Winter — with its plummeting temperatures and early nights — has arrived, casting a bit of a damper on the everyday. But not everyone’s suffering. We all have that mate who has somehow managed to wrangle a vacation to some sunshine-y corner of Europe and is living it up while you’re over here piling on extra layers of outerwear.
If you’re at the stage where looking at yet another pic of a beautiful meal on your mate’s ‘I’m-in-Italy’ Instagram is going to drive you round the bend, it’s time to take matters into your own hands. How, you ask? With a quick visit to one of the city’s impeccable Italian spots that dish up pizza so good, it easily rivals the original.
To steer you in the right direction, we’ve partnered with American Express to round up the city’s top pizza joints — ranging from the understated to the extravagant. Plus, these pizzerias all accept American Express so you can stock up on points to use towards your future European vacay at the same time. Throw in a glass (or two, or three) of Italian vino and that FOMO will evaporate in record time.
Dining at Via Napoli can be a little hectic. It’s perpetually bustling and waiters buzz around in a frenzy trying to serve everyone in good time. But there’s a reason it’s always so busy: the pizza here is absolutely stellar. This award-winning spot is all about keeping with tradition, with pliable bases that are carefully kneaded by hand and cooked in a domed oven for no more than 90 seconds. With almost pizza twenty options to choose from, it’s understandable to feel a little overwhelmed. But believe us when we say, it’s all but impossible to go wrong here. In a group? Order the ridiculously impressive one- or two-metre pizzas. These concoctions are as delicious as the smaller versions and infinitely more Instagrammable.