Franco Manca - Pl. El. Venizelou 2

Amazing dough, chewy and a bit sour. One of the beat pizzas in Athens.

The pizza is quite good, the guys in service are polite and the starter focaccia bread is very tasty. Very good for a quick bite.

Finally original Italian pizza taste in Athens, and unique starters, excellent service ,veeery clean place and friendly atmosphere regarding the staff. I LOVE IT

Greeted by friendly staff. Excellent and authentic fresh Italian dough cooked in a wood oven. Warm and friendly interior. Reasonably priced,Value for money. I highly recommend it.

The pizza was excellent. For anyone looking for a napolitan style pizza this is a very good example of one! The dough was fantastic and there were plenty vegan and vegetarian options. The tiramisu was large but it lacked coffee/ liquor it was pretty much tasteless which is a shame because the cream was good when it come to the texture.

Definitely not sourdough pizza and will not be back. Pizza crust bottom was like wet pasta and the dough edges were chewy and flavorless. Lamb sausage was extremely salty and not enough for each piece to even get one little piece. The mozzarella immediately became a solid mass once the pizza was served and not good. Took them a couple of months to open and still not set up for delivery, which is probably a good thing cause once that pie has to travel a few minutes in a box, I can only imagine what it will taste like. Will not be back and don't recommend, especially for what they're charging. Had heard negative comments from someone else that had gone, but figured I'd try it also since I know pizza. Lesson learned. The only reason I gave it 2 stars is for the restaurant itself, cute, and the waiter who was extremely nice and attentive.

So excited about Franco Manca opening in Athens!! They quality is exactly the same as in London. Well done

We visited the place on February 11th, 2022, a party of 3 people. The first issue is that they do not make reservations and they operate on a "first come- first serve" policy. We ordered: 1) Salad with nouboulo ham, grana padano, mixed leaves and sun dried tomato dressing: a disappointment and totally misleading. The mixed leaves (assorted vegetables in the Greek version of the menu) consisted only of rocket. Overall the salad was blunt 2) Spicy lamb sausage with potatoes: Tasty but a very small quantity on the plate 3), 4), 5): Margarita pizza (no2 on the menu), Truffle- mushroom pizza (no3 on the menu) and spicy salami pizza (no7 on the menu). As I got to try all the pizzas, nothing was particularly tasty and the dough was chewy and not cooked enough. I definitely could not taste the char of the wood oven they so much promote. 6) The serve wine on the wrong kind of glasses. Overall, the place gives off a "fast- food" vibe as staff removes glasses, plates etc almost immediately after you eat. They also provide bottled mineral water and they charge you for it. In Greece restaurants have to give the option to go for tap water if you want. Staff is friendly and attentive but I am afraid this is a sinking ship. I am seeing a lot of reviews with 5 stars from profiles whose this is the sole review and I believe this is a cheap marketing trick on behalf of the establishment. Would definitely NOT recommend. It's not worth the wait in the cold for this.