The Best Pizza Awards 2025: Two cariocas among the best pizzas in the world

The third edition of The Best Pizza Awards, the main international ranking dedicated to artisanal pizza, was held on Wednesday (25), in Milan, Italy. The event brought together more than 500 guests and featured a body of jurors formed by 512 experts from 60 countries, among pizzaiolos, journalists and gastronomic critics with recognized experience in high gastronomy. Each juror indicated ten chefs, assigning scores that determined the final ranking.

Carioca highlights on the international scene

Brazil was on the 2025 list, and Rio shone with two representatives among the 100 best pizzaiolos in the world:

• Pedro Siqueira, from the new Sìsì Cucina, reached 72nd position, rising seven positions in relation to last year.
• I know Shiroma, of the already consecrated Ferro and Flour, was in the 87th position of the ranking.

With the theme "Beyond Culture and Origin", The Best Pizza Awards this year highlighted pizza as a global expression of gastronomic culture and innovation, valuing reinvented traditions around the world.

Italian Francesco Martucci, from the I Masanielli Pizzeria in Caserta, was elected the best pizzaiolo in the world in 2025.

72nd place - Pedro Siqueira da Sìsì Cucina:

Pedro Siqueira, who has already been ahead of Ella Pizzaria, is now preparing to open Sìsì Cucina, his new home dedicated to Italian cuisine with a Rio touch. The restaurant will open in July at the Leblon, at the same point where Massa Trattoria, a restaurant Pedro also ran.

The proposal includes take away fresh pasta, besides the traditional and praised artisanal pizzas.

Address: Rua Dias Ferreira, 617 - Leblon

Opening forecast: July 2025

Social network: @sisicucin

87th place - Sei Shiroma from the Iron and Flour Pizzeria:

With four units in Rio, the Pizzeria Ferro e Farinha became a reference in handcrafted pizzas and amazing flavors. Chef Sei Shiroma once again represents Brazil among the best in the world.

Units and contacts:

• Unit Ipanema:

Address: Rua Maria Quitéria, 107 – Ipanema

Timetable: Sun a qui: 18h to 0h

Tel. (21) 97214-0460

Social network: ♪ I'll be right back ♪

• Unit Leblon:

Address: Rua Dias Ferreira, 48 – Leblon

Timetable: Sun a qui: 18h to 0h

Tel. (21) 99605-0397

Social network: ♪ I'll be right back ♪

• Unit Barra da Tijuca:

Address: Av. Olegário Maciel, 555 – Barra da Tijuca

Timetable: Sun a qui: 18h to 0h

Tel. (21) 99605-0397

Social network: ♪ I'll be right back ♪

• Unit Botafogo:

Address: Rua Arnaldo Quintela, 23 – Botafogo

Timetable: Sun a qui: 18h to 0h

Tel. (21) 99349-4285

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With creativity, technique and local identity, chefs Pedro Siqueira and Sei Shiroma show that Rio is more than ever on the international gastronomy route. It is worth knowing (or rediscovering) the work of these artisanal pizza talents.