Pezzo Pizza + Bar Wins Best Pizza and Best Italian in Southwest Florida 2026
Pezzo staff poses with 2026 Naples Daily News awards for Best Pizza & Best Italian
We are incredibly excited to share some big news from Pezzo Pizza + Bar.
Pezzo has been voted Best Pizza and Best Italian in Southwest Florida in the 2026 Naples Daily News Community Choice Awards.
To receive one award would have been an incredible honor. To be recognized in both categories means even more to our entire Pezzo team.
After being named a finalist in these categories last year, bringing home both awards in 2026 is something we are incredibly proud of and incredibly grateful for.
Thank You, Southwest Florida
These awards are ultimately a reflection of the community that supports us.
From our regular guests in Estero to families visiting us from Bonita Springs, Fort Myers, Naples and throughout Southwest Florida, we are fortunate to serve an amazing group of people every day.
Whether you stop in for a pizza on a Friday night, join us for dinner with the family, celebrate a birthday with us, visit during happy hour or recommend Pezzo to a friend, every bit of that support matters.
To everyone who took the time to vote for Pezzo in the Naples Daily News Community Choice Awards, thank you.
An Incredible Year for Pezzo Pizza + Bar
The Community Choice Awards add to what has already been an unforgettable stretch for Pezzo.
Pezzo has also received recognition through the Gulfshore Business Best of Gulfshore awards and the Southwest Florida Pizza Bracket Challenge.
Being recognized for our pizza is always special. Being voted Best Italian in Southwest Florida alongside Best Pizza makes this year's awards especially meaningful.
Pezzo was built around the idea of serving great pizza and Italian food in a comfortable neighborhood restaurant where people genuinely enjoy spending time.
Recognition like this tells us that the work our team puts in every day is being noticed.
The Awards Belong to Our Team
While the Pezzo name is on the awards, the credit belongs to the people inside the restaurant.
Our pizza makers, cooks, prep team, dishwashers, servers, bartenders, hosts and managers are the reason Pezzo is able to do what it does every day.
Restaurants are a team effort.
Every batch of dough, every pizza coming out of the oven, every plate leaving the kitchen and every guest walking through the door requires people who care about what they are doing.
We are extremely proud of the Pezzo staff and grateful to have their hard work recognized by the Southwest Florida community.
Looking for Pizza or Italian Food in Estero?
If you have never visited Pezzo Pizza + Bar, we would love to have you join us.
Located in Estero, Florida, Pezzo serves pizza, Italian favorites, appetizers, salads, cocktails, beer and more in a relaxed neighborhood atmosphere.
We are proud to serve guests from Estero, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers and communities throughout Southwest Florida, including many of our neighbors in Bella Terra, The Place at Corkscrew, WildBlue, Verdana Village and the surrounding Estero area.
And now we can very proudly say Pezzo is the winner of:
2026 Naples Daily News Community Choice Awards
🏆 Best Pizza in Southwest Florida
🏆 Best Italian in Southwest Florida
Come Celebrate With Us
The best way we know how to celebrate is by continuing to do what got us here in the first place.
Make great food. Take care of our guests. Support our community. And keep trying to make Pezzo better.
Thank you to everyone who voted, visited, shared a post, told a friend or supported our restaurant along the way.
Thank you, Southwest Florida. We could not have done this without you.
We hope to see you soon at Pezzo Pizza + Bar in Estero.