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Baked – Pizza al taglio

Baked is a pizza place that opened recently, less than one year ago. It’s a unique place in Glasgow since it’s the only one that makes “pizza al taglio alla romana” litteraly roman-style pizza sold by the slice. This pizza is different from the usual round pizza with crust, it’s way thicker and much easier to digest due to the really long proofing (Baked does it for 72 hours).

3 baked pizzas
From left to right: Salami and mozzarella, potatoes and rosemary and focaccia with mortadella, cherry tomatoes and rocket.

The pizza joint is situated in the East End, in Denniston. The location is not the best since is not a popular place in Glasgow, but the food is so good that customers are willing to get there even from Partick. This kind of pizza is crunchier than the normal pizza you can get from Paesano, for example.  The pizzaiolo and owner of Baked is creative and open-minded. This can be seen on the pizza toppings that he puts together, my personal favourite is: grapes, goat cheese, sausage and rocket. You can find plenty of vegeterian and vegan options and also a Nutella pizza.

Close up pizzas baked
Left aubergine, tomato, mozzarella and basil. Right fennel and porchetta.

Besides the pizza there are Suppli and Cannoli which are both amazing. Everything is homemade with passion and sold at a resonable price. Some ingredients are imported from italy like the Porchetta, but when it’s possible they try to get local stuff. They also serve a terrific coffee, espresso of course.

As you read I’m really happy about this place and you’re right! When I’m there I feel like I’m really at home. The atmosphere and the quality of food of Baked is the most authentic Italian experience you can get in Glasgow in my opinion.

Mozza vs Paesano

Only 5 years ago for an Italian, eating pizza in foreign country was a nightmare. But thanks to globalization now it’s possible to have a pizza basically the same quality of Italy with also an honest price.

Paesano is the most popular pizza place in Glasgow and I in my opinion due to its excessive popularity the quality has decreased and queue has increased. Moreover I think they don’t proof enough the dough which it makes difficult to digest.

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Mozza pizza with ricotta, onions, nduja, pancetta and basil.

Now there is a new king of pizza in Glasgow: Mozza! The pizza restaurant in Renfield Street has 12 different pizzas with a good variety of authentic toppings. And the best thing is that any pizza is £5 before 5pm. They make the pizza well done, crunchy and with a moderate amount of tomato just as I like it! My favourite pizza is the one with nduja and pancetta. They also have  a mysterious pizza which the chef decides what are you getting! For dessert they make birramisu which is a tiramisu made with beer. Also the coffees are nice and strong.

Besides the food I think that also the service is better that in Paesano where I feel too much like in a fast food. In conclusion I strongly recommend mozza which is a cheap and good pizza, perfect for students!