Popular Pittsburgh Pizzeria Adding New Location

PITTSBURGH, PA — A successful Lawrenceville pizzeria soon will be adding a second location on the North Side.

Driftwood Oven, the city's lone sourdough pizza place and bakery in the city, will open early in the new year on Western Avenue. It will be located in the space formerly occupied by Alberta's, which closed last month.

Driftwood Oven announced its expanded presence on social media.

"A little over a decade ago, before there was the shop in Lawrenceville, back when we were riding around town, a truck full of dough, an oven on the move, and many pizzas to be made, we often thought about having a place like this," an Instagram post stated.

"A way to make wood fired pizza, inside, without having to deal with the many moods of Pittsburgh weather, somewhere to take the family for dinner, a spot to take your friends from out of town, a great date spot.

"A little dark, a little fancy, pizza, pasta, drinks, and probably a little more.

"Very soon, this place we imagined years ago will exist on Western Avenue and we can’t wait to share it with you."

On its website, Driftwood describes itself as a fast-casual modern pizza shop focused on sourdough and quality ingredients. Its baking team makes all of the establishment's pizza dough, cookies, pastries and breads.