Bar Etna will open its doors on 7 May

Bar Etna, the new East Coast-style pizza bar from Four Legs founder Ed McIlroy and Pizzeria Beddia founder Joe Beddia, will officially open on Thursday 7 May, bringing signature slices, soft serve, spritzes and late-night hours to London's Newington Green. 

Marking Beddia's first and only restaurant outside the United States, and Four Legs’ first international partnership, Bar Etna is a London take on a New York and Philadelphia pizza site combined with an Italian neighbourhood bar.

"I’ve always wanted to do something outside of the US, but it had to be the right place," says Beddia. "London’s been at the top of my list for a long time – the quality of the produce, the people and the food scene all make it feel like a natural fit, and doing it alongside Ed and the Four Legs team makes it even more exciting."

The food 

The Italian-American inspired menu centres on four traditional 14-inch thin-crust pizzas. The Number One Pizza features a fresh Italian tomato base, mozzarella and Neal’s Yard coolea; the Number Two Pizza is a cream base topped with Calabrian chillis, greens and Neal’s Yard coolea.

More experimental pies will also be on offer such as the Etna Curry Pizza – spinach, cream, mozzarella and spices – a nod to the curry houses that shape London’s gastronomy and to co-founder McIlroy’s London roots.

On Fridays and Saturdays, pizzas will also be available by the slice until late. Simple small plates will also feature.

"We wanted Bar Etna to feel like a proper neighbourhood spot," adds McIlroy. "It’s not just about pizza – it’s about creating a place people can drop into whenever, whether that’s for a quick Negroni after work, a stop on the way to somewhere else, or to hang out a bit longer over really good wine and snacks."

Image: Finnegan Travers

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