Pizzeria Formula 1

Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo


This basic San Lorenzo pizzeria is as adrenaline-fuelled as its name: waiters zoom around under whirring fans, delivering tomato-loaded bruschetta, fried zucchini flowers, supplì (risotto balls) and piping-hot thin-crust pizza to crowds of feasting students and wallet-savvy locals. Cash only.


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