Pizza is one of the most popular foods to eat in the United States. No matter where you are in the country, even if there is debate about whether New York’s thin crust is better than Chicago’s deep dish, individuals will seek out the best pizza places that they can find and frequently eat there on a regular basis. However, some of the best pizza places out there, not just in the United States but in the world, can also be quite pricey. It follows the mantra of if you want the best, you have to pay the most. After researching and finding the most expensive pizzas around, I calculated the numbers and can confidently say that these are the most expensive slices of pizza that you will find in the world today.
5. Astice e Tartufo, Third Avenue Café in Dubai – $16
An entire pie of this type of pizza costs $125, but a simple slice will put you back over fifteen dollars. The Astice e Tartufo, found at the Third Avenue Cafe in Dubai, contains lobster and truffles, along with fresh cherry tomatoes, asparagus, and mozzarella cheese. Those ingredients alone would make any type of pizza pricey, but what makes this one of the most expensive slices of pizza in the world is the fact that all of these ingredients come from different locations across Europe. The lobsters are reportedly from France, while the tomatoes come from Sicily and the truffles from Italy. And it’s only served in the Middle East. That’s quite the multicultural pizza.
4. Triple Mille-Feuille Pizza, Domino’s – $17
I know what you’re thinking: Domino’s pizza being expensive – how can this be? Well, it happens at the luxury Domino’s locations in Japan, where you can not only get Kobe beef on your pizza but also this Japanese version of Pizza Hut’s stuffed crust pizza, where Domino’s uses three layers of puff pastry, like in the Mille-Feuille pastry from which the pizza takes its name, to establish the crust and then fills in any of the gaps with delicious melted cheese.
3. The “C6,” Steveston Pizza Company – About $56
This pizza, which comes from a Vancouver-based pizza company, requires a day’s worth of notice before ordering it because of all the time it takes to prepare. The “C6,” as it is called on Steveston’s menu, is topped with lobster, black Alaska cod and caviar. Steveston’s owner, Nader Hatami, suggests eating a whole pie with a group of people, even tough its only 12 inches in size, because of its incredible richness. I’d suggest ordering a whole pie with multiple people so that you’re left alone paying the $450 price tag than an entire “C6” pizza pie costs.
2. The “World’s Most Expensive Pizza,” Margo’s Pizzeria – $300
A slice of what’s been titled the “World’s Most Expensive Pizza” will set you back around $300 for simply a slice of it. This pizza, from Margo’s Pizzeria in Valletta, Malta used to be the Guinness Book of World Records’ most expensive pizza ever but has since been topped. The pizza at Margo’s is topped with buffalo mozzarella, white truffles, and 24k gold leaf, which causes its its insanely high price.
1. The “Miss Verdun,” Mazzou Pizza – About $530
Found at Mazzou Pizza in Verdun, Montreal, a slice of the “Miss Verdun” tops the list of the most expensive slices of pizza in the world and features all of the priciest topics imaginable: lobster, caviar, 24k gold leaf, and white truffles, among others. One cool thing about ordering a Miss Verdun, which if you get the whole pie will cost you $4,250, is that if you do order it, it is supposedly prepared for you in your kitchen by the pizzeria’s chef. So really, you’re not actually paying that much money for the pizza. You’re paying for the experience.
*We also just found out that in 2012 Nino Restaurant in NYC sold a pizza for 1K (4 slices so we’re talking $250 a slice!). Priced at $1,000, the Bellisima Pizza features $820 worth of six different types of caviar. The remaining $180 covers the costs of the rest of the pie, and of course, the Maine lobster that they sprinkle on top. Sounds pretty delicious!
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