CT Pizzeria Named Among Nation’s ‘9 Hottest New Pizzerias’ By Food & Wine

NEW HAVEN, CT — A New Haven pizza restaurant has landed on a new national “best of” list from Food & Wine magazine.

Food & Wine this week named Da Legna at Nolo to its list of the “9 Hottest New Pizzerias in the US,” highlighting the restaurant’s vegan-friendly menu and wood-fired pizzas. It is located at 687 State St. in New Haven.

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The magazine praised the restaurant’s “robust selection of vegan pies,” including pizzas topped with artichoke hearts, mushrooms, broccoli, spinach, garlic and vegan mozzarella.

The publication also highlighted meat-topped options including the restaurant’s Copps Island Clams Casino pizza, which features local clams, bacon and mozzarella.

Food & Wine noted that every pizza at the restaurant is made with a thin sourdough crust and baked in a wood-fired oven.

The Connecticut restaurant was one of nine pizza spots across the country included on the list.

The other restaurants making the cut were:

• Five Dreams Pizzeria y Antojitos (New York City)
• The Salmonberry (Portland, Oregon)
• Desi Boys (Chicago)
• Frico on 2nd (New York City)
• Da Legna at Nolo (New Haven, Conn.)
• Zarella (Chicago)
• Francesco Martucci (Miami)
• Pizza Studio Tamaki (New York City)

View the full list here.