A restaurant or establishment that specializes in making and serving pizza. A place where pizzas are prepared and sold.
From Italian 'pizzeria', derived from 'pizza' plus the suffix '-eria' indicating a place of business. Pizza itself possibly comes from 'pizzicare' meaning to pinch or pluck, referring to the pinching motion used to shape the dough.
The first pizzeria, Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba in Naples, opened in 1830 and still operates today, making it nearly 200 years old! The classic Margherita pizza was created in 1889 to honor Queen Margherita of Italy, using tomato, mozzarella, and basil to represent the Italian flag.
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