pizza in rome

Roman pizza is a light, thin-crust version of the Neapolitan invention. But you won’t have to travel all the way to Naples for a great thick-crust pie. Many pizzerie will prepare both bassa (Roman) and alta (Neapolitan) varieties.  The best pizza comes from a forno a legno (wood burning stove).

 A Ddo’ Masto
Via Giacomo Bove, 43 (Ostiense)
065746372
Closed Monday
A Ddo’ Masto is my favorite place to get Neapolitan-style pizza, besides Naples, of course.  This place is hectic and crowded nearly every night of the week, proof positive that the pizza is great. The interior design is interesting–the posters of Naples’ soccer squad circa 1985 are peeling off the wall, but it just adds to the authenticity.

Ai Marmi 
Viale di Trastevere 53 (Trastevere)
Excellent suppli’ al telefono (fried rice balls stuffed with stringy mozzarella) and fantastic thin crust Roman pizza. The filetti di baccala’ a and beans are a must.

L’Archetto
Via Germanico , 105 (Prati)
063231163
Just a few blocks east of the Vatican, this pizzeria is worlds away from the chaos and crowds of St. Peter’s and the Museums. Try their fiori di zucca (fried zucchini flowers stuffed with mozzarella) and suppli’.

Pizzeria Montecarlo
Vicolo Savelli, 13 (Navona)
066861877
Montecarlo has all the characteristics of a classic Roman pizzeria: thin-crust pies, a forno a legno, and a busy, informal setting. The challenge is finding a place to sit  during summer evenings when crowded tables fill the adjacent street named for the powerful medieval Savelli family.

Categories: Food & Wine, Rome & Lazio