PIZZA VOLANTE
We noticed the blue automotive (pictured at left) out entrance and knew we needed to cease. Once we had been served a effervescent scorching pizza from a wood-burning oven, we had been glad we did.
The creations at Pizza Volante occupy the center floor someplace between a New York pizza and a Neapolitan pie. Volante refers to its pizza as “Roman-style.” It doesn’t matter what you name it, we known as it nicely executed and downright tasty.
Opened in 2009, this new neighborhood favourite additionally gives panini, pasta dishes, and an array of wines. The quarters are a bit of cramped and spartan (save for the gaudy orange chairs), however Pizza Volante prospects aren’t stopping in for consolation.
The wine checklist is notable as a result of every of its 18 choices are priced at $18 for the bottle. An evening out within the Design District needn’t break the financial institution, and that’s at all times a superb factor.
Pizza Volante was our first cease of the day, and what a day it was. We hit Miami early and determined to find the town’s pizza scene the old school method — by dropping in unannounced, sampling the fare and taking footage. How did we discover out the place to go? We requested locals or just stopped into locations that caught our collective pizza eye — such was the case with Pizza Volante. Positive, you’re going to overlook nice locations if you do it this manner. However you additionally uncover the unsung heroes. And don’t fear should you had been handed over. We’ve discovered that South Florida’s pizza scene has exploded previously 5 years. We’ll be again quickly to element it in all its glory from West Palm Seaside down via Miami. Within the meantime, benefit from the restricted roster of hotspots we turned up on our nameless pizza quest in considered one of America’s most fashion-forward cities.
ANDIAMO
As distinctive a pizzeria as one will discover, stucturally talking. The constructing that homes Andiamo apparently was a carwash in a earlier life. As wild as that sounds, the structure is ideal for a pizza parlor: open kitchen, indoor seating, a big unfold for out of doors eating.
The pizzas listed here are served on a fluffy, chewy, conventional crust. They’re connoisseur, to make certain, and scrumptious. The “Genovese” options rosemary potatoes, contemporary garlic, pancetta, caramelized onions, mozzarella and gorgonzola. The “Vesuvio” is adorned with salami, olives, scorching cherry peppers, tomato sauce and mozzarella.
Our server really useful the “BBQ Rooster”, so we gave {that a} whirl. We additionally dug into the “Mediterraneo,” which is topped with roasted peppers, artichokes, sundried tomatoes, basil pesto and feta cheese. Breadsticks, salads, panini, desserts and Philly cheesesteaks spherical out the spectacular menu.
After hitting Pizza Volante after which Andiamo, we had been two-for-two within the metropolis’s Design District. From there, we branched out to different elements of Miami — and located extra winners alongside the way in which.
CASOLA’S PIZZERIA
Opened in 1982, Casola’s is the precise reverse of the pizzerias you’ll discover profiled on the next two pages. A throwback to pizza’s old-school heyday, Casola’s Pizzeria and Sub Store is a no-frills spot favored by locals who need conventional pizza and pasta dinners. The menu additionally gives subs, hen wings, scorching canines, croissants, salads, burgers and desserts.
There’s a bit of one thing for everybody right here. It’s not as consultant of fl ashy Miami as it’s of, say, New Jersey … however that’s what makes it stand out within the crowd and retains native American pizza purists coming again for extra.
SPRIS
South Seaside’s Lincoln Street is a spot to see and be seen. The procuring is sweet, however the meals is even higher. Loads of eating places line the stroll, and there’s al fresco seating galore on this breezy metropolis. Among the many throng of eating selections sits Spris, a wood-burning pizzeria that serves thin-crusted beauties. The connoisseur pizzas have earned an “wonderful” ranking from Zagat, and for good cause.
The menu gives creations just like the “Carbonara” pizza — tomato sauce, mozzarella, pancetta, sunny-sideup eggs, Parmesan and black pepper. The “Saporita” options tomato sauce, mozzarella, spicy Italian salami, gorgonzola, capers, Kalamata olives and garlic.
From there, the choices department out to various appetizers, focaccia, bruschetta, salad, panini, woodbaked sandwiches and calzones. Draft and bottled beers, glowing waters and a choice of wines assist push verify averages up.
