Pizzeria Mozza
641 N. Highland Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
Melrose Avenue
323-297-0101
Pizzeria Mozza isn't just a restaurant. It's an action film, a master class in the art of making pizza, a trip through Italy's wine regions and a magnet for a diverse crowd of hungry diners only Los Angeles could muster. It's the toughest reservation in town, maybe in the country right now, the place where everybody in the food world wants to eat. After months of buzz and speculation, Nancy Silverton, who brought us La Brea Bakery and co-founded Campanile, and Mario Batali, the New York chef with a big appetite and an ever-growing collection of high-profile restaurants, have finally opened part one of Mozza at the corner of Melrose and Highland avenues. Part two, an
osteria (casual tavern), is to follow in the spring.
— S. Irene Virbila
Jan. 31, 2007
Hours: Daily, noon to midnight.
Venue Details
| Cuisine |
Italian
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Pizza
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| Rating |
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| Ambience |
Lively, simpatica pizzeria from the partnership of Mario Batali and Nancy Silverton featuring Silverton's irresistible pizzas baked in a clay wood-burning oven.
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| Best dishes |
Fried squash blossoms, marinated peppers, winter caprese, Nancy's chopped salad, chicken liver bruschetta, fennel sausage pizza, littleneck clam pizza, wild nettle pizza, egg and radicchio pizza, mixed mushroom pizza.
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| Best table |
A seat at the pizza counter, where you can watch the action.
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| Desserts |
Meyer lemon gelato pie, sorbetti and gelati, toasted almond biscotti.
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| Of Note |
Beer and wine. Valet parking, $6.
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| Prices |
Antipasti, $8; salads, $8-$15; salumi, $12-$24 for a mixed platter; pizza, $9-$17; bruschette, $3-$9; panini, $14-$15; piatti del giorno, $17-$24 (market price); desserts, $5-$8.
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| Service |
Some of the best around — engaged, informed, friendly.
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| Wine list |
Fifty Italian wines under $50, plus wines by the glass or quartino (one-fourth liter); corkage fee, $20.
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