Tag: pizza

When Nina & Rafi shuttered in April, the folks at Pour Taproom took it harder than most. After all, they had literally cut a hole in their space to bring pizza to Pour. Later this summer, slices and pies will become available once again with the opening of Pizza Dynamo inside Pour. The concept is the brainchild of Jeremy Gatto, a New York native and founder of Pizza Jeans, who saw an opportunity to bring something special to his adopted home of Atlanta.

After closing locations on the Westside and in Alpharetta, restaurateur Brian Lewis is bringing Bocado back yet again, this time in the Powers Ferry Village shopping center in Sandy Springs. Slated to open in early September, it will feature a concise menu of small plates, entrees, and sourdough pizzas, along with beer and wine.

As the Atlanta-based pizza chain turns 50, co-founder Marc “Banks” Weinstein chats about the original Mellow Mushroom on 14th and Spring, the restaurant's "hippie" mentality, and how it grew into what it is today.

A plant-based pizza shop called Pizzeria Verdura Sincera opened in the former Zesto space on April 27. The restaurant uses organic, non-GMO flour and boasts a crust that’s in between Neapolitan and New York style. There’s a Margherita, Giardino (veggie), Greco (spinach, garlic, mushrooms, and olives), Come La Carne (plant-sourced sausage and pepperoni), and Messicano (spicy vegan sausage, sweet and spicy peppers, corn, onions, garlic, and ginger). Expect a mixed green salad, vegan tiramisu, and vegan raspberry and passion fruit torte.

We’re not a New York thin slice or a Chicago deep-dish. In a word, Atlanta-style pizza is FLAVA! All caps and no regrets. Pizza-makers throughout the city are channeling culture and creativity into pies that could be born only out of Atlanta.

A bona fide delight in Edgewood, fancy pizza on the Westside, and a top-shelf cocktail bar with food to match in Reynoldstown.

The American diner reimagined in Buckhead, Filipino fare on Buford Highway, Korean-American street food in EAV, and Detroit-style pizza in Oakhurst.

During the pandemic, neighbors Alyson Williams and Yusef Walker decided to learn how to make pizza. Through a combination of YouTube tutorials and trial and error, the duo created a double-fermented dough recipe that really resonated with their friends. Walker, whose family owns Ms. Icey’s Kitchen and APT 4B, was looking to go out on his own and invited Williams along for the ride.

Monday Night Garage, the West End location of Monday Night Brewing, recently launched a menu of seven Neapolitan pizzas made in house using beer yeast. Available Wednesday through Sunday each week, these wood-fired pies are the result of a pandemic project by Monday Night co-owner Joel Iverson.

Anthony Spina Jr. started testing the public’s perception of his pies in 2021 with pop-ups at the Dairies that aligned with concerts at the the Eastern. There, guests could purchase his margherita, funghi, and Hot Boy (pepperoni with hot honey) pies. These will headline the brick-and-mortar menu, along with five other varieties.