2010 Jan 30 Upper Crust: La Pizza Opens in Sanlitun
The original La Pizza in Solana was sold on the authenticity of Chef Giuseppe, a Neapolitan of timeless stereotypical appeal – traditional toque hat, thick black moustache and a belly like a Chinese province.
In the new location at 3.3 Mall, he galumphs between tables, chatting with customers like they’re old friends. Call me anti-social but I would rather see him oven-side, supervising my “Diavola” pizza (RMB 78), which arrived bathed in enough oil to melt a glacier.
The carbonara (RMB 60) was nice enough, and the only complaint about our rocket salad (RMB 45) was a shortage of cheese. The location can’t be faulted, and though the interior is a tad utilitarian, the tall windows soak up all the lunchtime sun.
La Pizza
Daily 10.30am-3pm, 6-11pm. 1/F, 3.3 Mall, 33 Sanlitun Beilu, Chaoyang District
(5136 5582) 朝阳区三里屯路33号3.3服饰大厦1层
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