Alley Cats: hyped New York-style pizza restaurant is opening a third site in London

A few years ago, Neapolitan pizzas were all the rage. Now, that craze has burned out and a new cheesy-tomato hero has risen from its ashes – the New York pie is here to save us from the sourdough.

There are loads of great NY inspired restaurants popping up across the capital, including some which are so good one store just isn’t enough. Alley Cats – a spot so aggressively Italian-American that they often project episodes of the Sopranos directly onto the walls – opened in Marylebone back in 2023, before a second location came forth last year. Now, a third Alley Cats has been announced.

The selected spot is on Westbourne Grove in Notting Hill, in place of previous Italian occupants Verderame. It’s expected that the menu, developed by head chef Francesco Macri, will remain pretty similar to its predecessors. Expect huge 14 inch pizza bases with creative toppings like pepperoni with jalapeños and honey, and wild mushrooms with red onion jam and fried sage. If that’s not your thing, there’s always the classic margherita. Macri has worked across restaurants in London and Rome, so he definitely knows what he’s doing.

Time Out London editor Joe Mackertich particularly rated Alley Cats’ creamy vodka sauce pizza when he headed to the Marylebone branch, describing it as ‘every bit as moreish and comforting as the dish that inspired it’.

As if that wasn’t enough, you can also enjoy a range of starters, including the signature garlic and cheese bites, and a tiramisu to top it all off. We’re getting hungry just thinking about it.

It’s not known exactly when the doors will open on the brand new pizzeria. Based on the caption on the Instagram announcement, which says the restaurant is coming ‘VERY soon’, it may be arriving very quickly indeed.

Alley Cats Pizza Westbourne Grove, 84 Westbourne Grove, W2 5RT

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