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Restaurant name: Pizza Connection 

Address: 113 Roodebloem Road, Woodstock, Cape Town 

Phone number: 072 194 2581 

Opening hours: Closed Sundays; Monday to Saturday 12noon to 10pm 

Average price of a main course: R120 

Parking situation: Kerbside parking 

Food type: Italian 

Best for: Casual lunch or dinner with friends.

Food

The Italian owner is hands on slinging authentic pies, with all pizzas on the menu available in your choice of two base styles – Roma or Neapolitan. The former is a thin, flat base probably most well-known to South Africans, but once you have had the latter, you will never want pizza any other way.  

The Naples-style base at Pizza Connection is made from dough that is fermented for 72 hours – it’s still delivers a thin pizza but with a puffed up outter crust, resulting in a slice of chewy, pillowy pie crust heaven (the making of which is such an art that it appears on UNESCO list of ‘intangible cultural heritage’).  

In keeping with traditional Neapolitan pizza (in fact, it can’t be called that without this), San Marzano tomato is used for the sauce, creating a fresh and light acidity which pairs beautifully with the fior de latte torn on top. Try the margherita as the truest test of a pizza place (this one passes with flying colours), but go with people who like to share so you can also give some of the others a try – the Amatriciana features guanciale (cured pork cheek) and toasted black pepper, while the Capricciosa stars mushrooms, artichokes, smoked ham, olives and a ‘Bismarck egg’ aka an egg cracked and cooked on the pizza.  

The dessert menu offers the Italian greatest hits of tiramisu and panna cotta (silky smooth and delicate topped with a granadilla coulis to cut the sweetness – delicious!), with the much-loved South African classic Don Pedro making an appearance. There’s no doubt the kids will want to have a go at the focaccia with Nutella. 

Drinks

The wine list is dominated by a wine-maker friend of the owner’s brand of wine – Namoya. Two wines available by the glass. Some Italian wines are also included, including two proseccos (no local bubbly). The only non-Namoya local wine on the list is the Meraki Sauvignon Blanc. 

Service

Service was friendly, relaxed and in keeping with the overall experience of the restaurant. 

Ambience

Casual and neighbourly, this is a great place to take the family or catch up with friends over a few slices. 

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