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Bella Roma — wood-fired pizza from the oven
◆ Northern Quarter · Manchester · Vera Pizza Napoletana ◆

Wood-fired pizza,
by a Naples family.

Three generations strong. A 480°C oven, hand-tossed sourdough, and tomatoes shipped from the same farm Nonna used. Sit down, BYOB, eat properly.

480°C
Wood-fired oven
24 hrs
Fermented dough
Sourdough
Hand-tossed, every base
Caputo · San Marzano
Italian flour & tomatoes
BYOB
Bring your own bottle
◆ Tonight at Bella Roma ◆

The pizze

Margherita D.O.P.

Margherita D.O.P.

San Marzano, fior di latte, basil, EVOO

£11.50
Diavola

Diavola

Spicy Calabrian salami, mozzarella, chilli oil

£13.50
Quattro Formaggi

Quattro Formaggi

Mozzarella, gorgonzola, taleggio, parmigiano

£14.00
Capricciosa

Capricciosa

Ham, artichoke, mushroom, olive, mozzarella

£14.50
The wood-fired oven at Bella Roma
◆ Il Forno ◆

The oven runs at
480°C, every day.

Hand-built in Naples, shipped across in pieces, rebuilt brick by brick in the back. Olive and beech wood. A pizza cooks in 90 seconds — the blistered crust, the leopard-spot char, the smell. That's what 480 degrees gets you, and nothing else does.

The Esposito family in the dining room
◆ La Famiglia ◆

Three generations,
one recipe.

Nonno Salvatore opened a tiny pizzeria in the Quartieri Spagnoli in 1962. Three tables, one oven, a dough recipe written on the back of a serviette. Dad brought it to England in the 80s.

We opened Bella Roma on Tib Street in 2019. Same dough, same tomatoes, same patience — sourdough rises for 24 hours, no shortcuts. The oven is identical to the one Nonno used.

You'll usually find Mum out front taking bookings and the two of us — Luca and Marco — behind the counter, flour to the elbows.

◆ Kind Words ◆
“Closest thing to a proper Naples pizzeria I've had outside Italy. The crust, the char, the tomatoes — Luca and Marco are the real deal. We bring our own wine and stay for hours.”
Sofia G. · Ancoats · Regular since 2020
◆ Visit Us ◆

Book a table

Walk-ins always welcome but Friday and Saturday nights fill up fast — give us a ring and we'll save you one. Big tables (8+) please book a day ahead so we can sort the dough.

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Find Us
42 Tib Street
Northern Quarter
Manchester M4 1LA
Opening Hours
Tues–Thurs · 5pm – 10pm
Fri–Sat · 12pm – 11pm
Sunday · 12pm – 9pm
Monday · Closed (we rest, like Nonno did)
Telephone
0161 224 5500
Email
ciao@bellaromapizzeria.example