Tony's Pizza Napoletana...

In San Francisco, when we (my husband and I) were trying to find Tommasa Ristorante for lunch - claimed to be the best pizza in SF by Frommers - we found the best pizza that we have eaten in our lives in somewhere else... At the moment we found Tommasa, we realized that it was open only for dinner... My husband decided to ask to two ladies walking by us for a recommendation about where to eat. By coincidence the ladies were living in that street and recommended us another pizzeria called Tony's Pizza Napoletena close to where we were... Of course, we took the recommendation, and gave it a try...

At Tony's, from so many inviting pizzas in the menu, we selected the award winning ones, and ordered Margarita from Pizza Napoletana section and Cal Italia from Classic Italian. Our friendly waitress recommended us to have the Margarita first and then the Cal Italia. So, we went with that order...

While we were waiting for our pizzas, we had fresh bread from the wood oven accompanied with the beautiful olive oil dips...



Next, we got our fresh from the 900 degrees wood oven Margarita, crisp on the sides and like a thin paper in the middle. Lightest, freshest pizza you will taste. At the beginning we were worried how to eat two whole pizzas for lunch, but this one went down in 10 minutes very easily :) Chef and owner Tony - whom you can see in front of the oven - limits this Margherita to 73 per day, and this pizza won the 2007 World Pizza Cup in Naples, Italy. What I can say is it deserves all the attention...



Second pizza was even better, fireworks in your mouth... Cal Italia is the Gold Medal Winner of Food Networks Pizza Champions Challenge. Look at these ingredients: Asiago, Mozzarella, Imported Italian Gorgonzola, Sweet Fig preserve from Croatia, Prosciutto di Parma, Parmigiano, Balsamic... They come together balancing salty with sweet, and make a delicious pizza that you will never forget. When owner&chef Tony came to talk to us, I told him that this is the best pizza I have eaten in my life and I was serious...



Of course, at the end of two pizzas there was no place for a dessert. The bill was US$56.92 (including tax, no tip) for 2 pizzas and 3 beer... Good value for money...

Overall, amazing place... If you love pizza and if you live in San Francisco/will visit soon, a visit to Tony's is a must...
Name: Tony's Pizza Napoletana
Address: 1570 Stockton St (at Union St), San Francisco, CA 94133
Phone Number: 415 835 98 88
Website: http://www.tonyspizzanapoletana.com