On our map. We haven't walked through the door yet — here's why it's on the list.
Neapolitan pizzeria opened in 2006 on Saint-Zotique by the Covone family — Fabrizio and his father Aniello, also behind Il Mulino, Hostaria and San Gennaro in Petite-Italie. After apprenticeships in Naples, Fabrizio proposed a pizzeria true to his father's home city: a wood-fired oven imported from Naples in Vesuvian stone, buffalo mozzarella, San Marzano tomatoes, and Neapolitan small plates (sfizi).
Cult MTL credits it with setting a new standard for wood-fired pizza in Montreal; Tastet names it the city's best Neapolitan pizza. The wine list blends Italian classics with natural wines.
Bottega Pizzeria is on the Regulars map — spotted, not yet visited. Our guides are written on foot, door by door, and no one pays to appear: when we walk through the door, this note will become a portrait. No points. No coupons. Standing is earned.