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New York Italian-style pizzeria in Marylebone, on the corner of Paddington and Chiltern Street. Sicilian-born chef Francesco Macri knocks out thin and crispy 14-inch pizzas topped with imported Italian ingredients.

survey result

Summary

£31
    £
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Crispy NYC-style pizza is the mainstay at this walk-ins-only newcomer in Marylebone, where Sicilian-born chef Francesco Macri knocks out thin, 14-inch pizzas topped with imported Italian ingredients. According to our diners’ poll it’s not bad, but whether it’s worth braving the queues inspired by its instant TikTok fame is more dubious. And as of August 2024, you can also grab a slice or some of their signature meatballs in tomato sauce on the King’s Road in Chelsea, complete with gingham tablecloths, church pew-style seating, and episodes of ‘The Sopranos’ silently projected on an endless loop.

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Have you eaten at Alley Cats?

What the Newspaper Critics are saying

Evening Standard

At Alley Cats Pizza the rain-soaked queue was proof positive of influencer
power, but the food itself was rather mixed. The hyped New York-style
pizzas were “thin and blistered with bottoms so crisp they’d make Mary
Berry
 weep… in fact they might even be a touch too crunchy”, while
“plump squidge-and-they’ll-scream meatballs in a luscious tomato and basil sauce” were balanced out by “slabs of undercooked, salt-deprived garlic bread” and flavours that “leave little to the imagination”.

Joanna Taylor - 2024-03-10

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£6.50 £19.00 £0.00 £0.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £5.50
Filter Coffee £0.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 10.00%
Opening hours
Monday12 pm‑11 pm
Tuesday12 pm‑11 pm
Wednesday12 pm‑11 pm
Thursday12 pm‑11 pm
Friday12 pm‑11 pm
Saturday12 pm‑11 pm
Sunday12 pm‑11 pm

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