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- Fresh Hot Pizza lands its first residency at The Fox in Dalston
A new pizza residency is on the way. Fresh Hot Pizza have been running pop-ups since the beginning of the year, and now they're settling down in Haggerston.
It comes from James Fox, who got his pizza experience at Ria's, Dough Hands and Crisp Pizza, so he definitely knows his stuff. The pizzeria got a rave review ...
- Vincenzo's pizza make the jump from Bushey to Shoreditch with a new slice shop
London's New York-style pizza craze isn't ending any time soon, with the launch of Vincenzo's, a pizzeria that's already found fame in Bushey.
This opening will be a little different to the original, as it will be all about pizzas by the slice, with those slices starting at £5. Planned for the menu here are the standard margherita, tomato and pepperoni, vodka sauce
... - Ria's expands to Soho with its mix of Detroit pizzas and natural wine
Since opening in Notting Hill a couple of years ago, Ria's mix of Detroit-style pizzas and natural wine has proved to be a winning formula. So much so that the people behind it, David and Ria Morgan-Ratcliffe, are getting ready to open a follow-up in Soho.
Opening just off Carnaby Street, the Soho Ria's will follow a similar approach to the original, although they're describing it as "the older sibling: same DNA, a
... - The folks behind Chelsea's Marta are hoping their new opening Martina will be as big a hit
To corrupt a phrase, necessity is the mother of reinvention, and that's a lesson that London restaurants know well. From Orasay turned Dove in Notting Hill to the wholesale reworking of the Pachamama group, London restaurateurs that keep their offering fresh and interesting are always going to do well.
The latest to follow in their footsteps is the group who've found recent success with their Marta pizzeria. They've
... - The Crisp Pizza team are opening a pub in Mayfair with a little help from The Devonshire
8/8/25 - Updated with more details
A few weeks ago, we reported that plans for the Crisp Pizza team to expand into central London had got a step closer to reality, after months of work to take over The Marlborough Head pub on North Audley Street. Now, we have lots more information about the opening (simply called "The Marlborough"), including how a nearby pub superteam is helping
... - Test Driving Carmela's, this NYC-style pizzeria is an immediate Islington hit
Carmela's brings the New York-style pizza craze to Islington, and it happens to be run by a team who are very into their pizzas. We went down to try them out.
- Slayer is Notting Hill's new pizza slice shop, from the folks behind Eggbreak
Notting Hill continues to hoover up much of the interesting restaurant openings this year with the news that they're about to get a new slice shop on top of everything else. Slayer is a pizza-by-the-slice operation that's being opened up by the same team behind the area's popular brunch spot, Eggbreak.
They're describing it as "a love letter to NYC pizza culture" which is something we can certainly get behind.
... - Alley Cats Pizza confirms its Notting Hill arrival
15/8/25 - updated with the opening date
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.
Alley Cats are taking over the space that was once Italian restaurant Verderame (that's a few doors down from Sunday in Brooklyn). The space will look pretty familiar to anyone
... - Napoli on the Road in Soho will offer London's first pizza tasting menu experience
There are two things that have become very big trends in 2025 - smash burger bars and pizzerias. Napoli on the Road adds another pizzeria to London, but this one is doing something a little differently.
It'll be a two-floor approach where upstairs will be a more standard pizzeria, but the downstairs space will feature a tasting menu experience. They say that
... - Carmela's pizzeria brings East Coast USA style pizzas to Islington
1/8/25 - updated with opening date and menu details
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 is Italian/American pizzeria Carmela's.
It comes from Phil Chaykin, the man behind Ugly Dumpling in Carnaby, who's teamed up with Gerry del
... - Berberè's sourdough pizzas are coming to Marylebone
Updated 28/7/25 with launch offer
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
... - 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
... - 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
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