Discover the best pizza in France

Pizza in France rests on a fact that surprises people: by most market counts, France eats more pizza than any country outside the United States, whether at the table, from a slice window, or out of one of the roadside vending ovens that dot the countryside. The serious end of that appetite is concentrated in Paris.

The dominant style across our coverage is Neapolitan, brought back by Paris pizzaioli who trained in Naples and cook a soft, blistered pie in a wood oven in under 90 seconds. The faster, higher-hydration Neapolitan Contemporanea has been the loudest shift of the last few years, running alongside the by-the-slice counters that feed the lunch crowd.

Paris carries nearly all of the country's wood-fired rooms in our data, clustered in the 10th and 11th arrondissements around Canal Saint-Martin and Oberkampf. The most popular pizzeria in France by review volume is Pizzeria Popolare.

Prices read fair for a capital city. A margherita usually lands between 10 and 15 euros at a serious wood-fired spot. Many of the standout rooms are small and take bookings; the slice counters are walk-in. The spots ranked here are ranked by what people who came for the pizza actually thought, not by which terrace sat closest to a monument.