What "Award-Winning Pizza" Actually Means in Amsterdam

Plenty of places claim to serve the best pizza in Amsterdam. Far fewer can point to an actual award to back it up. When you're looking for genuinely award-winning pizza in Amsterdam, the difference between marketing and merit comes down to one thing: recognition from people who judge pizza for a living.

That's where Mangia Pizza stands apart. Ranked #43 in The Best Pizza Awards, featured by iamsterdam among the city's finest pizzerias, and with chefs who have earned recognition in national pizza-baking competitions, Mangia has the credentials very few in the city can claim. This isn't self-applied praise — it's independent acknowledgement that Mangia serves some of the most authentic Neapolitan pizza in Amsterdam. For anyone seeking the best pizzeria Amsterdam has to offer, the awards speak for themselves.

Why Mangia Pizza Wins Awards

Award-winning pizza doesn't happen by accident. Every element of how Mangia makes pizza is built around authenticity and quality — and it's those details that earn the recognition:

The Award-Winning Pizzas to Try

Looking to taste what award-winning pizza in Amsterdam is all about? Start with these:

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More Than Award-Winning Pizza

The pizza wins the awards, but the rest of the menu lives up to the same standard. Mangia is a complete Italian kitchen — start with an antipasto, add fresh pasta, and finish with something sweet:

• To start: Parmigiana (€16,50), Caprese with Bufalo Mozzarella DOP (€15,75), Bruschetta (€10,25), arancino palla di riso (€5,25)
• Fresh pasta: Carbonara (€19,50), Lasagna Bolognese (€20,50), Genovese Napoletana (€22,75), Gnocchi alla Sorrentina (€19,50)
• To finish: Homemade Tiramisù (€9,50) or the Sweet Margherita — fried dough, tomato jam and ricotta (€6,50)

Award-Winning Pizza, Four Amsterdam Locations

One of the things that makes Mangia stand out among the best pizza Amsterdam options is reach. You don't have to travel across the city to taste award-winning pizza — there's a Mangia location in four of Amsterdam's most popular neighbourhoods, each serving the same authentic, award-recognised Neapolitan pizza:

What Makes Amsterdam's Pizza Scene Special — and Where Mangia Fits

Amsterdam's pizza scene has grown enormously over the last decade. The city now has a genuine appetite for proper Neapolitan pizza — wood-fired, slow-fermented, made with real Italian ingredients rather than the thick, generic versions of years past. With that growth has come real competition, and a discerning local audience that knows the difference.

In that landscape, awards matter. They cut through the noise and tell you where the quality genuinely is. Mangia Pizza's #43 ranking in The Best Pizza Awards, its iamsterdam feature, and its 9.5/10 food rating on TheFork place it firmly among the best the city has to offer. For anyone who wants authentic Italian pizza in Amsterdam — the real thing, recognised by people who know — Mangia is where the search ends.

Find Us on the Map

Fast Delivery Across Amsterdam

Want award-winning pizza in Amsterdam without leaving 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 — from our wood-fired pizzas to our fresh pasta, antipasti and desserts. Read Our Story →