Pizzeria San Gennaro, Zurich
Falling in love at 450 degrees Celsius. At the four "San Gennaro" branches, when the pizzaioli put their Neapolitan masterpieces in the oven. According to the "Guida completa" international pizza guide, they are among the best in the world.
Authentic Neapolitan pizzas to fall in love with
The journey from Zurich main train station to Napoli Centrale takes eight hours and 39 minutes – ideally. But you can also get that real Napoli feeling without a train journey. Because real pizzaioli conjure up authentic Neapolitan pizzas to fall in love with at "Pizzeria San Gennaro Zurigo Centrale", in a part of the former station hall. The dough? A well-guarded secret. Only one fact is known: It is baked at 450 degrees Celsius for 90 seconds at the most – that’s all it takes for the perfect base. And while the marble columns, high arches, colorful ornaments, two huge stone ovens and a seemingly endless wooden table are amazing, there’s just one thing in the spotlight: la pizza.
What do the guests order, what does the chef love?
"Of course, our guests love all our pizzas," jokes the chef. However, there is one favorite: the verace pizza Napoletana, the margherita. In English: the "genuine Neopolitan pizza". Only pizzas that are 100% authentic both in terms of ingredients and preparation are allowed to carry this name. The Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (AVPN) closely monitors this. The chef himself regularly eats his way through the whole menu – but always returns to his favorite dish: the pizza Sorrento with Parma ham.
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