TWO Scottish pizza parlours have been named a crust above the rest in an influential guide.
Paesano in Glasgow and Edinburgh‘s Salerno made the lip-smacking list published by 50 Top Pizza.
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Paesano Pizza on Miller Street, GlasgowCredit: Paesano
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Salerno Pizza located in St James Quarter, EdinburghCredit: Salerno
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Paesano is famed for its tasty and authentic Neapolitan pizzaCredit: Paesano
The chart produces several annual rankings and they’ve just dropped their latest list of the greatest pizzerias in Europe.
Paesano, on Mitchell Lane, is famed for their mouthwatering “100 per cent Authentic Neapolitan pizza“.
The judges said: “The space is furnished in a post-industrial style with iron and wood, featuring a large bar counter that dominates the room.
“However, the name and wood-fired oven bring us back to the typically Italian dimension where food is the result of artisanal craftsmanship with fresh products.
“The goal of this Scottish establishment is very clear: to be obsessed with Neapolitan pizza, with a dough that is left to rise for 24 hours in the Coccia style.
“And a traditional menu where the great Neapolitan classics are combined with local flavours and seasonality.
“Perfect and efficient service, great atmosphere in the dining room, and an unmissable drink selection.”
Meanwhile, Salerno customers go wild for their fresh, Napoletana dishes using the “finest traditional Italian ingredients”.
The pizza guide review reads: “A pizzeria called Salerno that serves a perfect Neapolitan pizza: something that may have seemed strange until a few years ago.
“Just as in the Campania city, a fantastic Mediterranean experience is also lived in the Scottish capital.
“The atmosphere is very beautiful and personalised with wicker baskets used as chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, a large counter with a visible oven.
“The pizzas have a good leavening and in addition to the classics, many are ‘reinforced’ according to local tastes but always with Italian products: ham, salami, dairy products.
“The service is cheerful and youthful, with a menu of Italian wines, beers, and excellent cocktails that complete an unmissable offer of quality when in this magnificent city.”
Also making the chart were Napoli on the Road, London, Da Valentina, Paris, Calvello’s, Munich and Pizza Popolare in Reykjavík.
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Salerno in Edinburgh uses the ‘finest traditional Italian ingredients’Credit: Salerno