Lupin Bistrot

Lupin Bistrot
Via Circondaria, 36r
50127 Firenze
Tel. 055 3247046

Prezzo: Groupon 14 Euro
2 Pizza Porcini
2 Coca-Cola in Lattina

ANNIE: 7/10
With his sleek black hair and ladies' man stance, Lupin looks, to me, like he belongs in an Archie comic as one of Veronica's bad-boy crushes. Instead, he's the main character in a Japanese manga series that has been popular in Italy (and I'm guessing elsewhere) for decades. Anyhoo, his image decorates the walls of this rather large pizzeria, which is, apparently, often crowded. It doesn't happen much that we're surprised with a good-looking, good-tasting pizza. If a pizza place is good, it has that reputation, and that reputation gets around. But, we hadn't heard much about Lupin Bistrot, and then finding a coupon for it didn't raise our hopes any that it would be much to talk about. On the contrary, the pizzas were both beautiful and tasty! My crust was burnt in some parts, but the porcini were flavorful and soft, and the mozzarella and tomato sauce were distributed in fair amounts. It's a pizza that you have to eat fast; it gets gross as it cools (and it tends to cool quicker when the workers leave the backdoor open while they're smoking!). DO NOT, under any circumstances, get the creme caramel for dessert.

FABIO: 5.5/10
È emozionante entrare in questo locale e trovarsi una gigantografia del faccione di Lupin...a parte questo la pizza è bassa, ingredienti appena sufficienti; il risultato non è che sia un granchè, mi è sembrata anche carente di sale. Il pomodoro e la mozzarella non hanno un sapore di prima qualità. Invece i porcini sono sopra la media delle altre pizzerie di questo livello. Insomma, a parte Lupin, niente di nuovo.

Pulcinella Pizzaiolo

Pulcinella Pizzaiolo
Via Circondaria, 38B/r
50127 Firenze
Tel. 055 330330

Prezzo: 13.50 Euro
1 Pizza Margherita, 1 Pizza Pulcinella (Champignon, Carciofi, Olive, Peperoni)
2 Coca-Cola in Lattina

ANNIE: 8/10
There's little standing room and no place to sit at Pulcinella's, but the park nearby makes a great picnic spot! For a take-away pizza place, or any pizza place for that matter, the quality and the deliciousness are really outstanding! There are several pizzas to choose from; the Pulcinella (with mushrooms, artichokes, olives and yellow bell peppers) was my selection. The mozzarella was plentiful and had the perfect amount of gumminess, the toppings were generous and tasty...my only complaint is that there were a few burnt spots on the crust. Cheap and satisfying!

FABIO: 9/10

Pizzeria solo da asporto, consiglio di mangiarla, per chi abita lontano, su un giardino lì accanto, a cavalcioni su un muretto. Il che rende la situazione rustica e a suo modo di rottura: consigliato per portarci una ragazza da poco conosciuta per vedere se si adatta a tutte le circostanze...E la pizza deve essere all'altezza per fare una cosa del genere, e lo è: ingredienti buoni, stile napoli, è un piacere mangiarla. Ha sapori decisi, poco raffinati, soprattutto il pomodoro, che non mi fanno dare il massimo dei voti, però più che un difetto è uno stile.

Première

Première
Via Circondaria, 43r
50124 Firenze
Tel. 055 3215206

Prezzo: 18 Euro
2 Pizza Margherita
2 Coca-Cola in Lattina

ANNIE: 6/10
When we sat down, the guys next to us had just finished their pizzas and had ordered two more. And when their pizzas came, I was envious that they weren't ours. What a relief! After weeks of chewless swallowing to avoid the grossness from saturating my mouth, finally a pizza was set before me (by a friendly and funny waiter) that appeared both edible and appetizing! Sure, there was hardly a bite of crust that wasn't burnt, and the tomato sauce was rather acidic...but what I appreciated most, after weeks of deprivation, were the sauce-distinguishable clumps of mozzarella: it looked, smelled and almost tasted like a real pizza.

FABIO: 5.5/10

La pizza si presenta bene, crosta alta, mozzarella nella quantità giusta. Il pomodoro è di quel rosso troppo intenso a cui in genere si associa non un buon sapore; ormai potrebbe quasi chiamarsi in pittura color "rosso pomodoro pizza scadente"! Anche la mozzarella, una volta assaggiata, non brilla in freschezza, la crosta un pò gommosa. Peccato, un occasione persa.