In its assessment of Spris, Miami.com known as the restaurant one of the vital well-liked and reasonably priced eating locations on stylish Lincoln Street. Isn’t that what pizza is all about, regardless of how fancy you determine to get with it?
SOSTA
Additionally positioned on Lincoln Street, Sosta Pizzeria Enoteca is one other stylish institution with a typical Miami twist. Right here, the pizzas are connoisseur and priced to promote. The marinara pie goes for simply $8.50, whereas the home favored Sosta pizza is priced at $15 (sun-dried tomato spreads, mozzarella, burratta cheese, prosciutto).
The distinctive calling card at Sosta is the dessert menu, which gives all the pieces on the set value of $6.50. In all, eight delectable dishes starting from cheesecake with strawberry sauce to Pizza alla Nutella tempt sweet-toothed diners. 4 dessert wines and an espresso lineup complement the high quality finishes and provides patrons of Sosta one thing to put in writing dwelling about.
Plus, the common wine checklist is kind of intensive for a pizzeria. It options champagne and prosecco, two rose wines and a battery of whites and reds. With alternatives from across the globe, it’s straightforward to decide on a winner at Sosta.
In a complicated, modern metropolis like Miami, what else would you anticipate?
PIZZA RUSTICA
Pizza Rustica additionally has roots on Lincoln Street in South Seaside, however its product differs drastically from the competitors. Baked in outsized rectangular pans, the crust right here is thicker and the fare is heartier than discovered elsewhere within the neighborhood.
The pies are reduce into giant rectangular slices and served with toppings piled excessive. Founder Pino Piroso opened Pizza Rustica in 1996. Since then, the corporate has expanded to 19 areas all through the USA and France. There are 10 Pizza Rusticas in Florida, one in Arkansas, three in California, one in Michigan, one in South Carolina and three in Paris, France. Two extra shops — one in Texas, one in Ohio — are set to open quickly.
Pizza Rustica has gotten its fair proportion of press through the years. Anticipate that to proceed as the corporate grows via franchising and expands its presence in each the USA and Europe alike.
PIZZA VOLANTE
We noticed the blue automotive (pictured at left) out entrance and knew we needed to cease. Once we had been served a effervescent scorching pizza from a wood-burning oven, we had been glad we did.
The creations at Pizza Volante occupy the center floor someplace between a New York pizza and a Neapolitan pie. Volante refers to its pizza as “Roman-style.” It doesn’t matter what you name it, we known as it nicely executed and downright tasty.
Opened in 2009, this new neighborhood favourite additionally gives panini, pasta dishes, and an array of wines. The quarters are a bit of cramped and spartan (save for the gaudy orange chairs), however Pizza Volante prospects aren’t stopping in for consolation.
The wine checklist is notable as a result of every of its 18 choices are priced at $18 for the bottle. An evening out within the Design District needn’t break the financial institution, and that’s at all times a superb factor.
Pizza Volante was our first cease of the day, and what a day it was. We hit Miami early and determined to find the town’s pizza scene the old school method — by dropping in unannounced, sampling the fare and taking footage. How did we discover out the place to go? We requested locals or just stopped into locations that caught our collective pizza eye — such was the case with Pizza Volante. Positive, you’re going to overlook nice locations if you do it this manner. However you additionally uncover the unsung heroes. And don’t fear should you had been handed over. We’ve discovered that South Florida’s pizza scene has exploded previously 5 years. We’ll be again quickly to element it in all its glory from West Palm Seaside down via Miami. Within the meantime, benefit from the restricted roster of hotspots we turned up on our nameless pizza quest in considered one of America’s most fashion-forward cities.
ANDIAMO
As distinctive a pizzeria as one will discover, stucturally talking. The constructing that homes Andiamo apparently was a carwash in a earlier life. As wild as that sounds, the structure is ideal for a pizza parlor: open kitchen, indoor seating, a big unfold for out of doors eating.
The pizzas listed here are served on a fluffy, chewy, conventional crust. They’re connoisseur, to make certain, and scrumptious. The “Genovese” options rosemary potatoes, contemporary garlic, pancetta, caramelized onions, mozzarella and gorgonzola. The “Vesuvio” is adorned with salami, olives, scorching cherry peppers, tomato sauce and mozzarella.
