Leo's Artisanal Pizzeria - a real slice of Italy in Delhi

Pic courtesy- The Family Table ( NB-All other pics on this blog are mine) Last Sunday we went to Leo's Artisanal Pizzeria and enjoyed the evening thoroughly. In fact, I've decided to write about it because it was truly 'one of a kind' experience, as were the pizzas themselves. 'Artisanal'- Relating to the characteristic of an artisan- Artisanal skills- made in a traditional or non mechanised way-Which was exactly how the pizzas were made. With a very simple 8 pizza menu, a great chocolate pudding, a limited range of beverages and a basic but well designed space, it gave us quality as well as good value for money. Located inside a farmhouse in Ghitorni, the meal for three cost us about Rs 2,000 and we came home with a takeaway as we couldn't finish all the food that we had ordered. he pizzeria is named after a lovely dog called Leo who passed away in 2016. As a tribute to him, the space is pet-friendly so that your pet can enjoy some time out. The menu has deliberately been kept simple so the focus is primarily on the pizzas. As we discovered, there are 5 non-vegetarian options along with 3 vegetarian ones. We started with a focaccia and when it came, we were surprised to see that it was a large one- Shaped like a pizza and almost as large, it was delicious! Being fairly hungry, we wolfed it down then waited for our two other pizzas to arrive.

We had ordered a margarita pizza earlier but changed it to a four cheese pizza after checking out the list of specials for the day. The other one was Pollo - a chicken topped pizza. Must add, that my favourite of the three items was the focaccia- felt almost as if we were eating the real deal in pizzeria sitting somewhere in Italy.

What was really interesting was the fact that there was a real wood fired oven and that was where delicious aromas were emanating from.Having asked the gentleman making the pizzas if I could click photographs, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that he was Amol, the restaurant owner himself. Making sure I got the correct angles, Amol showed me how the pizzas were made- Simple, delicious and fairly large- my top of mind thoughts when the food came to our table.

Heading home after after having shared a delicious bitter sweet chocolate pudding, we were happy- you see we had finally discovered a real slice of Italy in NCR...