KEY TAKEAWAYS: New Orleans-based Pizza Delicious ranked No. 27 on 50 Top Pizza‘s 2026 list of the best U.S. pizzerias. • The international pizza guide is often compared to a Michelin Guide for pizza restaurants. • Pizza Delicious began as a small takeout operation founded by two New York college students. • Judges praised the restaurant’s crisp crust, balanced sauce and standout Hawaiian pizza.   New York style. Chicago deep dish. Detroit thick crust. Louisiana Delicious? Pizza originated in Italy and was later brought to the U.S. by Italian immigrants and, since then, the dish has evolved to include various regional styles. Pizza is beloved far and wide in the U.S., and the nation has been recognized internationally as having some of the best pizza in the world. Add one Louisiana spot to that list. 50 Top Pizza, a publication founded in Italy that serves as a ‘Michelin Guide’ for pizza, has featured numerous U.S. pizzerias on its annual guide to the best pizzerias in the world and even releases a top 50 guide for U.S. pizza specifically. This guide focuses primarily on pizzerias that serve pies and slices in the traditional Neapolitan-style, with winners selected based on judges’ reviews after dining anonymously at restaurants. Why Pizza Delicious in New Orleans is among the top 50 places with the best pizza This year, one Louisiana restaurant was named on 50 Top Pizza’s guide to the best pizzerias in the U.S. Pizza Delicious in New Orleans, located within the Bywater neighborhood, came in at 27th on 50 Top Pizza’s guide and well-regarded by guide curators. “The pizza crust is crisp and firm, and the sauce adds a tangy note without being overpowering. The Hawaiian is excellent and perhaps the pizzeria’s best offering. The vegan pizzas are also very good,” reads 50 Top Pizza’s review. Pizza Delicious was created by two college students from New York who were disappointed in the local pizza scene and decided to introduce the taste of a classic New York slice. From only serving pizzas one day a week from a takeout window located down an alley way, the business grew until it became the restaurant it is today. At Pizza Delicious, patrons can order by the slice or a whole 18-inch, New York-Style pie. The pizzeria also offers an array of additional topping options, pasta dishes, sides and salads. Top 50 pizza places in the U.S. for 2026 according to 50 Top Pizza Una Pizza Napoletana: New York, New York Pizzeria Sei in Los Angeles, California and Tony’s Pizza Napoletana in San Francisco, California Razza: Jersey City, New Jersey Truly Pizza: Dana Point, California Francesco Martucci: Miami, Florida Don Antonio: New York, New York Jay’s: Kenmore, New York Ribalta in New York, New York and Robert’s in Chicago, Illinois Leña: Cleveland, Mississippi Ken’s Artisan Pizza: Portland, Oregon La Leggenda and ‘O Munaciello in Miami, Florida Valentina’s: Madison, Alabama Stretch Pizza: New York, New York Audace: New York, New York Pasquale’s in South Kingstown, Rhode Island and Pizza Secret in New York, New York Pizzeria Beddia: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ops: New York, New York Partenope Ristorante: Dallas, Texas MPN- Mission Pizza Napoletana: Winston-Salem, North Carolina Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana: Darnestown, Maryland Kesté: New York, New York Flour House: San Luis Obispo, California Il Forno: San Antonio, Texas Fabrica Pizza: Tampa, Florida Nardò: Huntington Beach, California GRANA: Portland, Oregon Pizza Delicious: New Orleans,Louisiana Coals: Louisville, Kentucky Craft 64: Scottsdale, Arizona Sho Pizza Bar: Nashville, Tennessee Bricco: Haddon Township, New Jersey Salsa: New York, New York Antico Pizza: Atlanta, Goergia Zeneli: New Haven, Connecticut Posto: Somerville, Massachusetts Andrew Bellucci’s Pizzeria: New York, New York A Modo Mio: Arlington, Virginia Tribute Pizza: San Diego, California Pasquale Jones: New York, New York Pizzeria Florian: East Aurora, New York Penelope Pizza: Tucson, Arizona Pizza Baby: Charlotte, North Carolina Coda di Volpe: Chicago, Illinois Angeli’s Pizzeria: Baltimore, Maryland Lincoln Winebar: Mount Vernon, Iowa Hapa Pizza: Beaverton, Oregon Si Cara: Cambridge, Massachusetts Nostrana: Portland, Oregon Quattro: Boston, Massachusetts Lucky Dough Pizza: Pensacola, Florida Presley Bo Tyler is the Louisiana Deep South Connect Team reporter for USA Today Network. Find her on X @PresleyTyler02 and email at [email protected] This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: This Louisiana pizzeria is among 50 best places to get a slice in the US Reporting by Presley Bo Tyler, Shreveport Times / Shreveport Times USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect ...read more read less