Little over 25 years ago, William Thacker walked into Anna Scott off Portobello Road and spilled orange juice all down her white t-shirt. Turn a busy corner in London today and it won’t be a cup of juice, but a slice of pizza, and marinara sauce will do the sullying.
More than ten pizzerias have opened in the capital so far this year — high profile, or at least well trodden into London’s frenetic food-based discourse. Probably you’ll have seen Dough Hands, Napoli on the Road, Hot Saint, Pizza Nerds, Short Road, Weezie’s, Fresh Hot, Track’s, Connie’s, All Kaps… the list goes on and more are coming (like Carmy’s slice shop in Covent Garden, due this summer). Some are Neapolitan or Roman but most are New York-inspired or at least East Coast in style. Such as Bar Etna, the most hyped of the lot, which opened earlier in May and comes from the lads behind The Plimsoll, a pub best known for its burger.
