Pizza is one of the most popular foods in Thailand and around the world, and it comes in a huge variety of styles. Let's get to know the main pizza toppings.

Almost everyone knows pizza: a round, flat base topped with different ingredients, sold everywhere from Italy to Thailand. Although every pizza has the same basic shape, the toppings make each style distinct.

Classic Pizza Styles and Their Toppings

  • Margherita — cheese, tomato and basil
  • Pepperoni — cheese and pepperoni (American-style dried sausage)
  • Calabresa — cheese, calabresa sausage, onion and black olives
  • White pizza — cheese, white sauce made with cream, mushrooms and broccoli
  • Hawaiian — cheese, ham and pineapple
  • Magyaros — cheese, Italian-style salami, onion and chilli flakes
  • Mozzarella — cheese, oregano and green olives
  • Parma ham — cheese and Parma ham
  • Smoked salmon — cheese, salmon and red onion
  • Anchovy and olive — cheese, anchovies and black olives
  • Vegetarian — plant-based cheese, button mushrooms, onion and bell pepper
  • Truffle — cheese and truffle mushrooms
  • Seafood — cheese, crab sticks, prawns and bell pepper

Local Twists Around the World

Besides these well-known styles, many countries adapt pizza to local tastes. Thailand has tom yum pizza, with cheese, prawns, mushrooms, chilli and kaffir lime leaves, and Japan has teriyaki mayo pizza, with teriyaki chicken, seaweed and mayonnaise.

Across all these styles, cheese is the one ingredient you can't do without. The most popular is mozzarella, the classic Italian cheese: stretchy and soft, with a mild flavour and gentle aroma, which makes it ideal for pizza.

Pizza by the River at Coco Chaophraya

Coco Chaophraya has a range of pizzas to try by the Chao Phraya, including Margherita, Hawaiian, Italian sausage, smoked salmon, seafood, Parma ham, truffle mushroom and Thai-style green curry chicken pizza. To learn more, read What is Parma ham? and What is truffle?

49/1 Phra Sumen Road, Chana Songkhram, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200 · Tel 02-281-9918 · Open daily 10:00–23:00

About us: Coco Chaophraya has been open for more than 10 years. We started at the front of Baan Chao Phraya before moving to the Chao Phraya riverside. Our chefs have more than 10 years of experience, and our professional baristas have more than 10 years of experience making coffee.