This relatively new wave of Japanese pizza arguably rivals some of the best you can get in Italy.
When you think of a culinary-fuelled trip in Tokyo, what comes to mind? Sushi from Masuda? Ramen from Fu-unji? Maybe. And while we don’t recommend skipping the classics, it’s your moral imperative to make some space for a new wave of Japanese fare: Neapolitan-style pizza.
Some of the most obsessive pizza makers have crafted a new type of Neapolitan pizza — one that’s unique to Japan, while paying respect to the Italian pie. This new wave of Japanese pizza arguably rivals some of the best you can get in Italy. From the eight-seat Savoy in Roppongi, to Seirinkan, widely regarded as a Japanese pizza institution, here’s where to get the absolute best pizza in Japan (and perhaps the world).
Nestled into an unassuming corner building in Roppongi, Savoy is a neighborhood pizza institution, that, at any given day, is flooded with locals and visitors alike.
“Italian flavor and tradition meets Japanese precision and dedication in this Tokyo pizzeria where they only do two types of pies, Marinara and Margherita. I’ve lived in Italy and while things sounds blasphemous the best pizza I’ve had in my life was here,” Aziz Ansari told CNTraveler.
The small pizza shop may only tout two types of pizza, but, true to Japanese form, does both of them flawlessly. Upon entering the tiny shop, guests will sit around the wood oven, which is arguably the star of the show, and watch the pizza master churn out pie after pie with precision and know-how.
The godfather of Japanese-style Neapolitan pizza, Seirinkan has been on the same block on the south side of Nakameguro Station for the past 22 years.
