In Love Forever

For the flavours of The Eternal City, head to Va Bene (Tamka 9, fb.com/vabenewarsaw). Tiny but atmospheric, this corner unit is an informal hangout serving Italian inspired cocktails, homemade pasta and rectangles of Roman pizza topped with whatever seasonal ingredients that the owner, Emanuele, has at hand. It’s different and adorable!

Hip To Be Square

Providing Detroit’s rebel spin on pizza, Kwadratowy Pies (Chmielna 13A, kwadratowypies.pl) sells rectangular pan pizza that’s thick, chewy and topped to the edge with renegade toppings such as buffalo chicken or pickled sweet chilli and vodka sauce. For traditionalists, the cheese and pepperoni is a great introduction. From the same squad behind Mąka i Woda, it lends a fun twist to your pizza habit.

New On The Scene

Pizzaiolo on the corner of Krucza and Wilcza should need no introduction: as popular for post-pub drinks as it is for cracking pizza, that fun lovin’ vibe has been successfully transplanted to their new venture inside the legendary pavilions located behind Nowy Świat 22/28A. Good times are promised inside a red-lit haunt that only closes at 4 a.m. on the weekends.

The Best of Naples

Ciao A Tutti
Niepodległości 217
A veteran pizzeria with an old school look (gingham tablecloths, strings of garlic) and a reputation underscored by an official ranking in Europe’s Top 50 Pizzerias.

Mąka i Woda
Chmielna 13A
Credited with popularising the Neapolitan pizza in Warsaw, their place in folklore is highlighted by the queues at the door.

Nonna Pizzeria
Oboźna 11 & Solec 50
Nonna’s 2020 opening raised the bar. Great to enjoy inside, their wood-fired pizza travels equally well when delivered via their takeout joint on Solec.

Pizzaiolo
Krucza 16/22
Traditionals are great, but the more unorthodox house pizzas are even better – for instance, pickled habanero and potato puree.

Pollypizza
Puławska 24
A hugely fun and retro-cool interior complements experimental Neapolitan pizzas such as Legalize Marinara (featuring CBD oil).