Antico Pizza Napoletana: Westside
September 29th, 2009 by Jennifer Zyman in Restaurants
It takes a lot for me to to jump off of my couch, throw on some clothes and speed over to a restaurant after settling in for the night. But that’s just what I did after getting a call from my friend (partner in crime and pizza freak), Kit Fenton, tonight proclaiming he’d just had “the best pizza in Atlanta.” I have no idea how Antico Pizza Napoletana (1093 Hemphill Ave., 404-724-2333. www.anticopizza.it) flew under my (and everyone else’s) radar. But my first visit was a revelation. Owner Giovanni Di Palma (a native of New York and Naples) is the kind of man who instantly wins your adoration. His enthusiasm and pure passion for true Naples style pizza is so infectious, I was thrown into a manic state of pizza lust the moment I entered the brand new Westside Pizzeria. Yes, lust. And anyone who wants to know where Enrico Liberato (the former pizzaiolo at Fritti) has disappeared to need not look any further.
Luca Varuni, Giovanni Di Palma and Enrico Liberato
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(Photos by Jennifer Zyman)
September 30th, 2009 at 10:39 am
This place is take-out only(and looks like it was setup to always be that). There is a small “shelf” to stand at and drink your coffee while you wait but it would be hard to balance a pizza box and eat it here. I live nearby and the pizza traveled fine. He even offers par-baked pizza in a cooler you can take home and finish in the oven. Great addition to the area.
September 30th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Good Lord do I hate their web site. All I want is a map or menu, not a lecture.
October 1st, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Ditto, RK. That damn web site hijacked my browser for, like, 5 minutes. Suuuuucks.
Nonetheless, still anxious to get over there and try the pizza. Thanks for the heads up on the lack of dine-in space, Sam — good to know.
October 1st, 2009 at 5:23 pm
The website is a pain, but I’m hoping the owner will catch on and change it soon.
They are planning on adding some seating outside in the future. But it is to-go only unless you want to eat it at the counter.
Seating or not, the pizza is killer.
October 2nd, 2009 at 3:52 pm
This just in from Antico re: seating: http://blissfulglutton.blogspot.com/2009/10/in-news-antico-pizza-now-offering.html