Having had such an exceptional pizza at Rossomomodoro back on 28 Jan, I decided to head over to the Franco Manca pizza place in Brixton for purposes of comparison. This small restaurant is situated on both sides of Brixton market's busy thoroughfare, it's a great place for soaking up the local atmosphere but not the sort of place you'd take someone on a first date. It can also be quite tough to find, and it's likely you'll have to queue if you arrive from between shortly after midday and 2pm. It used to only open between midday and 5pm but it seems that the closing time has been extended until 10pm Thursday to Saturday.
They also have branches in Chiswick and Westfield Stratford. I opted for a chorizo pizza, which included both fresh and cured meat, served with the usual cheese and tomato topping on their famous sourdough base. It's an exceptionally good pizza but I can't say that I enjoyed it quite as much as the Rossopomodoro of a couple of weeks ago. This is likely only a matter of personal preference as both of the pizzas were cooked to perfection in unfeasibly hot wood-fired ovens, but I was won over by the dough. The Franco Manca version is softer and more chewy, the Rossopomodoro a little crispier and more sour. There's not much to choose between the toppings, though I confess to slightly spoiling today's pizza by adding too much chilli oil. Usually it's milder than this was . . . must remember, you can add but you can't take away!
The small bill, below, is definitely a plus point.
It's too early to call, and further sampling is required, but Rossopomodoro are slightly edging the Best Pizza in London title at the moment.
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