03-05-2013
Big Route’s entrance, on Greenpoint’s Main Road, in Cape Town, tel. +27.(0)21.4332530. Run by two nice half Italian half South African guys, Adriano and Alfredo, it goes far beyond the folkloristic limits of other South African pizzerias with dubious names such as Col Cacchio or Cornuti al Mare
It’s been a long time since I wanted to write something about pizza in South Africa. However, despite my researches, I had never managed to find something worth mentioning except, for fun reasons, the Col Cacchio chain or pizzerias called Morituri and Cornuti al Mare (sic). Just a short walk from the Green Point Stadium, in a nice central area of Cape Town, two nice half Italian half South African guys, Adriano and Alfredo, have opened a restaurant, the Big Route, which finally does justice to our most beloved recipe in the world. Putting aside the kindness and fun character of the owners and staff, which always contribute to the success of a restaurant, the pizza is truly remarkable. While I’m writing, I understand that pizza is an extremely controversial topic: some like it thick, some like it thin, some like it something in between. In other words, in Italy there’s no end to the discussion, you need exceptional competence, lots of creativity and infinite experiments. Here, instead, you don’t need too much philosophy: make something simple and good and everyone’s happy.
Winter is getting closed in Cape Town...
Big Route 105 Main Road Greenpoint, Cape Town +27 (0)21 433 2530
The food world in and near Cape Town told by Giovanna Sartor
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Born in Venice though she then lived in Milan, in January 2010 she moved to Cape Town. In love with South Africa, her dream is to produce Prosciutto San Daniele here, sooner or later