The 7 Best Pizzas In Rotterdam

Ah, Netherlands, you feed us well. The Rotterdam pizza scene ranges from simple-yet-gourmet slices to authentic wood-fired pies that you would happily eat every weekend.

This is one city where carb lovers will be safe and sound. To make sure you’re spending less time researching and more time feasting, we’ve rounded up the very best Rotterdam pizzas.

Dig into these delicious pies…

The 7 Best Pizzas In Rotterdam, How do these rankings work?

1. Old Scuola

When Daniel and Marco founded Old Scuola, they made it their personal mission to ensure that Rotterdam had access to the ultimate pizza. To achieve that objective, they source high-quality ingredients – like mozzarella from Agerola, near Naples. The pizza here is cooked in two wood-fired ovens for the perfect char.

2. De Pizzabakkers

This classic pizzeria has delicious pizzas from a real Italian wood oven, with gourmet ingredients and simple but tasty menu. Due to the complex dough preparation process, the base is crispy, thin and full of flavour. Choose from creamy mozzarella or Italian salamis as a topping.

3. Sugo

Sugo specialises in pizza al taglio, sold by the slice – the modern version of the pizza, from Rome. Ideal for grabbing a quick bite on the go, the pizzas here are made using only the best ingredients. At Sugo you can choose from 20 delicious types of pizza, topped with top quality toppings, mainly organic.

4. Gusto

Restaurant Gusto puts great care into make everything themselves as much as possible. They make their own pasta, bread and cakes and they make their own traditional Italian ice cream. So it goes without saying that the freshly baked pizzas are of the same high standard.

5. La Pizza

At La Pizza you can feast on the most wonderful pizzas from the traditional wood oven of this authentic Italian restaurant in the Scheepvaartkwartier. There’s a great range of toppings, including fresh burrata, taleggio or smoked salmon. The crusts are nice and chewy too, the way the should be.

6. O’Pazzo

Italian eatery O’Pazzo has a pizzeria section, an à la carte restaurant, a deli shop and a wine bar. It’s a picture-perfect Neapolitan spot with crispy thin-crust pizzas from a traditional wood oven, with fresh toppings from Italy. Of the 24 different pizza’s, 10 of them are vegetarian. A classic.

7. Angelo Betti

This locally-loved restaurant has been one of the best places for pizza in Rotterdam for generations. It’s old school but in the most amazing way. There’s over 30 pizzas to choose from so there’s a pie for everyone. It’s also a gelateria, so you can get a creamy scoop or two of ice cream after your carb-fest.