
Hours
| Sunday | 11:30 AM–9 PM |
| Monday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–9 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 1 N Morris St, Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: (804) 355-3135
Website: https://www.pupatella.com/
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Reviews
This restaurant is a proud member of the VPN (Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana), which means they adhere to strict standards set in Naples, Italy—and it shows in every bite. The pizza is the real deal: super rich, creamy (buffalo) mozzarella, melt-in-your-mouth Tipo 00 dough, and cooked in a traditional oak wood-fired oven. The sauce is perfectly balanced—bold and zesty with very little sweetness.
It’s important to note: this is not NYC-style pizza. If you’re looking for that, this isn’t the place. Neapolitan pizza is a completely different experience—lighter, more delicate, and deeply rooted in Italian tradition. Pupatella executes it flawlessly.
On top of the incredible food, the staff is friendly, efficient, and welcoming, making the overall experience even better.
Highly recommended. I’ll absolutely be back.
Clean restaurant and friendly staff.
The ambience:
Clean and classic. You can see the pizza and the oven right when you walk in. Unintrusive low music volume. Overall volume stays low enough that you don’t have to shout to talk to the other people you’re eating with. Plenty of tables of varying sizes and a back room with long hightop tables that larger parties can sit at.
The pizza:
The crust is thin, chewy, charred, and tender (in all the best ways!!), fresh and bright tomato sauce, creamy and light white sauce, and fresh ingredients all around. I loved the diavola and the onion tart the most. I wish there was a bit more basil on any of the pizzas that have basil, but that’s just a personal preference (I really love basil!). All of the pizzas have 4 slices and will fill up an adult no problem. Pizza reheats up great in the airfryer!!! (300* for about 4.5 minutes)
The rest of the food:
The green salads were awesome. I would eat the Amalfi side salad every single day if I could. The mustard in the vinegarette wasn’t overwhelming. Everything was nice, fresh, and light.
The Croccante salad was also good, the chunks of ham were yummy. I don’t like crunchy croutons and I was hoping these would be homemade, but they weren’t so I ate around them (again, that’s just a personal preference!)
The caprese salad was as expected. The mozzarella was fresh, as was the basil, it was presented nicely with a side of that yummy homemade bread.
The garlic and cheese bread was out of this world!
The mini charcuterie board was okay, I liked the olives and the cheeses. The homemade bread was delicious.
Parking:
You might be able to find parking on the street, but there’s a parking lot in the back of the building. It’s shared with a B&B but we had no issues finding spots. The lot needs an update so be careful of the uneven ground. If you need a walking aid or wheelchair be extra careful 🙂 Note: one server said that they get extra busy when shows happen at the Altria theater and on Saturdays, this may affect the parking.
Service:
We had great service! Greeted and seated quickly both times we went. I didn’t catch the one person’s name but he was super nice! Shelby was fantastic. Checked in with us a perfect amount of times, answered all our questions with great knowledge, and was so nice and helpful. We also had another server Taylor who also answered any other questions we had and was very sweet. Note: they have a military discount (neat!)
Bathrooms:
2 gender neutral bathrooms, both were clean and well lit with 2 trashcans (1 for papertowels and 1 for feminine hygiene products).
Overall, Pupatella is the real deal. We are super happy that we found a Neapolitan-style pizza place. We plan on making more trips to Richmond to sight see and get more pizza because it’s absolutely worth the drive!