West Pizza has swung open the doors of its permanent flagship restaurant in which its famous New York-style pizzas will be served by the slice or whole - a whopping 18 inches.
Run by Ieuan Harry and Jez Phillips, otherwise known as BBC's the Pizza Boys - whose second series has recently aired, read more on that here - they are the brains and chefs behind Cardiff Market's Ffwrnes Pizza stall. West Pizza opened on Tuesday, March 21, and after popping up in games bar Kongs, serving pizzas by the slice, the full scale restaurant and cafe can now be found in Canton's brand new Laundry Quarter just off Romilly Crescent in Pontcanna, which also houses Alex Gooch Bakery among other retailers.
And its not just pizza the pair will be serving up - they will also be offering sandwiches made fresh with focaccia bread, coffee from a neighbouring coffee business in Canton, Hardlines (which also has a location in Cardiff Market), in-house baked goods, local beers and wine. It will be open 9am until 9pm Tuesdays through to Saturdays and from noon to 8pm on Sundays.
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Writing of West Pizza's journey just one day before its opening, they said: "We started life as West Pizza in Grangetown with a pop up @lufkincoffee. Next came the move to @kongscardiff @theunderdog_cardiff where we’ve had a blast serving up pizzas and slices alongside tasty beers and cocktails. Sadly the time has come for us to leave Kongs but fear not it just means we are fulfilling our pizza dreams and opening our very own pizza shop in Canton. We’ve served our last pizzas at Kongs and diolch to Jack, Rob and the team at Kongs for making us feel at home. Can’t wait to start level 3 of the pizza game in Canton."
Foodies of the city and beyond couldn't contain their excitement for this new cafe/restaurant to open and soon flooded West Pizza's social media with messages of good luck and well wishes for its first day.
Fellow street food business, The Bearded Taco, wrote: "Amazing!! Can’t wait. Good luck boyos", while Bab Haus said: "Huge congratulations guys m, best wishes for your new venture."
Wine Fiend, who will be providing the business with beverages, added: "Thank you for choosing us. Can’t wait to see it all open."
West Pizza can be found at 60 Glynne St, Pontcanna, Cardiff CF11 9NS
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