Big Names Still in it to Win it as Pizza Cup '21 Enters the Round of 32!

The Beijingers | Nov 15, 2021 4:26 pm | Add a comment | 164 reads

Things are looking like business as usual heading into the ’21 Pizza Cup Round of 32. Most of the big names – Bottega, Tube Station, Forno, Pizza Saporita, Q MEX, Great Leap, Jing-A – have made it into the Round of 32.

And now comes the tough part: narrowing down this list of 32 great pizza spots to the 16 that will go on to our series of live, in-person Taste-Offs that begin this Saturday. Dive right in to vote here:

More action from last round: voters showed their commitment to local brands by choosing long-term Sanlitun Italian restaurant Peter Pan over international chain Domino’s Pizza and Miam Miam over stalwart Pizza Hut. That being said, two international chains remain in contention: Papa John’s and Cheesecake Factory, who ousted Kitty & Daniel and La Platea respectively.

The field of 32 that remain are heavy on veteran names. Only two fresh faces are still alive in the bracket: Commune Reserve and Citywalk Red Oven Pizza Bakery.

Be sure to cast your vote wisely but quickly! Round of 32 voting ends at noon on Thursday, Nov 18!

We'll then be left with but 16 finalists, and each will enter our Taste-Offs: our series of weekly Saturday afternoon pizza parties where only those in attendance can vote!

Tickets will go on sale tomorrow (Tuesday) and our first final is this Saturday, Nov 20 ... so gather up your pizza-loving pals to form a table at the first event ... or if you fancy yourself a true influencer, purchase a VIP package to attend all four preliminaries and the final!

Full event details will be announced here tomorrow (Nov 16) and be sure to grab a table fast, as each session is limited to 130 souls.

Now here’s a look back at the damage done from the Round of 64:

Bracket A
Bottega (1) over Let's Seafood (16)
Tube Station (2) over Nine Road Pizzeria (15)
Pie Squared (3) over Via Roma•Kempinski Hotel (14)
Kro's Nest (4) over Assaggi (13)
Pizza Marzano (5) over Laker's (12)
Peter Pan (11) over Domino's Pizza (6)
Citywalk Red Oven Pizza Bakery (7) over Tiago (10)
Plan B (8) over Lily's American Diner (9)

Bracket B
Forno (1) over Mao Mao Chong (16)
Pizza Saporita (2) over Volare (15)
Gung Ho! (3) over Grandma's Kitchen (14)
Papa John's (4) over Kitty & Daniel (13)
Yummy Box (5) over Mr. Pizza (12)
Frasca (6) over The Rug (11)
Xian Bar, East Hotel (7) over QS (10)
Ponte (8) over Tavola Italian Dining (9)

Bracket C
Annie's (1) over Bacchus Bistro (16)
Q Mex Bar & Grill (2) over Tomcado (15)
La Pizza (3) over Steam Pizza (14)
The Local (4) over LMPlus (13)
Turkish Feast (5) over Green Cow City Cafe (12)
Commune Reserve (6) over La Cucina (11)
Georgia's Feast (7) over NBeer Pub (10)
Miam Miam (9) over Pizza Hut (8)

Bracket D
Great Leap Brewing (1) over Very Sport (16)
Jing-A Brewing Co. (2) over Pizza Now (15)
Pizza Show (3) over Eudora Station (14)
Hulu (4) over Big Pizza (13)
Pyro Pizza (5) over La Mezzaluna (12)
Eatalia (6) over Buona Bocca (11)
Scott's Family Ristorante Italiano (10) over Paddy O'Shea's (7)
The Cheesecake Factory (8) over La Platea (9)

And, the brackets as we move into the Round of 32:

Bracket A
Bottega (1) vs Plan B (8)
Tube Station (2) vs Citywalk Red Oven Pizza Bakery (7)
Pie Squared (3) vs Peter Pan (11)
Kro's Nest (4) vs Pizza Marzano (5)

Bracket B
Forno (1) vs Ponte (8)
Pizza Saporita vs (2) Xian Bar, East Hotel (7)
Gung Ho! (3) vs Frasca (6)
Papa John's (4) vs Yummy Box (5)

Bracket C
Annie's (1) vs Miam Miam (9)
Q Mex Bar & Grill (2) vs Georgia's Feast (7)
La Pizza (3) vs Commune Reserve (6)
The Local (4) vs Turkish Feast (5)

Bracket D
Great Leap Brewing (1) vs The Cheesecake Factory (8)
Jing-A Brewing Co. (2) vs Scott's Family Ristorante Italiano (10)
Pizza Show (3) vs Eatalia (6)
Hulu (4) vs Pyro Pizza (5)

Last round, we also asked you last round to caption this photo:

The most creative entries were:

1. Having lost drivers due to COVID, Dominos have come up with a new delivery method.
2. This pizza tastes like ass.
3. Still better than pineapple on pizza.
3. Get your ass over here for some pizza.
4. Pepperpony pizza.

Winners, you know who you are: contact us at marketing@truerun.com and as long as you're in Beijing we'll courier you over some pizza swag for your efforts.

And finally, as is our custom, we asked you to rank the restaurants who didn't make the field of 64. Here's how you saw it, and thus here our their final rankings in the 2021 Pizza Cup:

65. MIO, Four Seasons Hotel 北京四季酒店·MIO
66. Saizeriya 萨莉亚意式餐厅
67. Brotzeit 博璨德国啤酒餐厅（国贸）
68. The Veggie Table 吃素的西餐
69. Jazz-Ya 爵士屋
70. Tribe 有机餐厅
71. Get Pizza 披萨工廠
72. Bene 班妮意大利餐厅
73. Groovy Schillers 大明餐厅
74. Pinvita Pinvita意大利美食集市
75. German Restaurant 甲丁坊.新德餐吧
76. Happy Bites 嗨派.纽约手工披萨
77. Byone 百万庄园
78. Legend 老牌餐吧
79. Passby Bar 过客
80. Flypizza & Hoodadak Chicken
81. Cup One
82. Nasca Cafe
83. Olive Restaurant and Bar 橄榄餐吧
84. Riva 意岸
85. Joe's by Yonovo
86. Hisewel-Brew-pub 海森威精酿啤酒餐吧
87. Atta BJ
88. Festin Table 佩斯汀西餐
89. Sesto Senso Se·食巳意大利餐厅
90. Chapter, Conrad Beijing Chapter
91. PBD Pizza Bar
92. Just in time 巨时比萨
93. POMONA 波莫娜咖啡厅
94. Casalingo 卡萨琳戈
95. Agrilandia