ristorazione — Pernate · Piemonte
In Pernate, a hamlet of Novara, via Don Sandrino has been home since 2005 to a pizzeria that has made the rotating wood-fired oven its most recognisable feature. Here Andrea Gatti has built a place where takeaway and dining in coexist with the same artisan care, week after week.
The entrance of Pizzamania doesn't promise vast spaces, but something rarer: a welcome that reviews describe as immediately familiar. Founded in 2005 by Andrea Gatti, this Pernate pizzeria has built twenty years of loyalty in the neighbourhood with the steadiness of someone who knows customers by name, awaits them punctually every week, and never stops surprising with the menu.
The small dining room inside is modest in size, but it's the social heart of the place. From Tuesday to Thursday, the giropizza (all-you-can-eat pizza) — fifteen euros per person, ten for children up to ten years old — turns dinner into a collective ritual; from Tuesday to Friday, the apericena (aperitif-dinner) at thirteen euros, drink included, offers a more informal alternative. Those with food intolerances find concrete attention, with lactose-free mozzarella available on request.
The rotating wood-fired oven is the technical heart of Pizzamania: it ensures an even bake that reviews consistently describe as soft and just crisp enough. The dough, light and easy to digest, is joined by a menu that goes beyond classic pizza: pucce and panuozzi (filled flatbreads) stuffed with sausage and friarielli, cured ham and buffalo mozzarella, pulled pork with red cabbage.
A solid address, faithful to twenty years of pizza craftsmanship. The page details the full menu, evening home delivery service and giropizza (all-you-can-eat pizza) formulas.
