Bloomsbury, Pizza Restaurant Guide

“Fantastic pizza that’s good value” continues to win praise for Alan & Mark Wogan’s (the sons of the late Sir Terry) three-strong chain in Neal’s Yard (the original), Marylebone and the City. The 20-inch pizzas are enough to feed 2-3 people and flavours can be split 50/50.

“Sneakily good pizza” – double-fermented Neapolitan-style – ensure that many branches are “always packed” at the Elliot brothers’ still-expanding chain, whose new summer 2025 opening at the Truman Brewery on Brick Lane marked a return to the site of one of their earliest pop-ups in 2013. Nowadays, it’s one of the more commented-on multiples in our annual diners’ poll. Top Menu Tip – “pepperoni and honey!”

“Real Italian (from Bologna) pizzas” – from a chain founded in Castel Maggiore in 2010 with 21 locations in Italy and now with outlets in Clapham, Kentish Town and – in 2025 – near Tottenham Court Road. “These best-in-class pizzerias use top ingredients, not least of which is the exceptional quality sourdough, authentically replicated from the mothership in Bologna. Toppings are generous and delicious. The menu is relatively short, but this keeps the prices at a level offering very good value for money. Good wines and draft craft beers underscore the philosophy of just doing the basics extremely well”.

“Surprisingly good, and good-value, pizza (for an upscale locale)” – and “with the fluffiest crust” – are found at this six-year-old Chelsea hangout with a spinoff in Soho. Branches in Portobello Road and Haverstock Hill closed down last year.