Anto’s Pizza Romana and Italian Market, located in downtown Conway, won first place for its focaccia at the prestigious Pizza World Cup in Rome last week.
The global competition draws top pizza chefs from around the world and has been known to launch winners into international stardom.
Anto’s, which opened in October 2024, has already made waves locally after earning “Best Pizza” in the Best of the Grand Strand awards earlier this year.
The Rome-based Pizza World Cup, founded by Mario and Alfredo Folliero, is one of the most respected culinary contests in the pizza industry. The competition celebrates cultural interpretations of pizza and rewards technical mastery, creativity, and tradition.
This latest win puts Conway, South Carolina on the global pizza map — all thanks to a small but ambitious shop in the heart of the Palmetto State.
