The Margherita pizza was created in 1889 when an Italian chef made a pizza resembling the Italian flag for Queen Margherita of Savoy during her visit to Naples, using tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil to represent the colors of the flag. The queen later confirmed that this pizzeria was the originator of the Margherita pizza, and the restaurant where it was created in Naples remains open today.

2. The Margherita pizza was created in 1889, when Queen
Margherita of Savoy visited Naples. In honor of the queen,
Chef Raffaele Esposito and his wife created a pizza
resembling the Italian flag and its colors; red (tomato), white
(mozzarella), and green (basil). Later that same year, Queen
Margherita penned a letter identifying Brandi Pizzeria as the
originator of the Margherita Pizza. Brandi Pizzeria in Naples
is still in operation today and Brandi Trattoria in Port Chester
is its first official outpost in the U.S.