Pizzeria Pappo — Restaurant in Alameda

The dining experience I had last night was one of the best I’ve had this year so far. I have been walking by this place for months watching get built. Anyone who remembers Pappo’s in Alameda probably would have high expectations of the new pizzeria. Well they will not be disappointed at all. So I will start with issue that we waited to close to an hour for a table. But that was forgotten as we were served amazing dish after amazing dish. The vibe here is very neighborly and low key. I personally prefer that to a loud and brash place with music blasting in the background. We had to order the garlic knots because well most garlic knots are so damn yummy. These knots were really good but what took them to another level was the spicy tomato sauce that came on the side. Tip: don’t dip the knots into the sauce, drench them with this amazing sauce with a couple of spoon fulls! Service was attentive despite the place being slammed with people. This seemed to be one of the first busy nights they had since opening. When we arrived it was packed and a long line of to-go orders waiting to pick up. When food is good people come. Anyway, we ordered a chicken parm and eggplant parm. Both were sooooo good! Both plates came with a side of buttered pasta and some broccolini. Very smart to not put any sauce in the pasta! The eggplant had a great breadcrumbs crust on it. The chicken was juicy and was exactly the way you expect chicken parm to taste. Then some ting cool happened. Out of nowhere we have the chef from the back come up to us and apologized for the long wait to get a seat. He comped us free dessert! The host also did the same thing later when we ordered dessert. When does that happen?! I have had that happened twice in my life. The dessert was, well, magical! Soft serve vanilla straus ice cream with maraschino cherries and pistachios. Soooooooooo amazing. Next time we go here we’ll get to go and eat a t home to avoid the wait. A lot of people were getting a pizza to share with a bunch of apps. Great place! Go and have a great meal and...

Since moving to Alameda from San Francisco last September, we’ve been slowly exploring the local restaurant scene—and Pizzeria Pappo is hands down our favorite pizza spot so far. Still have lots more to try around the East Bay, but this one set a new bar.

We decided to stop by on a whim this past Friday and walked in right at 5pm. Half the tables were already full, and it’s a small, cozy spot with only a few 2- and 4-top tables. We were lucky to snag a seat because by 5:30, several parties were waiting for second seating. The whole experience—from the service to the presentation—reminded us of the kind of polished, thoughtful dinners we used to have regularly on our SF date nights.

We ordered the Bianco pizza, and it was phenomenal. Super well-balanced with the lemon zest and ricotta, and it had great bite, excellent dough, and a perfect carriage. The golden beet salad was super fresh and refreshing, a nice contrast to the richness of the pizza. The meatballs were just okay in our opinion, but we wanted some protein to pair with our veggie pizza. Dipping the crust with the leftover marina from the meatballs was perfect. We ended the meal with their vanilla soft serve topped with olive oil and salt—unexpected, simple, and the perfect closer.

We’re already planning a return visit to try more of their pizzas. A must-visit if you’re on the...

I’m a native New Yorker and us New Yorkers are extremely picky about our pizza lol! After a 12 hour shift at the hospital I was craving a slice and after looking at yelp reviews for a good 25 minutes I finally decided on coming to pizzeria pappo. I ordered wings online and grabbed a few slices when I got there.

I was pleasantly surprised by the restaurant. It’s very cute and classy inside and people don’t only come for the pizza. It was pretty busy on a Saturday night, with several parties eating dinner in the main front restaurant. I was pleasantly greeted by the front staff. My wings were ready and they also packed up a few cheese slices for me.

Ooook so for the food. This is the best pizza I’ve had in months. I can even say that it’s better than a lot of of the pizza I have back in New York. It’s perfectly thin, crispy and I can tell that they use the freshest and best ingredients. There’s nothing better than a thin crispy crunch when you fold yah pizza in half! The wings were also super crispy and the dill pickle ranch dressing is a star- 10/10. I can literally drink this dressing it is SO good.

If you haven’t tried this place yet- you have to! I will definitely be coming back...