Best Italian Renaissance
Austin's Pizza and Gelato Explosion
There was a time in this town when a true New York Italian pizza was hard to come by, and even a decent pizza could require a trek across town, as there are so few center-city restaurants devoted to the art of the pie. You wouldn't know it now. With Home Slice, Southside Flying Pizza, Salvation Pizza, East Side Pies, Mandola's, and Mangieri's filling out the map over the past year, just choosing one place to get your fix is an exercise in denial. And somehow (perhaps the 2010 census will shed some light on this?) we've had a similar influx of other Italian specialty stores. With Mandola's Market at the Triangle and enough gelato joints to put the bubble-tea craze to shame (the most recent additions being Mandola's, Paciugo, and the new Gelato's location on the drag) we are sensing a conspiracy bigger than DaVinci. And we like it. Benvenuto, Italianos!
Home Slice Pizza
1415 S. Congress, 512/444-7437
homeslice.com
Southside Flying Pizza
2206 S. Congress, 512/442-4246
www.southsideflyingpizza.com
East Side Pies
1401 Rosewood Ave., 512/524-0933
www.eastsidepies.com
Mandola's Italian Kitchen
4700 W. Guadalupe #12, 512/419-9700
mandolas.com
Mangieri's Pizza Cafe
5900 W. Slaughter #460, 512/301-0063
www.mangieris.com
Salvation Pizza
624 W. 34th, 512/535-0076
www.salvationpizza.com
