The Margherita: The Truest Test of a Pizzeria

Every serious pizza lover knows the secret: to judge a pizzeria, order the Margherita. With only a handful of ingredients and nowhere to hide, the classic Margherita exposes everything — the quality of the dough, the tomatoes, the cheese, the skill of the pizzaiolo, and the heat of the oven. A great Margherita is the mark of a great kitchen. A mediocre one tells you everything you need to know.

So when people search for the best Margherita pizza Amsterdam has to offer, they're really asking a bigger question: who does the fundamentals right? At Mangia Pizza, the answer is written into every pie. Our Neapolitan Margherita in Amsterdam is built exactly the way it's made in Naples — San Marzano DOP tomatoes, fiordilatte di Agerola, fresh basil, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, baked in a wood-fired oven at over 370°C. Ranked #43 in The Best Pizza Awards and featured by iamsterdam, Mangia has the credentials to back up the claim.

What Goes Into the Best Margherita Pizza in Amsterdam

The magic of a great Margherita is that there's nowhere to hide. Every ingredient has to be exceptional. Here's what goes into ours:

The Story of the Margherita

The Margherita is more than a pizza — it's a piece of Italian history. As the story goes, in 1889 the Neapolitan pizzaiolo Raffaele Esposito created a pizza in honour of Queen Margherita of Savoy, topped with tomato, mozzarella and basil to represent the red, white and green of the newly unified Italian flag. The queen loved it, and the Margherita was born.

More than a century later, the Margherita remains the benchmark against which all pizza is measured — so much so that the true Neapolitan version is protected by its own set of rules under the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana. At Mangia Pizza, founded by Antonio Cavuto from Naples, we honour that heritage in every pie. This is why our Margherita is regularly singled out as one of the best Margherita pizza Amsterdam has to offer — because we treat it with the respect a piece of Neapolitan history deserves.

Why Mangia Makes the Best Margherita Pizza in Amsterdam

Beyond the Margherita

Once the Margherita has proven the kitchen, the rest of the menu is worth exploring. If you love the classic, you'll likely love these too:

• Margherita con Bufala (€18,50): The same classic, upgraded with creamy Bufalo Mozzarella DOP
• Marinara (€11,50): The Margherita's older sibling — San Marzano tomato, oregano, garlic oil, no cheese
• Ragú Napoletano (€22,75): Slow-cooked beef, San Marzano tomato, Parmesan, basil
• Mortadella (€20,25): Ricotta, mortadella IGP, stracciatella, pistachio, basil

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Where to Find the Best Margherita Pizza in Amsterdam

You can taste our Margherita at any of Mangia Pizza's four Amsterdam locations, or have it delivered to your door in 20–30 minutes:

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Fast Delivery Across Amsterdam

Craving the best Margherita pizza Amsterdam has to offer, at home? Order online for delivery across the Jordaan, Centrum, Zuid, De Pijp, Oud-West and beyond in 20–30 minutes. Delivery from €2 — free over €30.

About Mangia Pizza Amsterdam

Founded by Antonio Cavuto from Naples, Mangia Pizza is ranked #43 in The Best Pizza Awards and featured by iamsterdam as one of the city's finest pizzerias. With four locations across Amsterdam, we serve authentic Neapolitan pizza made entirely with DOP and IGP-certified Italian ingredients — starting with the pizza that defines them all, the Margherita. Read Our Story →