Pizza
- Gordon Ramsay has bought Pizza East
7/3/23 - updated with Shoreditch reopening date
Gordon Ramsay continues his march across London with news that he's now in charge of a second London pizzeria - he now owns Pizza East.
The pizzeria was previously part of the Soho House group with a restaurant in Notting Hill and a flagship space in the Tea Building in Shoreditch (next to Lyle's). When that originally launched in 2009, it was
... - Yard Sale Pizza are coming to Tottenham
27/2/23 - updated with opening date and offer
They've been concentrating on south London for their most recent openings, but now Yard Sales is back up north for their next, opening in Tottenham.
This will be a milestone as it's their 10th restaurant in London and you can expect all of their top pizzas to arrive, including:
- New Porker - Sicilian sausage, guindilla
- 081 Pizzeria finds a permanent home in Peckham
They're already popping up in Fitzrovia and Camden you'll have seen them in Peckham before when they first started in Peckham Levels. But now 081 Pizzeria are returning to Peckham proper with their own Pizzeria (where M'Chomo used to be).
Fitting in about 20 people, there will be
... - Yard Sale Pizza's Veganuary pizza is The Romesh Spesh with Romesh Ranganathan
Not only is Romesh Ranganathan all across your TV right now, he's even managed to spare time to slide into the restaurant world this month with a collab with Yard Sale Pizza. The vegan comic has teamed up with the pizza group to come up with his very own pizza for Veganuary.
The Romesh Spesh, which goes on sale today, is topped with Sri Lankan curried aubergine, coconut sambol, mint raita and
... - Berberè Pizza heads north to Kentish Town
They've been successful in Clapham and now Berberè Pizza have gone north for their next restaurant, opening in Kentish Town.
Berberè comes from Calabrian brothers Matteo and Salvatore Aloe and the Kentish Town site will once again focus on their sourdough pizzas, where their aim has been on creating a particularly crunchy crust. Traditional pizzas like the Marinara, Margherita and Napoli will
... - Zia Lucia is opening a pizzeria in Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf's food revolution continues apace. While we wait for the launch of Dishoom, another popular restaurant is opening. This time it's the turn of Zia Lucia, the pizzeria that's been a hit all over London.
As with their other pizzerias, it's all about the 48-hour-fermented dough,
... - FKABAM (Black Axe Mangal) teams up with Tabasco for a pizza pop-up
Here's a pop-up for the diary. Lee Tiernan's FKABAM (Formerly Known As Black Axe Mangal) is teaming up with Tabasco for a special pop-up pizzeria.
Taking place at the Islington restaurant, it'll turn into a pizzeria for the night with everything cooked in the huge wood-burning oven. The pizzas for the night include new creations as well as spin-offs of FKABAM favourites. So
... - Yard Sale teams up with Chicken Shop Date's Amelia Dimoldenberg for a Women's Euros pizza
Inspired by her hugely popular YouTube series Chicken Shop Date, celebrity interviewer Amelia Dimoldenberg is teaming up with Yard Sale Pizza for a very special limited edition pizza.
Obviously, the collab had to have chicken in there somewhere and the Amelia Dimz Extremely Edible Chicken Nugget Pizza kind of gives the game away. The special features
... - Brighton's Fatto a Mano come to King's Cross with Fatto Pizza & Beer
They're big in Brighton (and are also at Boxpark Shoreditch and Croydon). Now Fatto a Mano are coming to London with a permanent restaurant - Fatto Pizza & Beer in King's Cross.
First up are the Neapolitan pizzas. They include classics like
... - A Stranger Things pizza pop-up has appeared in London
The wait is finally over as the latest series of Stranger Things has finally arrived (well, the first half of it anyway).
A big launch from Netflix usually sees them putting on an event or two in London, and this is no exception. This time, they've gone down the pizza route and have opened a branch of Surfer Boy Pizza (as seen in the show) called a Slice of the Upside Down.
... - 50 Top Pizza 2022 unveil the best pizzerias in Europe (London makes it to no. 3)
This week in the world of restaurant awards, it's time for pizza. At a ceremony in Milan, the new 50 Top Pizza awards were unveiled, with Peppe Pizzeria in Paris once again topping the list. But it wasn't a bad day for London, with 50 Kalò London making it as high as number three on the list (and 50 Kalo's Ciro Salvo also getting an
... - Napoli Gang are opening their first pizza shop, in Ladbroke Grove
4/5/22 - Updated with the opening date
While we wait for more details of what the Big Mamma Group (the people behind Ave Mario and Circolo Popolare) have planned for their next big restaurant in Kensington, they're already moving ahead with bricks and mortar plans for their Napoli Gang brand which is now opening a pizza shop in Ladbroke Grove.
If you haven't encountered Napoli Gang on Deliveroo
... - Vin-Yard is a mash-up wine and pizza bar by Top Cuvee and Yard Sale Pizza this May
You could never accuse the folk at either Top Cuvee or Yard Sale on letting the grass grow under their feet. And now, the two hardest grafters in town are teaming up for what promises to be an epic collaboration.
Vin-Yard will take over the basement space at Yard Sale Pizza's Hackney Road location. It will be, they say "the perfect marriage of wine bar and pizza parlour. Top Cuvée have come up
... - Zia Lucia Pizzeria's next stop is Stoke Newington
Zia Lucia have been tearing around London, opening pizzerias and their latest is in the adjoining neighbourhood of the original on Holloway Road - they're opening in Stoke Newington.
They're taking over the site that was once Il Bacio, so it's not a complete departure for the area. If you're unfamiliar with Zia Lucia, the pizzeria's main feature is their 48-hour fermented dough, available
... - Happy Face pizza expands to Victoria and Brent Cross
8/4/22 - updated with Brent Cross opening details
They've proven to be a hit in King's Cross (of which Grace Dent was a fan) and now Happy Face pizza is expanding with two new restaurants - one that has already quietly
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