Pizzeria Nenna

This small, beloved spot feels a little less like a restaurant and more like being welcomed into an Italian family home, with regulars on a first-name basis with the owners and staff. As you step into the interior – complete with facebrick walls and an Italian-flag colour scheme – the aromas of wood smoke and slow-cooked sauces drift in from the open kitchen. At the centre of it all is owner and pizzaiolo Elia Nenna, whose three decades of experience are behind every hand-stretched, wood-fired pizza and lovingly crafted pasta that leaves the kitchen. The menu is proudly traditional, with a focus on quality, authentic Italian ingredients and attention to detail (like adding orange-infused ice cubes to your Aperol Spritz!). And with locals calling it “the best pizza in Gauteng”, it’s well worth a visit to find out for yourself.

Don't leave without trying:
Any of the wood-fired pizzas, followed by traditional Italian kisses (we can’t fathom why these fell out of favour with the majority of South African pizzerias).