Reviews Saponara

This is absolutely London's best pizza! A fantastic, non pretentious Italian deli, it's an absolute favourite!

Saponara is exactly what you would imagine an Italian deli to be for it's easy to imagine yourself in a little Italian town once you step into its cosy settings. It's nothing fancy; it's attraction lies in its unpretentious service and simple fare, all at

Can’t believe I waited this long to visit Saponara, an islington local favourite for amazing Italian food. The place looks like and probably also serves as a deli with some indoor and outdoor tables, it’s casual, authentic but also well looked after. Tortellonis are to die for, with a great selection of different fillings and sauces. The pizza is so delicious too. They had run out of Tiramisu so will try that next time, but the affogato was a good compromise for the time being! Good Italian wine selection too. The prices are quite reasonable. Highly recommended for a nice meal!

Fabulous food and delightful service! We had two incredible pasta dishes. I loved seeing all the pasta specials delivered via basket of each type of pasta. Our servers were so attentive and kind. Great outdoor atmosphere - it’s on a quiet street. We will definitely be back!

5 stars speak for themselves. Best pasta and pizza in my life. The atmosphere is wonderful. If you're in London, you should stop by. Greatings from Poland!

Lovely environment, you can feel the Italian vibes! Good prices for the portion, the pasta menu was very original! They also sell ingredients which all look great quality. Very friendly staff.

An unfussy Italian place where people clearly love food and put great care to it. The pasta is all home made and varies depending on what's available - the staff will bring you a board with the actual (uncooked) pasta options for you to choose. Everything we ate was delicious, fresh and great quality. My only downside was that the antipasto platters were straight-out-of-the-fridge cold, which undermines the flavour.

So, I reviewed Saponara pizza about a month ago and gave it my highly subjective 4.0/5.0 "Best Pizza Rating" (trademark). Well, I went back, as predicted then, and as I have but one review to give, I've amended this one. Boy, this was a game changer. Had me the Saponara pizza, the namesake of the restaurant, which is essentially a sausage and mushroom pizza. And it was perfect. It was a little difficult for me to come to terms with this. I think because we are looking for faults when we rate - and that is inherently a flaw - that when we don't find one, we are hard-pressed to say so. But nevermind about this soul searching. The pizza. The crust was thin, yet held to folding and lasted throughout the duration of the meal; everything was flavourful and meaningful on that pie. And extremely affordable! Between the two of us, one negroni, one peroni, two pies, and a chocolate mousse dessert which was amazing cost about 45 pounds. So, I give this pizza a BPR rating of 4.9 out of 5.0. Only to keep everyone honest. Will definitely be back again, and thanks for the great pizza! My review from over a month ago is below. My overall pizza score is 20/25 (4.0) based on the following highly subjective ratings across my equally-weighted pizza categories. So, out of 5: Dough: 4 Sauce: 4 Toppings: 4 Bake: 4 Price: 4 Dough: flavoured, seasoned, textured Sauce: classic, seasoned, flavoured Toppings: variety, quality, traditional Bake: good, though just a touch of wet Price: decent local prices Other: smaller, cozy local restaurant with indoor delicatessen for your Italian grocery needs. Great fresh pasta offering and selection. Friendly native service (with a little italian lesson on the side). Several tables outside for a nice summery meal. A place to come back to for sure. Thanks for the great pizza!

We ordered a takeaway during lockdown 🌈 and my Tartufo pizza was 🔝. I visited after and I found the place and the owner so lovely. Grazie e a presto!

We ordered 2 pizzas for delivery; the Tutta carne, and Tartufo. Well the last I can say is that it was absolutely amazing, even for delivery! Free delivery, aromatic, delicious, fresh, thin hand spun crust! What a great place... If I lived in London that's be my go to place!