A new Upper West Side pizza place called Peperino recently opened at 21 West End Avenue, between 60th and 61st Streets. Launched by native New Yorkers, Peperino intends to be a “mom and pop” establishment, keeping it simple with fresh ingredients.
Peperino has some interesting and yummy sounding square pizzas:
- Bacon salsa house special: made with grandma’s amatriciana sauce, ricotta, kasseri cheese
- Upside down Sicilian – with marinara, mozzarella and pecorino romano
- Gabagool – square pie with hot Italian sausage, hot capicola ham, pepperoni, vinegar peppers and fresh mozzarella (only available by the pie)
- Sfincione – square pie with pizza sauce, caramelized onions, seasoned bread crumbs and grated pecorino romano (only available by the pie)
- Buffalo soldier (not square) – with chicken breast tossed in Frank’s Red Hot, mozzarella, gorgonzola, ricotta and pickled celery.
Will these compare to the delicious square slices from Mama’s TOO? Only time will tell!
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They offer several salads, a meatball and chicken parm sub, and a “Popeye The Sausage Man” sandwich, made with sweet Italian sausage, sauteed spinach and aged provoline on a ciabatta.
And you’ll find two desserts on their menu: fried pizza dough with powdered sugar and “affogato” – espresso with vanilla ice cream.
They also offer beer, wine and coffee.
Peperino is open Monday-Saturday from 11am to 9pm (they’re closed on Sunday).
Here are some early Yelp reviews and Google reviews.
Related:
- Another recent opening in Lincoln Square: Morty’s Wine & Beer Bar
- Coming soon to Lincoln Square: Cipriani and Empellón Taqueria
- And another pizza place coming soon: La Vera Pizza at 95th and Broadway
