ristorazione — Sottomarina di Chioggia · Veneto
On the seafront of Sottomarina di Chioggia, where the Veneto summer stretches on late into the night, Pizzeria Da Leo has been a fixture since 1967. Nearly sixty years of the oven burning, run by the Mercantini family, are enough to tell a story of loyalty to the territory that is hard to match.
Crossing the threshold of Pizzeria Da Leo means stepping into a family story spanning generations. Since 1967, the Mercantini family has kept this address on Viale Padova open well past midnight, following the rhythm of the seaside season: regular residents and passing tourists alike find here a point of reference that doesn't bend to trends.
The dining room welcomes those who wish to sit down, but the soul of the pizzeria also shows in its range: pizza al piatto (plated pizza) and by the slice, piadine, hot sandwiches — a selection designed to meet the needs of a varied clientele. Open every day except Wednesday, the pizzeria adjusts its hours to suit both Sottomarina's residents and those who discover it in summer.
The wood-fired oven is at the heart of it all. On that fire, every evening, the pizzas that come out of Da Leo's kitchen are baked: doughs worked with care, direct cooking on the stone, the scent of wood mingling with the sea air. This is where tradition renews itself, punctually, for almost sixty years.
An address that Sottomarina knows by heart, and one worth discovering even for those arriving on the Veneto coast for the first time.
