​Located in Lafayette, Pizza Antica combines traditions of Italian cooking with California’s fresh, artisanal ingredients to create a unique style of pizzeria. The chefs work with local farmers and ranchers to create rustic handcrafted recipes, such as their famous thin-crust pizzas, savory meat and fish dishes, and house-made pastas. Be sure to try something off of the pizza menu, which features standard combinations as well as an intriguing array of toppings like pancetta, radicchio, and local goat cheese. Check out their weekday Happy Hour from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for $5 small bites and discounted wine and beer.

Pizza Antica has a casual yet classy ambiance with exposed brick, woodwork accents, spacious indoor dining, and an outdoor patio. Stop by on the first Friday of every month for Chef Angelo’s porchetta, spiced with fennel pollen and then rolled and slowly roasted.

Pizza Antica is open daily for lunch, dinner, and late night eats.

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