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Hughes Pizza, the neighbourhood pizzeria that’s quietly become one of Nakazakicho’s most-loved spots, has opened a second location – Hughes Pizza Parkside just across the road from Utsubo Park.
Hughes – a Brit who taught himself to make New York-style pizza in his Osaka apartment before ever working in the industry – opened his first shop in a converted 120-year-old Nakazakicho house in 2022, with five tables and one rule: when the dough regularly sells out, open up another shop. Last autumn, it was selling out regularly.
The new site is four times the size, seats 35 and has a kitchen big enough to match, opening the door to the pop-ups and collaborations with other pizza joints and breweries that have become a Hughes Pizza staple.
The menu stays familiar: slices from ¥600 and whole pies in 40cm and 50cm sizes from ¥3,850, plus garlic knots and miso brownie cookies – as well as a house pale ale brewed exclusively by Nomcraft Brewing in Wakayama.
If history repeats itself, a third location won’t be far behind. Kyoto and Sapporo are on the list. So, apparently, is Hughes’ hometown of Watford.
Hughes Pizza Parkside opened April 4 at 2-2-22 Utsubohonmachi, Nishi. Nearest station: Honmachi.
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