Vittoria's is the perfect restaurant to sample a real taste of Italy. Renowned for its high level of service and fresh Italian food, book online with Vittoria's on Leith Walk and experience over 40 years of history. You can now also book online at Vittoria's on the bridge and at La Favorita too.
La Favorita
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- Food served: Mon–Sun noon–11pm
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 12
- Delivery: Deliveries to postal areas EH1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 15. Order costing less than £30 are charged £1.50, for those costing more than £40 delivery is free.
- Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Takeaway
- Music on stereo: Background hum of Italian pop music
- Capacity: 130
- Largest group: 35
- Open since: 2005
- Average price 2 courses:
£10 (lunch)
£16 (evening meal) - House wine: £13.95 per bottle
Nominate this restaurant forThe List Reader Award 2010
This review appears in the The List's Eating & Drinking Guide 2009 – in the shops now or buy online.
Waiters whirl discs of fresh pizza through the restaurant, wafting alluring aromas as they go. Twin log-fired ovens glow inexhaustibly, baking Edinburgh a tantalising spectrum of devilishly moreish pizzas, from the classic to the calzone. Owner Tony Crolla has one goal: to make La Favorita the best pizzeria in Britain. Crisp bases (also available gluten-free) with helpings of molten mozzarella (locally made and fresh each day) are adorned with combinations of ingredients from a choice including fresh tomato, chanterelle mushroom, Italian sausage, langoustine, clams, parsley, oregano and garlic. An enjoyable antipasti for two – including a delicious combo of pear and fresh parmesan – as well as gourmet pasta dishes and a variety of meat and fish dishes are also available. The funky décor creates an atmosphere that is lively and bright without feeling cramped, even when busy. It makes a great place for a party: on Sundays, children can enjoy a pizza, a knickerbocker glory and a quiet trick or two from Stevie the clown. It's a favourite outing for many local families. Look out for La Favorita's ‘Italian Job’-style minis zapping to and from deliveries across town – a useful service to remember.
- High point: It is all about the log-fired pizza at La Favorita
- Low point: Other choices less compelling
Comments for La Favorita (325–331 Leith Walk, Edinburgh)
- 1. Paul, South Lanarkshire – 2 September 2008, 8:58pmReport
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I can't believe no-one has posted here yet!
I've been going to La Favorita for three years. The pizza is simply sensational. I lived in Italy for five years, and the pizza in La Favorita is up there with some of the best pizzas I had in Rome and Naples.
If you love pizza, a visit to La Favorita will mean that you'll never eat pizza anywhere else in Edinburgh ever again.
- 2. Therealme, Edinburgh – 26 November 2009, 11:10pm
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We've never been to the restaurant but we have ordered pizzas from them before. Delicious pizza bread and a selection of toppings that goes miles further from your typical pepperoni and ham and pinapple.
Simply, the best pizzas I've ever had in Edinburgh.
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