I first came across this place, nestled in between the various food shops in Brixton market, a few years back. It had a lot of hype in the area at the time. I went, I ate and I then knew why.
2 main things make Franco Manca stand out from all the other pizza places in the area: 1. Their complete respect for produce and 2. The fact they only use slow rising Sourdough bread as their base and the pizzas are 'baked in a wood burning oven made on site by specialised artisans from Naples.'
At first when I saw Franco's location I was a little stumped. Brixton market is a highly West Indian market selling everything from pigs feet to cassava to Scotch bonnets, so how could a trendy pizza place work amidst all this? For whatever reason it did, and did so well in fact that they have expanded to Chiswick, Northcote, Westfields and Balham.
The pizzas are a good size and they lie just between thin and deep crust. The sourdough was good but I don't think it was any sort of new revolution in pizza making. I just told myself it was healthier so I could eat more. The toppings were also of very high quality (mind you they could have stuck a few more on, I counted 4 pieces of Chorizo on my £6.95 pizza).
Some people think that with only 6 pizza choices on the menu it's a little limited. I'm in two minds. On the one hand it's nice to have a simplistic and clean cut menu, but on the other I like my old favourite of Pepperoni and Jalapeños (which I can get there but need to pay extra). Maybe it's a good way to make you try new things. Like I said, two minds.
All in all Franco's offers high quality pizza at very reasonable prices and that's all you really need when you feel like a slice.
Franco Manca
8/10
Unit 4
Market Row
SW9 8LD
tel: 0207 738 3021
www.francomanca.co.uk
Menu: http://www.francomanca.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/FRANCO-MANCA-WINTER-20131.pdf
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