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Franco Manca
Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant££££
Brixton
The experts at The Guardian and Evening Standard recommend this place
"Considered as one of the best places to eat pizza in London."(15 Tips)
"Simple and delicious sourdough pizza."(6 Tips)
"Franco is the best pizza"(3 Tips)
"Cheap delicious pizza and wine but you'll most likely have to wait."(15 Tips)
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Some staff is nice I must admit, but there was one who was so surprised when we wanted to change our table that I felt I made a big mistake!!I
Chris WeltonJune 24, 2013If you are hungover and need a coke they don't serve them! Orange juice is a tiny glass for £2. Pizza amaze of course.
Matthew RathboneJuly 14, 2011The best pizza in the UK. Get there 15 minutes before it opens to ensure you don't have to wait for 30 minutes.
Jill FitzpatrickSeptember 22, 2012The pizza was fantastic. Couldn't have asked for better especially the meat special! wouldn't bother with the lemonaid though
Amanda FullerMay 6, 2011Nice pizza, number 5 was yum, wouldn't say best pizzas in London, you can get better pizzas at Pizza East!!
Iago Fouquet SchmidtMarch 2, 2015The pizza is good but in all honesty I think the dough was a bit undercooked/chewy.
Special place for special pizza, a favorite since back in the day when it was just Franco's!
Thomas BlytheMay 30, 2010Worth the queueing. Amazing sour dough base. Brilliant Sam Adams beer. Best pizza in London, possibly the UK. GO! Read more
Rock up past the queue, order a takeaway and eat it in Brixton square if you can't bear queuing. And it's number 5 every time.
Jamie ShoesmithJuly 16, 2012Amazing pizza, simply unmissable. Eat your crusts or you'll get told off!
Order the #6 with extra potatoe... It's a killer combo.
Pascual V. DíazMarch 24, 2012In some webpages appear that you can bring your own wine (bow). It's not true.
Parmis SharifApril 21, 2012I would eat this every day if I wasn't located on the opposite side of town. Seriously good pizza.
No 5 on the menu and glass of ottavio rube rosso is a great combination
John GibbonsMarch 7, 2014Don't sit too close to the fishmonger next door if it is open or your experience will include fish smells.
I had never tried sourdough pizza before but must say this one was fab and reasonably priced! Highly recommended
Max Tatton-BrownJanuary 15, 2011The beer's a winner (pizza obv doesn't get a lot better.) bonus points if you see the manager flip out!
Gus FergusonOctober 16, 2011Best pizzas in London... Not sure what these guys do to make them so damn good!
Jan TjeJune 9, 2013Pizza ingredients are good, but I found the dough severely undercooked and the service uncaring and almost spiteful
Dhiraj MMay 29, 2010Make sure to get in the queue at 10 mins before 12 to get a table when they open at noon! By 1215 the queue is 45 mins long.....- Always amazing Napoletana Pizza, and awful wine which is almost like drinking vinegar and generally with staff never fails to be rude.
Salih AlSubaiDecember 22, 2012Very few options, aside from making your own pizza, focused on organic food. Not worth the trouble of finding it, yet good option in the area
- Jenny StewartDecember 11, 2012Wait for a table inside during the winter... it's basically like sitting in a wind tunnel otherwise.
Matteo FilattieraJune 11, 2015Service too slow we were just in two end we received our pizzas in 2 different time ... We have to wait more then 15 mins before the second one arrived ... And wasn't even busy
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Open until 11:00 PM (Show more)
- Mon
- Noon–5:00 PM
- Tue–Fri
- Noon–11:00 PM
- Sat
- 11:30 AM–11:00 PM
- Sun
- 11:30 AM–10:30 PM
+44 20 7738 3021
View menu on https://www.francomanca.co.uk/menu
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Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Restroom
Yes
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