Pizzeria
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2 pizzeria restaurants worth the trip across South Africa, editor-ranked. All cuisines in South Africa.

Ferdinando's Pizza ★ 4.5

$$PizzeriaObservatoryCape Town

Ferdinando's Pizza fires wood-fired pies in a quirky 70-seat room on Lower Main Road in Observatory, Cape Town, grown from a secret home pizzeria in 2011.

OrderThe Classic Diavola, spicy Italian salami on a Margherita base and the top-selling pizza.

TipTry the signature Turbanite with grilled baby marrow, caramelised onion jam and feta; diners voted the room second in a 2021 pizzeria challenge.

Pizza Connection ★ 4.1

$$PizzeriaWoodstockCape Town

Pizza Connection fires Napoletana and Romana style pizzas in a wood-fired oven on Roodebloem Road in Woodstock, Cape Town, with San Marzano tomato sauce.

OrderA Margherita on either base, the clearest test of the San Marzano sauce and imported fior di latte.

TipThe cured meats, from guanciale to mortadella, are imported from Italy, so order a pizza that shows them off.

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