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World’s top pizzeria is coming to California — but there’s a catch
Pizzaiolo Anthony Mangieri is returning to San Francisco for two ticketed events celebrating the 30th anniversary of Una Pizza Napoletana. It will be his first time cooking in the city since he closed his South of Market restaurant in 2017, bringing a prominent pizza maker back to the scene that helped shape his dough-making.
The main event is a sit-down dinner at A16 on 16 November, with a split marinara and margherita pizza cooked by Mangieri, plus drinks, sorbetto, espresso and a merchandise bag. Tickets cost $110 per person and go on sale via Instagram; capacity is limited. A follow-up morning session is planned at Linea Caffe. Una Pizza Napoletana was named the world’s best pizzeria last year and ranked second this year.
In short
- Anthony Mangieri returns to San Francisco for two anniversary events.
- The 16 November dinner costs $110 and has limited capacity.
- His pizzeria ranked second in the world this year.
Explained simply
Anthony Mangieri is an American pizzaiolo, or pizza maker, known for Una Pizza Napoletana, the restaurant he founded 30 years ago. Its style centres on Neapolitan pizza, made with a soft, slowly fermented dough and baked at high heat.
San Francisco was an important early home for Mangieri’s restaurant: he ran it in the city’s South of Market area before closing in 2017. A16 is a restaurant known for Italian food, while Linea Caffe is a San Francisco coffee shop; both are hosting anniversary events.
Una Pizza Napoletana has received international recognition, including being ranked the world’s top pizzeria last year and second this year. The events bring Mangieri’s cooking back to a city connected to the restaurant’s history.