Pizzerias
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Today there are many kinds of pizza, with seafood, vegetarian ingredients or with various delicatessen foods. The jury of the daily newspaper "Hürriyet", who are gourmets, food authors and pizza lovers, chose the top 10 Pizzerias in April 2004.
Mezzaluna, Istanbul
Mezzaluna was opened in Teşvikiye in March 1995. Mezzaluna means "half
moon" in Italian, and the restaurant is decorated with half-moon shapes.
The restaurant offers 21 kinds of pizza together with a rich wine menu. Mezzaluna
Pizza has cold cut meat, mushroom, grilled eggplant, mozzarella and tomato sauce.
The pizzas are cooked in a wood-burning oven and the varieties with seafood
and prosciutto are among the favorites. It is open everyday between 12:00 and
22:30. Reservation is required.
Spazio
Spazio is located in the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Taksim. Italian Saulo Bacchilega
is the chef. The pizzas are prepared at the counter in front of the customers
and baked in a wood-burning oven. The pizzas are served according to the customer's
request, meaning that the number of varieties is unlimited. The restaurant has
a capacity of 120 people. The green garden hosts customers in summer. It is
open every day between 19:00 and 23:00, except Sundays.
Il Piccolo
It is in Caddebostan, Kadıköy and famous for its crispy thin crust and its Chicago-style
thick-crust pizzas. They use three kinds of crust: Calzone, a half-moon shape
called "covered pizza", thin and pan. The customers create their own
pizza with the ingredients. The favorite is Pizza Beach, which is made of 'sucuk'
sausage, sausage, mushroom, green pepper and mozzarella. Il Piccolo has a dining
room indoors with a capacity of 75 people and an open-air place with a capacity
of 50. It is open every day between 11:00 and 24:00.
Lokanta
Lokanta is on Meşrutiyet Caddesi, Tepebaşı and is famous for its Mediterranean
food. There are six kinds of pizza and Karamelize (caramelized) and Chevre are
the favorites. Karamelize is composed of basil, goat's cheese, onion, fresh
herbs and tomatoes. The crust contains bran and is baked in a wood-burning oven.
The restaurant has a capacity of 70, and reservation is required. It is open
every day, except Sunday, between 12:00 and 15:00 and from 19:00 to 01:00.
Papermoon
Papermoon, an international restaurant chain, is at Akmerkez, Etiler and is
famous for its interesting decoration and delicious pizzas. The menu consists
of 15 kinds of pizza and every day a different kind of pizza called "Pizza
of the Day" is baked. The garden is open in summer. Reservation is required
for dinner. It is open everyday between 12:00 and 24:00.
Güverte
Güverte is in Moda, Kadıköy, but unfortunately does not have sea view. A sea
concept is used in the decoration to suit its name since Güverte means "deck"
in Turkish. The favorite kind of pizza, Güverte, is made of kaşar cheese, shrimp,
calamari, tuna fish, green pepper and onion. Customers can also create their
own pizza. The site has a capacity of 35 and also has a garden with a further
capacity of 35 people. It is open on weekdays between 11:00 and 24:00, on Saturday
between 10:00 and 24:00 and on Sunday. Delivery service is available.
Venedik Pizza
The first Venedik Pizza was opened in Alsancak, Izmir 25 years ago, and then
one year later the second was opened in Bostanlı. The flour is from Konya while
the sausages, salami and sucuk are from Şütte, Istanbul. The crust is 4 millimeters
thick. The menu consists of 26 kinds of pizza. The favorite is pizza con pepperoni
el funghi with tomato sauce, mozzarella, cold cut meat, salami, sausages, egg,
mushrooms, green peppers and black olives. The pizzas with seafood, tuna fish,
salmon, mussels and calamari are also among the favorites.
Mezzaluna, Ankara
Mezzaluna Restaurants in Gaziosmanpaşa and Bilkent were decorated by Florentine
architect Roberto Magris. Reputedly the pizzas of Ankara Mezzaluna are more
delicious than the pizzas of Istanbul Mezzaluna. The pizzas prepared by Italian
chef Daniel Evangelista have thin crusts and are baked in a wood-burning oven.
Mezzaluna offers 25 kinds of pizza. The pizzas are served within five minutes
of the order. Italian delicatessen products such as Neapolitan salami, Parma
and Cotto ham are used. It is open everyday from 12:00 to 24:00.
Pizza Pan
This 10-year-old pizzeria is in Adana. The customers can create their own pizzas.
The crust is prepared in a frying pan. The varieties of toppings are mozzarella,
tuna fish, sausages, salami, sucuk, ground meat, mushroom, black olive and green
pepper.
Pizza Pizza
Pizza Pizza was founded in 1995 and has 48 branches throughout Turkey. All products
are produced according to the rules of TSE (Turkish Standards Institute) at
the plant in Torbalı, Izmir and delivered to the branches. Pizza Pizza aims
to increase the number of branches in Turkey to 300. The menu consists of 10
kinds of pizza. The sizes are small, medium, large and jumbo, and pizza slices
are also available.
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By
twinkienyc 18.2.2009
pizza margherita is made with basil - not parsley!
”pizza prepared with tomatoes, mozzarella and parsley”
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