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Alley Cats Pizza
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Plenty of restaurants try to recreate a summer in Portofino or a night in Mexico, but only a few manage to actually pull it off. But at Alley Cats Pizza, a walk-in only, NYC-style pizza spot in Marylebone, exposed brick and checkered tablecloths whisk you to the streets of Williamsburg. No gimmicks, just excellent thin-crust pizzas and a queue out the door.
The industrial-looking room mixes out-of-the-way corner booths where pizzas are layered on stands and tables for two—closely huddled together—that make for a cool dinner date when you’re trying to show someone that you know “just the spot”. At night, when the room is busy, dimly lit lamps throw shadows, and a projector plays The Sopranos, this place is a real scene. The kind that makes you want to tag the restaurant on your story, so everyone knows you know about it. During the day, you can get a seat with little-to-no wait but when the clock strikes 6pm—or it’s a weekend—expect to stand outside for a little bit. But it’s still quicker than a flight to New York.
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
The pizzas are thin, covered in a rich tomato sauce, and big enough to share. Toppings like vodka sauce or vegan ‘nduja and potato aren’t something you find at every pizza place in the city, and they’re made to a high standard here. The slices are crispy, even when they’ve been sitting in a puddle of stracciatella, and the crusts are nice and chewy. Plus, get the scotch bonnet dipping sauce and there probably won’t be any crusts leftover. Alley Cats isn’t just one of our favourite pizza spots in Marylebone, it’s up there with some of the best in the whole city.
Food Rundown
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Marinara
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Vodka
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Pepperoni
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Vegan ‘N’ Fire
Wild Mushroom
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Mortadella Folder
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Dippers
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