Best country for pizza - but not Italy

I like to try pizza in every country I visit if I am there long enough. Most places have their own unique spin on it, some are terrific, some are terrible.
I really liked Brazilian pizza I got in Rio, they use a type of cheese (don't know what it is called) that is absolutely delicious.
Please share your best (and worst!) pizza experiences from around the world.

I think my worst pizza experience was in Scotland. The Scots should stick to what they know, whatever that is.

My absolute best pizza experience was in Brooklyn, though I have also had remarkable pizzas in Buenos Aires as well as in Turkey.

I have also ordered pizzas in Thailand and in Vietnam. The delivery service is fast, but don't go there just for the pizza. You'll be disappointed.

Also: pizza in Colombia? Don't get me started.

The Japanese have won Naples' pizza competition a few years in a row now, and I've had some excellent Japanese pies. But, let's be honest, even if one included Italy, the best (and most diverse) pizzas in the world are found in the good ol' U.S. of A.

Hell, there's some really great pizzerias not far from Denver.

I totally agree about the cheese on the Brazilian pizzas, but I found the sauce and toppings to be sub-par. Japanese? Hmm. I had pizza at 3 different places there and it was really bad. I also think the US has the best and most diverse selection. As far as chains go, Round Table on the west coast is the best by far IMO. California Pizza Kitchen and Wolfgang Pucks are ok too. Can you tell I prefer the thinner crust "wood fired" type pies?

True about the USA, we could probably have a whole topic just discussing different pizzas in the US.
In Missouri where I grew up we have a chain called Imo's Pizza which is thin crust, a white sauce and my favorite pizza ever. In Colorado we have Boujo's "Mountain Pies" which are ultra-thick crust and delicious.
When I was in Japan my resident buddy would not take me to a pizza place. He said Japanese pizza is generally so disgusting I should avoid it and eat all the other delicious Japanese foods (of which there are a lot).

I think the best pizzas I've ever had were in Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. They were nice thin crust ones with fancy-schmance toppings like goat cheese, kalamata olives and sun-dried tomatoes.

I had one as a meal before catching the ferry over to Melbourne and liked it so much that I bought a second to take on the boat with me.

Admittedly, some of my fondness may have stemmed from the fact that they were the first food I ate after 7 days of hiking the Overland Track, but they were some darned good pizzas one way or another.

I'd have to say the best pizza is in Queens with Brooklyn being a close second. Outside of the US, for pure pizza pleasure, I remember having a great pie in Jerusalem. For pizza with a gimmick, Cambodia definitely tops the list...

Wooster Street, New Haven, USA. Sallys is the best pizza I have ever had! Shhh- please don't tell my mother I said that- she loves Pepe's

American pizzas all the way, baby. I like the Chicago deep-dish style with lots of toppings, and the "Greek" pizzas you get in Detroit. Italian pizzas don't even come close. Sorry, ragazzi.

The worst? In Micronesia a "pizza" was dough, tomato paste (no seasonings, just tomato paste), and spam. The fancy places put pineapple on it.

The best part is that there are so many totally different styles of pizza here. Truly something for everyone. I really love pizza and have eaten and enjoyed it from coast to coast. While I prefer a certain style over others, it's mostly all good...except...

<flame suit on>

The hugely popular kind they sell in New York mostly as 'slices'. The kind where they have half-cooked pizzas with little or no toppings sitting under glass. Then when you order, they grab a slice or two, throw on whatever(usually very limited selection) toppings you want and put it back in the oven to finish cooking. Then you sort of fold it in half to eat it. There's probably a simple name for this style, but as I'm not an east-coaster, I don't know it. Anyway, that's the only type of pizza I don't care for..at all. And I have tried several times.

^^

(psssst. braslvr. You're right. It's crap. But you didn't hear it from me.)

It's fine when it initially comes out of the oven, but don't try and sell me reheated pizza.

This kind is literally half-cooked or less as it sits cold under the glass. The cheese is just barely melted and the dough is mostly raw. Also widely available in Jersey.

I don't like half-baked ideas or even the idea of half-baked pizza! Pffft!

I'm sure one of our New York booties will step in with a logical explanation for this soon...