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Eeva
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Sometimes it seems like Fishtown and Kensington are assembling a restaurant version of Now That’s What I Call Music, but instead of pop songs, it’s endless hit after hit pizza places. But what sets Eeva apart from nearby spots like Hook & Master, Pizzeria Beddia, and Pizza Shackamaxon is that in addition to being a pizzeria, it’s a natural wine bottle shop, all-day bakery, and sandwich shop. And most importantly, they serve stellar pizza, which–like a compilation of chart-topping songs–you can’t get out of your head.
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The Master Street corner restaurant has some solid options to start the day. Their bakery–full of naturally leavened and organic bread–is open seven days a week. So you can stop in for an assortment of buns, coffee cakes, strawberry rhubarb tarts, or a quick turkey club before heading to the office. When it comes to dinner, you can expect an opening act of salads, warm focaccia with fresh ricotta, and marinated olives as you make your way to the real headliner–the pizza. Between the char rings and good crunch on their doughy crust, Eeva’s pizza is some of the best in the city.
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In their rotating lineup of about six options, you’ll find a handful of assorted red and white pies (there is always a margherita on the menu). And if you’re lucky enough to be there when the fontina, mozzarella, roasted fennel cream, sliced garlic, Grana Padano, and stracciatella is on the menu, you’ll be eating our favorite white in the city. If we met a genie, our first wish would be to keep Eeva open past 3pm Monday-Wednesday so we could have the creamy, airy, garlicky mashup every night of the week.
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The intimate spot is ideal for anything from a date night, where you can split a pizza and sip on a smooth bourbon or watermelon high ball, to a group dinner with a bottle of South African Chenin. The space is full of large communal tables, marble-topped four-seaters, a few long wooden booths, and a chef’s counter where you can watch the fire flicker in the oven while you countdown to your own gooey slice.
Add Eeva to your list of all-day go-to’s. It can easily take you from your morning egg and cheese sandwich to a night with friends, full of assorted drinks, and pizzas that—like the catchiest of songs—you’ll play on repeat.
Food Rundown
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Sandwiches
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Red Pies
White Pies
High Ball