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- The next long queue for Alley Cats Pizzas will be in Notting Hill
Popular pizza spot Alley Cats is on the expansion trail again - this time to the area that it seems everyone's trying to break into, Notting Hill.
Announcing the opening on their Instagram story feed (as spotted by Restaurant
... - Looks like the Crisp Pizza team are opening a pub in Mayfair
There have been plenty of rumours of this in the mix for months now, but it looks as though the plans for the Crisp Pizza team to expand into central London have just got a step closer to reality.
For months now, they've been making a move to take over The Marlborough Head pub on North Audley Street. And now we can see that they've just been given their licence by Westminster Council, which will have
... - Bad Boy Pizza are opening a permanent pizzeria in Bethnal Green with NYC-style slices and more
3/7/25 - updated with the opening date
Bad Boy Pizza Society have so far been such a big success at their residency in Tulse Hill, Seven Dials Market and Vinegar Yard that they've been named National Pizza of the Year at the National Pizza Awards in both 2022 and 2024. Now they've decided that it's time to go permanent with a new pizzeria in
... - Berberè's sourdough pizzas are coming to Marylebone
They're rated the world’s 6th best artisan pizzeria chain by the 50 Top Pizza list and now Berberè are getting ready to expand more. They're opening their fourth London restaurant on James Street, Marylebone (taking over the space of another pizzeria, Homeslice).
Originally opened in Bologna (they have pizzerias all across Italy), Berberè's pizzas are all about their
... - Carmela's pizzeria brings East Coast USA style pizzas to Islington
Earlier this year, Nordic restaurant Skal closed its doors for good in Islington, and now we know who will be taking over that space on Upper Street. Moving in soon will be Italian/American pizzeria Carmela's.
It comes from Phil Chaykin, the man behind Ugly Dumpling in Carnaby, who's teamed up with Gerry del Guercio and Paul Delany of the Bite Twice Instagram food
... - Ace Pizza are opening their first pizzeria, in Victoria Park, serving up London-style slices
If you've been to The Pembury Tavern, you might have come across Ace Pizza by Rachel Jones, where its been a hugely popular residency. Well, now she's getting her own place, just off Victoria Park.
Jones has developed her own style of pizza now dubbed "The London-style Pizza". It's designed to have "the chew and char of Neapolitan dough with the structure and
... - Crust Bros' biggest pizzeria yet is opening in Covent Garden
They already have two popular pizzerias in Waterloo and Earl's Court and now Crust Bros are getting ready to open their biggest and most central pizzeria yet.
They've taken over a space that was once a Paul patisserie in Covent Garden, which has two floors, fitting in 135 people. The pizzas here are Neapolitan-inspired, with 48-72 hour-proved dough.
If you haven't been to
... - Base Face Pizza are coming to Richmond
They already have pizzerias in Putney and Barnes and now Base Face Pizza are getting ready to open their next location a little further west in Richmond. It's planned to be their flagship space, taking over from their original pizzeria in Hammersmith (which closed last week).
The pizzeria has a slightly unusual origin, being set up by former professional jazz musician Tim Thornton, who started
... - Rudy's takes over the old Dairy spot on Clapham Common
They nabbed second place at this year's UK's Best Pizza Awards and now Rudy's Pizza Napoletana are gearing up to open their first neighbourhood restaurant in London. The Neapolitan pizzeria is taking over the old The Diary space right beside Clapham Common, making this their first foray outside central London (they already have restaurants in Soho, Shoreditch, Tottenham Court Road, Spitalfields, Queensway and
... - Crosta Mollica is bringing its pizza bases to Shoreditch for pop-up pizzeria, Il Leopardo
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Crosta Mollica already have quite the reputation for their excellent ready-made pizza bases. If you haven't already cottoned on to them as a great home pizza option, now you can have a chance to try the pizzas out first, with the help of some expert pizza makers.
The authentic Italian pizza brand is
... - Pizza Pilgrims next pizzeria is on Brick Lane
A second Pizza Pilgrims is on the way to Shoreditch, this time opening on Brick Lane opening as part of the Truman Brewery.
If you've been to a Pizza Pilgrims before, you'll know what to expect: 72-hour, double-fermented dough, used in all their Neapolitan pizzas. And as for the pizzas themselves, alongside the classics, you'll find:
- Nduja - Spicy & meaty Calabrian sausage on
- The best pizzas and pizzerias in London
London remains the place to be in the UK for this country's and indeed Europe's (outside of Italy, of course) best pizzas. From traditional Neapolitan to crispy new Haven-style pizzas as well as the recent trend for deep dishes, here's where to find London's best.
- Brillo sees Forno transforming into an evening listening bar with pizza and natural wine
In Hackney, Forno (from Mitshel Ibrahim, the man behind Ombra) has already been doing some impressive things with pastry. Now it's trying something different in the evenings, launching Brillo.
Brillo will be taking over the Forno space every Friday, transforming it into "a listening bar of sorts". Each Friday, they'll be cooking pizzas in the ovens,
... - Spring Street Pizza sees chef pivot from Michelin restaurants to a Borough arch
Being the chef of a Michelin-starred restaurant isn't an easy task, so you can totally understand why they might want to swap the pressures of that job for one that's a bit more fun. That's the new career path of chef Tom Kemble, who won a Michelin star while running the restaurant at Bonhams and has also worked in top-level kitchens like Hedone and Faviken, but is now opening a pizzeria.
Spring Street is the end
... - Naples meets London as 081 Pizzeria take their popular pizzas to Shoreditch
They're currently No 43 on the Best Pizzas in Europe list (excluding Italy), and now Peckham's 081 are expanding. They're about to open their second pizzeria, this time in Shoreditch. Taking over the old Iron Bloom spot on Eastern Street will give them a bigger, more central restaurant.
If you haven't been down to Peckham to try them yet, then here's some intel about them. The man behind 081 is Andrea Ascuiti. He was born in Naples (so he
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