27 best pizzas in America.
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🔮 Helmed by Chef Willian Joo, Pizzeria Sei specializes in Tokyo-style perfectly blistered Neapolitan-style pies.
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Five California pizzerias ranked top 27 in the US · assertive framing

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California is giving the Big Apple’s legendary pizza scene a run for its money, with five Golden State pizzerias earning a spot on a new list of the 27 best pizzas in America. asserted
pizzerias → give → America
Three Los Angeles hotspots, a San Francisco newcomer and an Oakland favorite made the mouthwatering cut in Food & Wine’s latest roundup published this week. asserted
hotspots → make → roundup
And forget your average pepperoni slide — the California contenders are serving up everything from lamb pizza to Indian-inspired pies and crispy Detroit-style squares. asserted
contenders → forget → pies
Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now. Here’s where the Golden State is delivering the goods. asserted
State → sign → goods
At this buzzy Indian-inspired sports bar in Silver Lake, pizza gets a spicy makeover. asserted
pizza → inspire → makeover
The restaurant’s signature Chutney Pijja was highlighted for its unusual marriage of Indian and Italian flavors. asserted
Pijja → highlight → flavors
The pie is loaded with green chile chutney, mozzarella, and a tangy fenugreek tomato sauce. asserted
pie → load → chutney
This LA pizzeria is no stranger to bragging rights, and was just highlighted in this year’s 50 Top Pizza global rankings as some of the best in the world. asserted
pizzeria → highlight → world
Helmed by Chef Willian Joo, Pizzeria Sei specializes in Tokyo-style perfectly blistered Neapolitan-style pies. asserted
Sei → helm → pies
The pies combine traditional Neapolitan pizza-making techniques with Japanese precision, producing blistered, leopard-spotted crusts with a distinct sea salt crunch. asserted
pies → combine → crunch
Food & Wine singled out the Mala Garden, ad adventurous creation topped with spiced lamb, crème fraîche, lemon, herbs and cilantro flowers. asserted
Food → single → lamb
Over in Echo Park, Quarter Sheets has turned the humble square slice into a cult-favorite. asserted
Sheets → turn → favorite
The tiny pizza and dessert operation, run by Aaron Lindell and pastry chef Hannah Ziskin, specializes in thick, Detroit-inspired pies with crispy, fried-cheese edges. asserted
operation → run → edges
Its pepperoni pizza earned a shoutout on the list. asserted
pizza → earn → list
June’s Pizza – Oakland Up North at June’s Pizza, chef Craig Murli is giving East Coast pizzaiolos some serious competition from an unlikely setting: a former warehouse. asserted
Murli → give → setting
The restaurant keeps things refreshingly simple, offering just three 18-inch pies — the Red Pie, Pepperoni and a rotating weekday special. asserted
restaurant → keep → pies
The Red Pie was called out by Food & Wine as a must, and the offering recently replaced the beloved Margherita on June’s menu. asserted
offering → call → menu
The pizza is topped with tomato, burrata, oregano, garlic oil, pecorino, salt. asserted
pizza → top → tomato
Jules – San Francisco Getting a table at the 42-seat pizzeria in San Francisco is reportedly as difficult as deciding what to order. uncertain
Getting → get → what
Fan flock to the eatery for chef Max Blachman-Gentile’s sourdough pies, that combine elements of New York and New Haven pizza. asserted
that → flock → pizza
Among the restaurant’s seven pizzas, the Drunken Sailor, which is a red sauce pie loaded with capers and anchovies, earned recognition asserted
which → load → recognition
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