I arrived in Naples on a sunny Saturday afternoon, and headed straight for Sorbillo, located on via Tribunali (also known as Spaccanapoli) in the Centro Storico. I hadn't realized that Saturday afternoon's, especially sunny ones in March, meant it was pizza time in Napoli. Many small groups, chatting in Neapolitan dialect, packed themselves around the entrance waiting for their name to be called. After almost an hour, it was my turn to be called to an available table.
I ordered the traditional pizza margherita, and it arrived at my table hot from the oven, evidenced by the smoke rising from the pizza, with scents of tomatoes and basil filling the air. A VPN crust that was chewy around the border and paper thin in the center, the pizza hung over the plate. This pizza had the thinnest crust of all the pizzerie in Naples that I have tried. The amount of cheese on the pizza was perfect. The sauce was rich in flavor, although I would have preferred a little less to balance the cheese/sauce ratio. Here I wish I had had an eating partner or an extra day to try another version, possibly their D.O.C. version.
(Note: There is another "Sorbillo" on via Tribunali, so if you're wanting to go to Gino Sorbillo's pizzeria, make sure you go to 32 via Tribunali.)
I ordered the traditional pizza margherita, and it arrived at my table hot from the oven, evidenced by the smoke rising from the pizza, with scents of tomatoes and basil filling the air. A VPN crust that was chewy around the border and paper thin in the center, the pizza hung over the plate. This pizza had the thinnest crust of all the pizzerie in Naples that I have tried. The amount of cheese on the pizza was perfect. The sauce was rich in flavor, although I would have preferred a little less to balance the cheese/sauce ratio. Here I wish I had had an eating partner or an extra day to try another version, possibly their D.O.C. version.
(Note: There is another "Sorbillo" on via Tribunali, so if you're wanting to go to Gino Sorbillo's pizzeria, make sure you go to 32 via Tribunali.)