Our server really useful the “BBQ Rooster”, so we gave {that a} whirl. We additionally dug into the “Mediterraneo,” which is topped with roasted peppers, artichokes, sundried tomatoes, basil pesto and feta cheese. Breadsticks, salads, panini, desserts and Philly cheesesteaks spherical out the spectacular menu.
After hitting Pizza Volante after which Andiamo, we had been two-for-two within the metropolis’s Design District. From there, we branched out to different elements of Miami — and located extra winners alongside the way in which.
CASOLA’S PIZZERIA
Opened in 1982, Casola’s is the precise reverse of the pizzerias you’ll discover profiled on the next two pages. A throwback to pizza’s old-school heyday, Casola’s Pizzeria and Sub Store is a no-frills spot favored by locals who need conventional pizza and pasta dinners. The menu additionally gives subs, hen wings, scorching canines, croissants, salads, burgers and desserts.
There’s a bit of one thing for everybody right here. It’s not as consultant of fl ashy Miami as it’s of, say, New Jersey … however that’s what makes it stand out within the crowd and retains native American pizza purists coming again for extra.
SPRIS
South Seaside’s Lincoln Street is a spot to see and be seen. The procuring is sweet, however the meals is even higher. Loads of eating places line the stroll, and there’s al fresco seating galore on this breezy metropolis. Among the many throng of eating selections sits Spris, a wood-burning pizzeria that serves thin-crusted beauties. The connoisseur pizzas have earned an “wonderful” ranking from Zagat, and for good cause.
The menu gives creations just like the “Carbonara” pizza — tomato sauce, mozzarella, pancetta, sunny-sideup eggs, Parmesan and black pepper. The “Saporita” options tomato sauce, mozzarella, spicy Italian salami, gorgonzola, capers, Kalamata olives and garlic.
From there, the choices department out to various appetizers, focaccia, bruschetta, salad, panini, woodbaked sandwiches and calzones. Draft and bottled beers, glowing waters and a choice of wines assist push verify averages up.
In its assessment of Spris, Miami.com known as the restaurant one of the vital well-liked and reasonably priced eating locations on stylish Lincoln Street. Isn’t that what pizza is all about, regardless of how fancy you determine to get with it?
SOSTA
Additionally positioned on Lincoln Street, Sosta Pizzeria Enoteca is one other stylish institution with a typical Miami twist. Right here, the pizzas are connoisseur and priced to promote. The marinara pie goes for simply $8.50, whereas the home favored Sosta pizza is priced at $15 (sun-dried tomato spreads, mozzarella, burratta cheese, prosciutto).
The distinctive calling card at Sosta is the dessert menu, which gives all the pieces on the set value of $6.50. In all, eight delectable dishes starting from cheesecake with strawberry sauce to Pizza alla Nutella tempt sweet-toothed diners. 4 dessert wines and an espresso lineup complement the high quality finishes and provides patrons of Sosta one thing to put in writing dwelling about.
Plus, the common wine checklist is kind of intensive for a pizzeria. It options champagne and prosecco, two rose wines and a battery of whites and reds. With alternatives from across the globe, it’s straightforward to decide on a winner at Sosta.
In a complicated, modern metropolis like Miami, what else would you anticipate?
PIZZA RUSTICA
Pizza Rustica additionally has roots on Lincoln Street in South Seaside, however its product differs drastically from the competitors. Baked in outsized rectangular pans, the crust right here is thicker and the fare is heartier than discovered elsewhere within the neighborhood.
The pies are reduce into giant rectangular slices and served with toppings piled excessive. Founder Pino Piroso opened Pizza Rustica in 1996. Since then, the corporate has expanded to 19 areas all through the USA and France. There are 10 Pizza Rusticas in Florida, one in Arkansas, three in California, one in Michigan, one in South Carolina and three in Paris, France. Two extra shops — one in Texas, one in Ohio — are set to open quickly.
Pizza Rustica has gotten its fair proportion of press through the years. Anticipate that to proceed as the corporate grows via franchising and expands its presence in each the USA and Europe alike.
