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Best Neapolitan Margherita in London
“Char-blistered crust in 90 seconds. The rest of the world calls it pizza. This is what pizza was before the rest of the world happened.”
What the real thing tastes like
Pizza Napoletana is protected by EU law. The dough ferments for 24 to 72 hours. Stretched by hand, never rolled. San Marzano tomatoes from the volcanic soils of Campania. Fior di latte or buffalo mozzarella. A 485°C wood-fired oven. 60 to 90 seconds. The result is a crust with leopard spotting — alternating char and soft dough. The centre is intentionally wet and floppy. This is how it has been made since 1889.
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The reviews divide the world into people who understand the wet centre and people who send it back. Those who get it write about the leopard-spotted cornicione, the sweetness of San Marzano tomato, and eating the whole thing in four minutes because it waits for no one. The most repeated advice across thousands of reviews: never order it to go.
Order it here when it has
- perfect char and dough contrast
- authentic provenance
- wet floppy centre
- protected recipe
Walk away when you see
- centre too wet for some
- must eat immediately
- no takeaway possible
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