If you like your pizzas thin and crispy, you need to get down to Short Road Pizza at the Three Colts Tavern in Bethnal Green. Founded in lockdown on Short Road, Leytonstone, by Ugo and Kate who used pizza to connect with their neighbours, Short Road Pizza has grown from a garden oven to a proper kitchen biz, with local pizzaiolo Jack Knight joining the party. Inspired by Ugo’s nonno Gigi, the pies at SRP are properly thin and crispy, cooked using the “a bocca o forno” (on the edge of the oven) technique resulting in Romana-style meets Chicago thin crust pizzas. Toppings include butternut squash puree, chimichurri, soy roasted funghi, burnt leeks and chilli; mortadella, burrata and guindilla chillies; and mozzarella, pepperoni, fresh basil and pecorino romano. While you wait for your pies, there are some killer snacks to get stuck into – hello cacio e pepe peanuts. And if you like your pizzas extra thin and crispy, get down to the pub on Tuesday nights for authentic Chicago-style tavern pies – it’s the only place in town doing them.
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