Pizza, woven into everyday life.

LA TAVOLOZZA

Neapolitan pizza is "pizza you eat for the crust" — the dough is everything. In its home country, using anything beyond flour, water, salt, and yeast is considered a betrayal of tradition. Naturally, La Tavolozza uses only those four ingredients too. Both the flour and the salt are Italian, and the yeast is a beer yeast prized for its distinctive umami. The dough is worked to incorporate air, kneaded only just enough to avoid excess elasticity, resulting in a light finish — the kind of pizza one person can easily finish alone.

When it comes to pizza, the tomato sauce matters just as much. Here, a blend of three tomato varieties draws out a well-balanced mix of acidity, sweetness, and freshness. Try the simple "Margherita," made with mozzarella and basil, and you'll really taste just how good the dough and tomato sauce are.

Italian wine is also available here, carefully selected to pair with the pizza and priced reasonably. Don't worry if you're not a wine expert — tell the staff your preferences, and a sommelier certified by the Sommelier Association of Japan will pick the perfect match. If beer is more your style, there's "Moretti" — this iconic Italian beer is likely available on tap nowhere else in Sapporo. Its fresh flavor pairs beautifully with pizza too. Wine, beer, and pizza — all Italian at heart, so of course they go perfectly together. Whatever you order here, you're bound to enjoy it. That easygoing spirit runs through everything about this shop.