5 Pizzas You Need to Try Now
Ok let’s clear something up, we love pizza, a lot. Every now in then we basically decide to write about it for no other reason than our gushing excitement at its existence in Shanghai. Here’s a list of 5 of our favorites, disagree? Feel free to mention yours in the comment section.
Sicilian Prince @ Joe’s
Price: RMB 35
Ingredients: Mozzarella, Pepperoni, Special Tomato Sauce
Joe’s has A LOT to choose from, and every pie we’ve tried has been stellar. However, for us, one pizza sits tall above the rest, and that’s the Sicilian Prince. Named after NYC’s famous Prince st., it’s a thick, cheesy, pepperoni-laden slice of ecstasy.
Address: 280 Wujiang Lu, near Maoming Bei Lu
Hours: Daily 10am-10pm
Tel: 021-61394940
Pizza Diavola @ Bella Napoli
Price: RMB 90 for whole pizza (not available by-the-slice)
Ingredients: Tomato sauce, fresh basil, spicy salami, olives and parmesan cheese
The food at Bella Napoli is so good it defies explanation. ESPECIALLY THE PIZZA. It’s authentic from top to bottom, even many of the chefs are Italian for heaven’s sake. If we had to choose one (it’s very difficult) we’re going with the pizza Diavola. With its mix of enormous olives, perfect salami and fresh basil, it hits the spot every time.
Address: 73 Nanhui Road
Tel: 021 5289 0806
Address: Lane 946 #4, Changle Road
Tel: 021 6248 8985
Hours: Lunch, 11:30am-3pm, Dinner: 5:30pm-11pm
Spicy Sausage @ Homeslice
Price: RMB 30
Ingredients: Spicy sausage, ricotta, Jalapeño, pickled chili, cheese tomato
There’s a lot we could say qualifies as a MUST TRY at Homeslice. Everything actually. But, for the sake of keeping with our format, we’ll go with the sausage. Jalapeño peppers, globs of ricotta and spicy sausage work together like a sympohny of pizza sin. At RMB 25 per slice, why the hell not?
Address: B1/F, 158 Julu Lu
Tel: 021 5309 9332
Hours: Sun-Thu, 11am-midnight
Fri-Sat, 11am-2am
Black Truffle Pizza with Three Cheeses and Farm Egg @ Mercato
Price: RMB 198 for whole pizza (not available by-the-slice)
Ingredients: Truffle sauce, mozzarella, fontina and parmesan cheeses, farmhouse egg, finished with black pepper, organic extra virgin olive oil and lemon zest
For the pizza lover with a little bit of extra money to burn, Mercato has an unbelievable pie on offer: Black Truffle Pizza with Three Cheeses and Farm Egg. It’s Mercato, so you know every ingredient is the best they could find, and that it was prepared by top experts with extra care and precision.
Address: 6F, Three on the Bund, No. 3 Zhong Shan Dong Yi Road
Tel: 021 6321 9922
Hours: Dinner Monday-Sunday, 5:30pm-11:00pm
Anchovy @Sofia
Price: RMB 75 for whole pizza (not available by-the-slice)
Ingredients: Anchovies, baby tomato, capers, mozzarella, tomato base
Pizza purists occasionally complain about Sofia’s fusion-style, flatbread-esque pizzas, but they’re just haters. It’s good, really good, and really affordable (especially when you consider all the deals and happy hours they have throughout the week). Their DIY sauce bar with spicy Malaysian flavors is alone worth the trip. Our favorite pizza there is probably the Anchovy, for RMB 75. With baby tomatoes, capers, globs of mozzarella and of course- anchovies, just go eat it now.
Address: JingAn: 1124 Beijing West Road
Tel: +8621 6266 1016
Address: XuHui: 37 Anfu Road
Tel: 021 5404 0060
Address: HongQiao: 179 MaoTai Road, Archwalk Mall, LG/1, Shop LG1-102
Tel: +8621 5231 0031
Hours: 11am-10pm
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