Fitzrovia, Pizza Restaurant Guide

“The pizza is second to none”, combining “top-quality ingredients and fabulous bases” at this quartet of “bustling” pizzerias founded 15 years ago by Neapolitan-born Angelo and Pasquale. Since launching in Ealing, they have expanded slowly to Fulham, Islington and Fitzrovia – and the extent to which they’ve maintained their ratings is an achievement for an expanding group.

“Delicious and different pizza” from star LA baker-chef Nancy Silverton – founder of La Brea Bakery and a James Beard Award winner – is “worth undergoing the hotel ambience for” at this café, adjacent to Treehouse Hotel London, which is opposite Broadcasting House. It opened a few months after Covid lockdowns ended in 2001, and has never perhaps inspired the buzz it deserves.

“More hit ’n’ miss than they used to be, but still a go-to chain” – the Elliot brothers’ successful group is heading towards 20 branches in the capital, but “still producing quality dishes despite becoming quite a brand”: “lovely scorched, pillowy-based pizzas with plenty of power in the ingredients” and “reasonably priced for the quality!” Latest to launch, in June 2024, was a branch by Euston.