Annie's Beats Gung Ho, Meets Bottega in Final of 2016 Pizza Cup

A resurgent Annie's avenged their loss in last year's Pizza Cup to edge out two-time champion Gung Ho!, ending the New Zealand pie purveyor's quest for a threepeat. The outcome means Annie's has secured a spot in the final against Sanlitun's Bottega, who overcame Kro's Nest in the other half of the Final Four.

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Expect the final round of pizza action to be a slice-for-slice nail-biter, as only one these gladiatorial pizza places will walk away with the coveted title of Beijing's best! In one corner we have Annie's, one of the oldest Western restaurants in Beijing with multiple locations and a reputation for reasonable prices, great service and an unbelievably quick and reliable delivery service. Bottega, on the other hand, is relative newcomer to Beijing's pizza scene, nevertheless their Neapolitan recipes, passed down from generation to generation, have already etched itself in the hearts and a palates of many of our readership.

The updated Pizza Cup bracket

And as always, the fate of our burgeoning democra-cheese lies in the hands of, you, our readership. If you haven't already, you have the weekend to sample both candidates, before you cast your all important pizza ballot.

The pizza polls close at exactly 2pm Monday, November 7, with a champion announced later that day!

Here's a recap of interesting facts and figures we garnered from our Final Four survey:

Italy dominated the responses when we asked "Which country first comes to mind when you think of Pizza," with 77 percent. The only other country to get more than 4 percent of the vote was the United States, with 13 percent.

Our inquiry about great pizza cities of the world was more interesting. Aside from fair Beijing (which received 21 percent of the vote and was mentioned more often than all but Naples, here are your top world cities for pizza:

1. Naples

2. New York

3. Rome

4. Chicago

5. Milan

6. Venice

7. Sicily

8. London

9. Detroit

10. Boston

Lastly, before you vote, we also asked you to tell us which of your favorites did not make the Final Four. Here's what you said, and this will serve as their final rankings in the 2016 Pizza Cup:

5. La Pizza

6. Tube Station

7. Great Leap #45

8. Eatalia

They join the rest of the final rankings for 2016, from previous rounds:

9. Pizza+

10. The Tree

11. Pie Squared

12. Pizza View by Opera Bombana

13. Q Mex

14. Tavola

15. The Local

16. Luga's Villa

17. Hutong Pizza

18. Pyro Pizza

19. Mao Mao Chong

20. Pizza Express

21. Yummy Box

22. Ramo

23. Tiago

24. Yellow Cab

25. Bocca Della Verita

26. Sureno

27. The Rug

28. Flypizza & Hoodakdak Chicken

29. Passby Bar

30. Tim's Texas BBQ

31. Grandma's Kitchen

32. Mio, Four Seasons Hotel

33. Pizza by LMPlus

34. Vineyard Café

35. New York Style Pizza

36. Papa John's Pizza

37. Domino's

38. Mr Pizza

39. Pizza Buona

40. The Irish Volunteer

41. Stuff'd

42. Pizza Hut

43. Nasca Cafe

44. Lakers

45. Lily's American Diner

46. Xian Bar

47. Alio Olio

48. Jazz-Ya

49. Scott's Family Ristorante Italiano

50. iFresh Pizza

51. VSports

52. Paddy O'Shea's

53. Fratelli Fresh

54. Mrs Shanen's / Green Cow Cafe

55. Park 17

56. Ahava Bistro + Café

57. Elisa's

58. Via Roma, Kempinski Hotel

59. Nine Road Pizzeria

60. Loft Eatalicious

61. The Veggie Table

62. Red House

63. 1st Floor

64. Pizza Factory

65. PBD Pizza Bar

66. Peter Pan

67. Casalingo

68. Pizza Maru

69. Michael’s Place

70. FA Cafe

71. Isola

72. Nanjie

73. Peter's Tex-Mex

74. Mixs Italian Grill

75. Whale's Pizza

76. Assaggi

77. Pizza Now

78. Frost

79. Prego, Westin Financial Street

80. Pomona

81. Charlie's

82. Ricci Café

83. Kitchen Igosso

84. Eudora Station Bar and Restaurant

85. Byone

86. Agrilandia

87. Bene

88. Ku Pizza

What are you waiting for? Go get your fill! And then vote in the Final Round by clicking "Read more" below!