Two Manchester pizzerias are officially among the best in the world, according to the latest international guidebook, Where to Eat Pizza.

Rudy’s Neapolitan Pizza in Ancoats and Honest Crust at Market House, Altrincham are the only pizza joints from the North West listed in the guide, which lists the best pizza parlours in 48 countries.

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Richard Carver, founder of Honest Crust says: “I’m really delighted that we’ve been included in the book, especially alongside Rudy’s as the only places in the North West. The book includes some of the places that inspired us to start making pizza and also some places and people who’ve become friends along the way.”

“It’s a great honour and a testament to the hard work of our team who are making pizza day in day out at Market House.”

The book is compiled by Daniel Young, who organised the first ever London Pizza Festival at the renowned Borough Market. Pizza pioneers Honest Crust were one of the only pizza traders in the North invited to trade at the festival.

"Richard Carver is the founding father of the craft pizza movement in Greater Manchester," Daniel Young says.

"Oddly, he drew inspiration not from Naples or even London but from Pizzerias in San Fransisco. Now he is the friend and guru to Jim Morgan of Rudy's and other artisans, geeks and, inevitably, hipsters who, working with their hands, will reshape the pizza landscape in the North West."

Featuring more than 1,700 world-wide pizzerias, parlours, and pizza joints, the Where to Eat Pizza tells pizza fans where to go, when to go, and what to order. Follow @youngandfoodish for more info.