The best pizza in Manchester.

The best pizza in Manchester has been a subject of great debate amongst locals and visitors alike over the past few years. The pizza boom that the city has experienced over the past decade has brought some of the country’s finest artisans to our streets.
We’ve done the hard work and tried them all and here’s some of our favourites.

Rudy’s Pizza

Rudy’s pizza consistently rates as one of the city’s favourite pizzas. In 2015 owners Jim Organ and Kate Wilson opened their first site in Ancoats, where our canals to canapes food tour explores. Rudy’s wood fired pizzas quickly gained a reputation and people flocked to the restaurant. 7 years on and Rudy’s hasn’t just expanded across the vity but now also has branches across the country.
One of the reasons for the amazing success of Rudy’s is their attention to detail for their pizza. The neapolitan style was so strictly adhered to that even the ovens were sourced in Naples. The dough is double fermented over 24 hours giving the end result an authentic floppiness. Classic Margheritas sit alongside flavours like the Meridio which is a white pizza with butternut squash, chillis, red onion and sun dried tomatoes. Our favourite is the Cinghiale which has wild boar salami and nduja.
www.rudyspizza.co.uk

Nell’s

The biggest compliment we can pay Nell’s is that we’ve included them on some of our food tours. We were a bit nervous at first as we worried that people can easily find pizzas across the city and perhaps it’s not why you’d join a food tour. However we repeatedly get rave reviews from our guests about the pizza. New York inspired, Manchester made is their tagline. The 100% organic English flour provides a crispy base that you just don’t find on other pizzas in the city. Owner Jonny Heyes wanted to escape the strict rules of the Neaplitan pizza and create a unique Mancunian product. Over the years they’ve gone from strength to strength and have just opened up at Kampus.
Recently to celebrate 20 million downloads of one of his songs, Lewis Capaldi ate a whole Nell’s pizza. The flavour was their speciality called “Do you Roni Honey” which is a pepperoni pizza with a drizzling of honey. If you haven’t tried it yet, get down to Nell’s and give it a go.
www.nellspizza.co.uk

Crazy Pedros


Crazy Pedros is an institution in Manchester. As the name suggests not much is normal in the world of Crazy Pedro and that’s why we love it. These guys are serious about their pizzas. So much so that before they opened they tested no less than 20 different pizza doughs. The original Pedro’s opened in 2014 on Bridge street and ever since they’ve been famous for their wierd and wonderful ingredients. World famous hot dog pizza, and the KFC pizza are amongst the favourites. One thing that Pedro’s also shines at are their cocktails. The mix of great drinks, amazing pizzas and pretty low prices has made them a firm favourite across Manchester.
www.crazypedros.co.uk

Book a food tour of Manchester

We could go on forever talking about our favourite pizza joints in the city. Hopefully these 3 have given you a taste of what the city offers. One thing we know about Manchester is that we are blessed with hard working, creative chefs and owners who are opening up new venues all the time.
If you’d like to explore more of Manchester’s food scene why not get yourself on one of our award winning food tours. We explore the Northern Quarter and Ancoats over a 3 hour period. Stopping off at 6 different food vendors along the way. Perfect for friends, family and even corporate groups. You can find out more about our canals to canapes tour here.

A slice of pizza from Nells