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DINING & NIGHTLIFE

POPULAR PIES
LOCAL RESTAURANTS HAVE MASTERED THE ART OF MAKING
PIZZA-EACH WITH ITS OWN MOUTHWATERING SPIN.

SLICE
Slice offers pizza
lovers the option to
make their own personalsize pizza by picking the
dough, sauce, cheeses and
toppings (gluten-free crust and
vegan cheese are both available);
or order a full, signature pizza from
the menu. Check Facebook for the
daily special and enjoy the pour-yourown wine and beer, priced by the ounce.
(949-715-3993; slicelb.com)

GINA'S PIZZA

BOTTOM TO TOP: SLICES
FROM GINA'S PIZZA;
NEAPOLITAN PIZZERIA &
BIRRERIA; PIZZA BAR; AND
ALESSA BY CHEF PIROZZI

Though the eatery's sandwiches and antipasti have earned Gina's a loyal following,
it's the BiggaSlice that keeps patrons
coming back. Each BiggaSlice boasts 14
inches of surface area and is made to order.
And though the thin-crust cheese slice is
mouthwatering on its own, patrons may opt
to add toppings like smoked Gouda, crisp
bacon, artichoke hearts, avocado and more.
Expect to be surprised by the pizzeria's vegan
crust, which is made with a secret ingredient:
pinot grigio. (949-494-4342; ginaspizza.com)

PIZZA BAR
Steps from Main Beach, enjoy handcrafted pizzas
with gluten-free and soy cheese options. At the Pizza
Bar, which also serves up salads, sandwiches, Buffalo
wings, fresh baked cookies and smoothies. You can
create your own meat or veggie pizzas or try other
offerings. Everything is available gluten free and in
four sizes for your beach bunch.
(949-497-2277; pizzabaroc.com)

NEAPOLITAN
PIZZERIA & BIRRERIA
This self-described "authentic Italian eatery" is a far
cry from most pizza places. With made-from-scratch
pizzas created using 00 fine flour from Naples and
cooked in a 900-degree Stefano Ferrara Napoli oven-
not your run-of-the-mill stonefire oven. The pizzas are
topped with sauce made from San Marzano tomatoes
and top-quality mozzarella cheese. Seasonal, locally
sourced, high-quality produce help create beautiful
and tasty salads, small plates and, of course, pizzas, in
a menu that constantly adjusts to showcase what's in
season. (949-499-4531; nealaguna.com)

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ALESSA BY CHEF PIROZZI
Award-winning chef Alessandro Pirozzi is no stranger to
innovation when it comes to the Italian dishes for which his
restaurant, Alessa by Chef Pirozzi, is known. And the crispy
prosciutto pizza, a best-selling menu item at the eatery, is
no exception. To make this pie, Pirozzi lightly fries his San
Daniele prosciutto, a technique that sets the dish apart.
The salty and flavorful Italian dry-cured ham is then complemented by creamy goat cheese. The pizza is also topped
with San Marzano pomodoro sauce, tomatoes, house-made
spicy oil and mozzarella. (949-497-8222; alessalaguna.com)

ocean at main
With a pizza oven left over from the previous occupant,
chef Craig Strong, formerly of Montage Laguna Beach's
Studio, cooks up delicious pies in his own restaurant.
Aiming to cook for his guests as he does for his family,
he presents options like a sundried tomato pizza, a turkey bolognese sausage pizza, a chipotle chicken pizza
and more. (949-715-3870; oceanatmain.com)

Wine gallery
While the restaurant's cheese and salami boards might
seem like the way to go, the Wine Gallery is also known
for its delicious pizzas. Covered over a wood-fired gril,
diners can choose from classics like four cheese, margherita, sausage or veggie as well as the unique calabrese
or the sppressata, olives and peppers pizza. (949-7158744; winegallerylaguna.com)

Deep Dish with a Twist
Located across
from Main Beach,
BJ's Restaurant
& Brewhouse has
been bringing
its signature
Chicago-style
pizza with a
California twist
to Laguna Beach
since 1978. The deep-dish, tavern-cut and
gluten-free pizzas and Pizookies (ice cream piled
high on a deep dish cookie) are what the crowds
lined up along PCH are waiting for, along with
award-winning, handcrafted beer. You can order
it to go and take it to the beach, but if you do,
make sure you bring a lot of napkins.
(949-494-3802; bjsrestaurants.com)

http://www.alessalaguna.com http://www.slicelb.com http://www.oceanatmain.com http://www.ginaspizza.com http://www.winegallerylaguna.com http://www.pizzabaroc.com http://www.bjsrestaurants.com http://www.nealaguna.com http://www.VISITLAGUNABEACH.COM

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