This Neighborhood Restaurant In Virginia Serves Pizza To Die For
Claiming to serve the best pizza in town is quite a claim, no matter how small the city. It’s an even bigger claim when that town happens to be Charlottesville, Virginia. This state has more than a few incredible pizza joints, but it always seems like the neighborhood ones serve up something special. That’s exactly what you’ll find at Lampo, an authentic pizza restaurant disguised in a rather tiny building.
Lampo can be found in Charlottesville's charming Belmont neighborhood. As you might have guessed by the size of the building, Lampo almost always has a bit of a wait. But rest assured, it'll be hard to complain about any kind of wait once you taste what's on the menu.
Lampo serves up authentic Neapolitan pizza, freshly baked in a wood-fired stove and served with scissors. This allows you to cut up the slices yourself, exactly in the size you'd like.
One of the most popular pizzas is the Margherita. What may seem like a simple choice is prepared to perfection and full of flavor.
One of the most characteristic traits of Lampo is quality. This applies not only to the handcrafted pizza, but to the rest of the menu as well. The restaurant sources from nearby farms, such as Woof Creek Farms for grass-fed natural beef and Caramont Farms for goat and cow cheeses. Not only does this ensure the highest quality in ingredients, but also supports the local farming community.
Photographed above is one of the most popular non-pizza items on the menu, the shaved brussel sprout salad. If you're looking to enjoy the entire Lampo experience, be sure to sample some of these smaller plates before diving into your 12-inch pizza. You'll also be pleasantly surprised to find that the dishes are all very reasonable considering just how delicious they are.
And don't forget dessert! Photographed above is the chocolate pudding served with salted hazlenuts and olive oil.
Have you ever tried out Charlottesville’s Lampo? Feel free to share your experience there!
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