ristorazione — Bogotá · Cundinamarca
In Bogotá, among the neighbourhoods of the Colombian capital, a sign carries the name of a centuries-old tradition: Neapolitan pizza. Pizzardi Artigianale was born from the dream of Andrea Bornacelli and Alejandro Sardi to bring the authenticity of Naples to Colombia, today recognised as the third-best pizzeria in Latin America.
Crossing the threshold of Pizzardi Artigianale means entering a project born with a precise mission: to preserve every detail of Neapolitan tradition thousands of kilometres from Naples. The first pizzeria in Colombia certified by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (the official body safeguarding traditional Neapolitan pizza) — holding AVPN membership cards 1067 and 1170 — is also Bogotá's answer for those seeking authenticity outside Italy.
The dining room welcomes guests with the same care given to the ingredients: tomatoes grown in Italy, cheeses with protected designation of origin, bottles of wine that are exclusively Italian. Every element on the table is chosen to recreate the Italian experience in its entirety, down to the water and the beer. A documented commitment that 50 Top Pizza rewarded with third place in Latin America 2026.
In the kitchen, time carries a precise weight: the dough ferments for up to twenty-four hours before entering the Neapolitan wood-fired oven, where it bakes at high temperatures according to AVPN standards. The result — light, airy, with a pronounced cornicione (the puffed outer rim of the pizza) — has won over even the most demanding palates, Italians included, who call it the best pizza they have eaten outside Italy's borders.
From Neapolitan certification to the Latin American podium: the page dedicated to Pizzardi Artigianale tells every detail of a project that has made Bogotá an address of Italian excellence.
