If you are on the hunt for the best spots serving wood-fired pizza in Bangalore, we’ve got you covered. The Italians displayed sheer brilliance when they created this circular bread with toppings that all of us have come to love so much. And yes, we love our Dominos and our Pizza Huts, but there is something about the wood fire oven, thin-crust pizza that is absolutely delectable. The smoky after-effects of the hot oven leave a mark on the pizza and your stomach. Pizzas are now being served all over the city, in cafes, fine dine restaurants and bistros as well. Each of them has its own take on this classic dish, here are some of the best spots to try wood-fired pizzas in Bangalore.
Check Out The Wood Fired Pizza Spots In Bangalore
Brik Oven
Brik Oven always finds its way in the list of the best wood-fired pizza in Bangalore. It is also known as the place to find the best Neapolitan Pizza in Bangalore. The pizza dough is made in house, which makes for a fluffy well-charred crust for the pizza, which is then topped with some of the best cheeses and topics available in the town, cooked in a wood-fired oven to bring in that wonderful smokiness and textures as well. Besides pizzas, Brik Oven also makes in-house ciabattas, salads, desserts and a variety of milkshakes. They have now also started selling their products, such as their fresh mozzarella cheese, sourdough and ricotta.
Their bestsellers include: Margherita, Diavola, Bird in Hand, Streaking Pigs and Pepperoni
The Pizza Bakery
The Pizza Bakery joins the contest for the perfect pizza, aided by soft cheese, European beers and flaming pyrotechnics. Pizza Bakery is known for its 72-hour fermented sourdough, this is what gives their pizzas and bread a unique flavour and texture. Their stuffed garlic bread are another one of their bestsellers, they have various toppings and come with a side of house-made garlic aioli. Pizza Bakery also offers other Italian favourites such as pasta, and desserts like Tiramisu, all made in house.
Pizzas to try: Margherita, Parma Bianco, stuffed garlic bread, truffle fries and Tiramisu.
Toscano
One of the best fine-dine Italian Restaurants in Bangalore, Toscano serves classic Italian dishes. Their food is a fusion of both old world and new world Italian cuisine. Toscano offers gourmet pizzas made with artisanal sourdough, with classic Italian toppings, wood-fired and served. The restaurant also has a selection of wines from across the world, that can be paired with your food. Toscano can be called a “Slice of Italy In Bangalore”. Along with wood-fired pizzas, they offer other Italian favourites such as pasta, salads and desserts.
Must try pizzas from Toscano: Rustica, Formaggi e Rucola, Toscano and Parma Ham.
Also, don’t forget to try their famous chocolate and Kahlua mousse.
Alba
Another classic Italian Fine Dine restaurant, located at the JW Marriott in Bangalore. The restaurant aims at giving you an authentic Italian dining experience, all the way from the food, to the ambience and décor. Alba serves lovely thin-crust wood-fired pizzas, made with the best of cheeses and meats.
Some of their best pizzas include the Quatro Fromaggi, Spicy Pork Diavola and the Frutti Di Mare.
Café Mangii
A casual dining restaurant, located in Lavelle Road, known for its delicious wood-fired pizzas. This Café offers Italian Classics and continental dishes as well. Along with pizza, guests can also enjoy pasta, classic Italian Soups like the Minestrone, and sandwiches from their Deli. They also have a wine bar. Pizzas are made handcrafted and baked in a traditional wood-fired oven. They serve the Italian classics such as Margherita and Prosciutto and Scamorza, and some fusion pizzas like the Mediterranean and Cilantro Lime Chicken.
Café Pascucci
This café serves Italian, American and Continental dishes and has a great ambience. The pizzas served are have both classic Italian and Indian flavours. They provide an ample number of options for vegetarians as well, which taste equally good just like the non-vegetarian options. Their pizzas are made with house-made dough, they are handcrafted and then wood-fired.
Little Italy
This is a classic Italian restaurant, which has outlets in other cities across India as well. Pizzas served here, make it to the list of the best wood-fired pizzas in Bangalore. Unlike the other restaurants mentioned here, Little Italy serves only vegetarian dishes. Their wood-fired pizzas are delectable, with options of sourdough pizzas as well, topped with good cheeses, roasted or minced vegetables, and aromatic herbs. Along with Italian dishes, they also have Continental options. Little Italy serves amazing gelato as well, which one must try if visiting.
Some of their best seller pizzas are: Piato Crostato, Quattro Peperoncino and Delizioso.
Vinny’s
Vinny’s is a pizzeria in Bangalore, known for serving yummy wood-fired pizzas. They have 3 locations across the city and they served hand-made, thin-crust wood-fired pizzas. They also serve other continental options and cheesy garlic bread. Some of their best pizzas are Barbeque Chicken, Pesto 3 veg topping, pepperoni. Guests also have the option of building their own pizzas with their preferred toppings, their pizzas can also be made on a half and half basis, where one half of the pizza is of one particular flavour, and the other half of a different one.
These are just a few of the joints serving delicious wood-fired pizzas in Bangalore, but there are many more joints across the city that all the pizza lovers must definitely try.