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London can’t get enough of good pizza. Down practically every street, you’ll find somewhere serving up a version of ’za, from deep pan pies to New Haven style to bases made of wild grain and fermented dough. Now, there’s more New-York style pizza coming for west London.
Viral NY-style pizzeria Alley Cats first came on the scene in 2024 with its Marylebone joint. A few months later it opened another diner in Chelsea and this summer it launched its third location on Westbourne Grove in Notting Hill. Now, it’s gearing up to open a fourth restaurant.
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Alley Cats will open its brand new pizzeria at 233 Portobello Road early next year. The new space will span two floors, with a a ‘slice hatch’ serving 18-inch slices to go downstairs and full-service seating upstairs, plus a hidden outdoor terrace.
It’ll serve all the highlights from Alley Cats existing menu (the 14-inch pizza pies, the Philly cheesesteak subs, the deep-fried carbonara bites) and debut its new Fat Cat Squares, an interpretation of the thick and crusty Sicilian square.Topping options include a vodka sauce pie with aged buffalo mozzarella; a pepperoni with jalapeños and honey; and white base pizzas including wild mushroom with taleggio cheese, red onion jam and fried sage.
Time Out London editor Joe Mackertich tried Alley Cats’ creamy vodka sauce pizza when he ate at the Marylebone branch last year, and hailed it as ‘every bit as moreish and comforting as the dish that inspired it’.
The exact date of the brand new Alley Cats is yet to be announced, but we know that it will be some time in February 2026.
While you wait, here’s Time Out’s guide to the best pizza in London.
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