In honor of my little sister’s visit a few weeks ago, I
decided to venture out of Duluth and into the big city. One of our stops was
the much-acclaimed Antico Napoletana. For me, the one word that aptly describes
this place is “cool.” I typically don’t get too excited by places that require
a lot of effort to enjoy, but arriving very early on Saturday (around 5pm)
saved me this misery.
At Antico, you order at the counter then find a seat at one of their large, communal picnic tables. We found a spot right away, but by the time we were leaving just 30 or so minutes later, the walls were lined with poor souls waiting for a seat and others eating their pizza standing up. No thanks!
Speaking of the pizza, it’s definitely a high-quality pie,
but I am difficult to impress since I am from the northeast where good pizza is
the norm versus a novelty. I will therefore not be making a weekly trek back to
Antico, though I might consider it if I lived closer. The place has a nice
selection of pies with very authentic ingredients. We chose the Diavola with
spicy sopressata, which was actually surprisingly spicy for a pizza, but tasty
nonetheless.
The most thrilling part of this place for me is the open
kitchen, allowing you to watch the pizza be made while you chow down on it, as
well as the pizza peels in the front signed by recognizable visitors such as
Chris Rock and Alton Brown.
Definitely check this place out at least once, especially if
you have out-of-town visitors and you want to show them that Atlanta is a cool
place to be. More details at http://anticopizza.it/.
