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Taking over the former Soho site of Patisserie Valerie is the second branch of the popular pizzeria.
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Summary
‘Eat Pray Love’ – Elizabeth Gilbert’s 2006 bestseller – did no harm to the fame of these Neapolitan-inspired pizzerias (branded for the Napoli original, founded in 1870). Now with two London branches in Marylebone and Soho (alongside one in Manchester and a couple in Amsterdam), the spinoffs continue to win consistently high ratings. True to the style of Naples, a Marinara will only set you back a tenner, although fancier options will cost twice that.
Summary
“Very, very large… thin-based crust… filled with toppings… excellent tastes” – the pizza satisfies all-comers to this pair of outlets from the veteran Naples operation that became famous through Elizabeth Gilbert’s 2006 bestseller ‘Eat Pray Love’. The first London outpost, on the tourist beat near Madame Tussauds and Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street, has been joined by a second in Soho.
Summary
“Outstanding pizzas” live up to the highest expectations at the London outposts of a Neapolitan original going back five generations and 150 years (even if these days they merrily break late founder Michele Condurro’s commandment that only two types of pizza are allowed, the Marinara and the Margherita). The Naples flagship became a place of post-divorce pilgrimage following Elizabeth Gilbert’s 2006 bestseller ‘Eat Pray Love’.
Summary
The “outstanding pizzas” – “huge, delicious and authentically Neapolitan” – win top marks for the two London outposts of a Naples original dating back 150 years, which featured in Elizabeth Gilbert’s global bestseller ‘Eat Pray Love’. The toppings are “mostly traditional”, with some “interesting combinations and extras”. Don’t be misled by the “plain exterior, which makes it look like all the cheap restaurants and snack places along Baker Street” – this branch and its Soho sibling are “very good indeed”.
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