Best Pizza Margherita · GüdDish ranking
Bobby Flay's Margherita Pizza
The verdict
Split Decision
Current evidence cannot confidently separate the top two. Treat this as a shortlist, not a single crown.
4.91 from 13 ratings
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Best Pizza Margherita recipe (as of 2026-08-02): Bobby Flay's Margherita Pizza from foodnetwork.com (#1 of 47 rated recipes across 18 sites). Verdict: Split Decision · limited corpus.
The best Pizza Margherita recipe on the open web is Bobby Flay's Margherita Pizza from foodnetwork.com. Ranked #1 from 47 rated Pizza Margherita recipes across 18 sites by how far each one outperforms the site that published it.
Why it ranked first
Ahead of its publisher by 0.25 stars. That gap, not the raw rating alone, drives the rank, because a 4.99 on a site where everything is 4.99 means little.
- 13 people rated it, enough that the score is not resting on a handful of opinions.
- That combination puts it in the top 5% of every Pizza Margherita recipe we analysed.
Runner-up: Margarita Pizza (skinnytaste.com), ★ 4.84 from 66 ratings.
What this takes
1 pizza · 6 ingredients · 4 steps
- 1 store-bought pizza dough
- Olive oil, for brushing and drizzling
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound fresh mozzarella, sliced 1/4-inch thick
- 3 Roma tomatoes, sliced 1/4-inch thick
- Handful fresh basil leaves
Full ranking
Top 10 among recipes with at least 10 ratings (floor scales with this dish’s pool of 47 scored recipes) and a publisher rating of 4.5 or higher. Ordered by how far each recipe beats its own publisher after we adjust for rating volume. Star ratings and counts are the publisher’s public evidence. Close places can still reverse with more data.
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1Bobby Flay's Margherita Pizza4.91 from 13 ratings
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2Margarita Pizza4.84 from 66 ratings
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3Margherita Pizza Recipe5.00 from 14 ratings
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4Margherita Pizza5.00 from 13 ratings
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5Margherita Pizza4.60 from 51 ratings
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6Margherita Pizza (Pizza Margherita)5.00 from 18 ratings
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7Margherita Pizza Topping5.00 from 10 ratings
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8Naan Pizza4.65 from 70 ratings
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9Margherita Pizza4.65 from 42 ratings
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10Margherita Pizza with Vodka Tomato Sauce4.58 from 12 ratings
Behind the ranking
Who we left out
We only rank a recipe when we can check the evidence behind its rating. America's Test Kitchen and Taste of Home publish ratings we cannot verify, so they are removed from the ranking rather than quietly down-weighted. food.com ratings were rebuilt from raw reviews before any of its recipes compete. Full methodology: How ranking works.
FAQ
What is the best Pizza Margherita recipe?
Best Pizza Margherita recipe (as of 2026-08-02): Bobby Flay's Margherita Pizza from foodnetwork.com (#1 of 47 rated recipes across 18 sites). Verdict: Split Decision · limited corpus.
How does GüdDish pick a winner?
We read public ratings across the open web, correct for sites that rate everything high, and rank recipes by how far each one outperforms its own publisher. The page shows rank order, publisher star ratings, and a verdict about how clear that order is. Details: https://guddish.com/method.html
What does the verdict mean?
The verdict describes the competition, not a grade for the food. Clear Winner means number one is well ahead. Close Contest, Photo Finish, and Split Decision mean the top recipes are hard to separate. Limited corpus means we analyzed fewer recipes than a mature dish ranking.
Why are some famous sites missing?
America’s Test Kitchen and Taste of Home are excluded because we cannot verify their ratings from recoverable review data. food.com ratings are rebuilt from raw reviews where possible. See method and coverage pages.
How often is this ranking updated?
This page’s data was last scored or re-synced on 2026-08-02.
Everything else we analysed (46 more recipes)
Sorted by the same ranking signal as the shortlist. Below the top 10, differences are often smaller than our uncertainty, so treat lower positions as approximate.
| Recipe | Stars | Ratings | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margarita Pizza | 4.84 | 66 | skinnytaste.com |
| Margherita Pizza Recipe | 5.00 | 14 | lilluna.com |
| Margherita Pizza | 5.00 | 13 | spendwithpennies.com |
| Margherita Pizza | 4.60 | 51 | foodnetwork.com |
| Margherita Pizza (Pizza Margherita) | 5.00 | 18 | food.com |
| Margherita Pizza with Vodka Tomato Sauce | 4.86 | 7 | foodnetwork.com |
| Margherita Pizza Topping | 5.00 | 10 | food.com |
| Quick and Easy Margherita Pizza | 5.00 | 6 | lecremedelacrumb.com |
| Queen Margherita Pizza | 5.00 | 9 | food.com |
| Naan Pizza | 4.65 | 70 | umamigirl.com |
| Round 2 Recipe - Grilled Margherita Pizza | 5.00 | 3 | foodnetwork.com |
| Margherita Pizza | 4.65 | 42 | onceuponachef.com |
| Margherita Pizza with Vodka Tomato Sauce | 4.58 | 12 | foodnetwork.com |
| Quick Rise Pizza Margherita (With Topping Variations) | 5.00 | 6 | food.com |
| Pizza Margherita | 5.00 | 4 | food.com |
| Couldn't Be Easier Margherita Pizza | 5.00 | 3 | food.com |
| Margherita Pizza | 5.00 | 2 | kristineskitchenblog.com |
| Margherita Pizza | 5.00 | 2 | kingarthurbaking.com |
| Grilled Chicken Margherita Tostada Pizzas | 4.83 | 6 | food.com |
| Margherita Pizza | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Margherita Pizza with a Fried Egg | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Classic Margherita Pizza - New York Style | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Indian Spiced Tomato Margherita Pizza | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pizza Margherita | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Jim Lahey’s No-Knead Pizza Margherita | 5.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Margherita Pita Pizzas | 5.00 | 2 | food.com |
| 30 Minute Margherita Pizza | 5.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Pizza Margherita | 5.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Pizza Margherita | 4.71 | 7 | food.com |
| Margherita Pizza Recipe | 5.00 | 1 | addapinch.com |
| Margherita Pizza | 5.00 | 1 | carlsbadcravings.com |
| Margherita Pizza Recipe | 5.00 | 1 | thestayathomechef.com |
| Pizza Margherita with Roasted Tomato Pizza Sauce | 5.00 | 1 | afamilyfeast.com |
| 10 Minute Margherita Naan Pizza | 5.00 | 1 | saltandlavender.com |
| Pizza Caprese (Or Pizza Margherita My Way) | 4.75 | 4 | food.com |
| Kitchenaid Pizza Margherita | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Margherita Pizza ( White Pizza ) | 4.63 | 16 | food.com |
| Margherita Pizza | 4.50 | 2 | foodnetwork.com |
| Margherita Pizza | 4.44 | 16 | cookieandkate.com |
| Margarita Pizza Dip (withBurrata!!). | 4.26 | 145 | halfbakedharvest.com |
| Pizza Margherita | 4.21 | 15 | foodnetwork.com |
| Margherita Pizza | 4.34 | 6 | jocooks.com |
| Margherita Pizza | 4.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Waffled Margherita Pizza | 3.50 | 2 | foodnetwork.com |
| Neapolitan Margherita Pizza | 3.50 | 12 | foodnetwork.com |
| Margherita Pizza | 3.00 | 4 | foodnetwork.com |