Pizza

What does a collaboration between one of America's best pizza chefs and a super-hot North London restaurant group look like? We went to Bar Etna on Newington Green to find out.

Over the bank holiday weekend, Brixton became the first place in the UK to get a brand new PizzaExpress that looks more like a fast food joint than a pizzeria. Putting the express into PizzaExpress this latest branch looks nothing like the restaurants of old, with self-ordering machines at the front and with the option to order in, grab and go or even book a delivery.

The Brixton store is the first in a rollout of new small PizzaExpresses. A press release also mentioned that Finsbury Park and Earls Court would be next in line, and we already have intel on where the Finsbury Park

It took a bit longer than we expected, particularly as they were such a big deal in NYC, but London really is getting into the slice shop trend right now. And the latest to get in on the action is Carmy's.

If that name seems familiar, it's because it happens to come from the same people behind Carmela's in Islington. That's Phil Chaykin (who's also behind Ugly Dumpling) as well as Gerry del Guercio and Paul Delany, best known as the Bite Twice social-media food duo. The latter put their money where their mouths were when they helped set up Carmela's and it clearly paid off. In

Until recently, the Old Nun's Head in Nunhead was home to one of London's best pizzerias, Dough Hands. They've now moved on, but Nunhead pizza fans now have something completely new to look forward to.

Taking on the residency in the pub is Slice Circle. That's a duo comprising Angus Whitfield, previously at Dough Hands, and Methun Chelvan, previously at Bad Boy Pizza Society. So they've got some very strong pizza know-how between them. As for their signature pizza style, they say it "offers a super thin, light, crispy bite, with a juicy crust designed for dunking. We want to

Weezie's brings pizza and wine together, coming from the same team as Amie Wine Studio (and opening next door). We went down to Belgravia to check out London's latest wine bar/pizzeria. 

If you're looking for the best pizzas in London, from traditional Neapolitan, through deep-dish pizzas to the recent trend for NYC-style slices, we've narrowed the field down for you to the top 20 pizzerias in the capital right now. 

One of London's best pizzerias is growing, and this time they're getting into the current slice trend. Dough Hands' latest residency is at All My Friends in Hackney, and alongside their main pizzas, they'll be selling them by the XL slice. 

Run by chef Hannah Drye, you'll be able to order multiple pizzas by the slice here, so if you've ever wanted to try as many of her pizzas as possible, this is the place. Pizzas promised for the menu include the Tomato pie with anchovy, stracciatella & green sauce, Garlic sausage & pistachio pesto, Lamiri harissa aubergine & salted

If you had thought that London had reached peak hype pizza with the opening of Crisp Pizza in Mayfair, then you couldn't be more wrong. The arrival of Bar Etna on Newington Green this spring is going to set fire to the scene, given who's involved.

The pizzeria will be an innovative team-up between the Four Legs founder Ed McIlroy and Philadelphia chef and restaurateur Joe Beddia. Obviously, you'll know the former for their North London hype spots, The Plimsoll and Tollington's. As for Beddia, he's a Philadelphia-based pizza chef whose first opening in Philly, Pizzeria Beddia, was

17/2/25 - Updated with the opening date

They only recently opened in Westbourne Grove but now Alley Cats are opening their next restaurant on Portobello Road, barely a 15-minute walk away. 

Their latest pizza restaurant is adding something that none of the others have, though - a slice hatch. So if you don't fancy waiting for a table, you'll be able to grab an 18-inch slice from said hatch. If that's not enough for you, then the main restaurant is a large two-floor affair, which also has an off-road terrace space, so it should be generally easier to get a table

The Old Queen's Head in Islington had once been the home of Lucky Chip and is also a great place for a Sunday lunch, but now they're about to launch something brand new - Hot Saint Pizza. 

The Islington pub was taken over by the Columbo Group (who also run The Parakeet) 20 years ago, so they're using the excuse of their 20th anniversary for a big overhaul in the food. Hot Saint comes from Tom Budakan, an ex-Dough Hands chef, so he knows what he's doing when it comes to pizza. And apparently, he's even previously been a DJ in the pub. 

His 48-hour fermented pizza

London's pizza scene really exploded in 2025 and 2026 looks like it's off to a similarly strong start with Connie's Pizza. It comes from Andrea Asciuti, the founder of 081 Pizza, based in Peckham and Shoreditch, which has made it onto the Top 50 Pizzas in Europe list. 

Connie's (named after Andrea's wife) will be a little different from 081. As Andrea explains, it's offering up the "UK’s first Bri-talian pizza". That means it will be a London-style crispy pizza, albeit made by Italians. The ingredients will also be very different from your standard pizzeria, too,

A South London brewery that started life in a shed is now working on opening its third tap room. Br3wery, who already have two taprooms in Beckenham, are spreading their wings across to Furzedown.

"We’re excited to announce the opening of our third taproom in Furzedown," they told Hot Dinners. "For the first time, we’re stepping outside the BR3 area to bring our fresh beers to a new neighbourhood.

The move brings the opportunity to double down on current partnerships and bring in new ones. So they'll also serve up wines "from Crystal Palace Wine Club, an exquisite

We're only early in 2026 and we're already bringing you news of another new pizzeria gearing up to open in London. Weezie's has taken over the old Biscuiteers site in Eccleston Yards, just around the corner from Victoria Station. The people behind it, Will and Abbie Sandbach, run the Amie Wine Studio, which is right next door in the Belgravia development. They're describing Weezie's, which is named after Abbie's grandmother, as a pizza-focused restaurant and wine bar.

On the menu will be a range of thin-crust pizzas in the London/New Haven-style, along with various small plates.

The space that was The Good Egg at Eat 17 in Walthamstow has just undergone a big transformation. They've teamed up with the people behind East London's Proud Mary olive oil to launch Proud Mary Pizzeria. It'll be taking over the space in the evening (The Good Egg will still be running during the day). 

The room itself has had something of a glow-up, with pink walls

Crisp Pizza's arrival in Mayfair at The Marlborough is peak London food scene hype. We went down to see if those pizzas live up to the sky-high expectations.