O Fiore Mio: The new street pizza has landed in Bologna
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Opened last Saturday in Piazza Malpighi O Fiore Mio - Pizze di Strada, a new pizza restaurant that will be a great Christmas gift for all the foodies in town.
After Faenza and Milano Marittima, this is the third place to discover O Fiore Mio wonderful pizza.
After Faenza and Milano Marittima, this is the third place to discover O Fiore Mio wonderful pizza.
The style is quite similar to Berberé (one of the best pizza in Bologna in my opinion), so long fermentation (from 24 to 48 hours), extraordinary Italian and seasonal ingredients and Slow Food Presidi, like Pomodoro San Marzano or Brisighella extra virgin olive oil.
This time, instead of sitting down and waiting for a waiter while enjoying a leisurely dinner with various pizza options, the concept is to offer pizza quickly, similar to street food. You can grab a slice while waiting for the bus in the square or during your lunch break.
Pizze Golose: this one with Gorgonzola cheese, coppa, almonds and chestnut honey
How is the Pizza
O Fiore Mio pizza is roman style, also called pizza in teglia, served in a square shape like the most famous Altero, but with the difference that this time you won't have problems digesting it: the dough in fact is soft inside but well cooked.
I went there last Sunday to take these few pictures and try the pizza to check if it was as astonishing as the one I had one year ago in their main restaurant in Faenza.
I went there last Sunday to take these few pictures and try the pizza to check if it was as astonishing as the one I had one year ago in their main restaurant in Faenza.
I tried the Seasonal pizza with roman broccoli and coppa di testa and it was just perfect. The combination of rich flavours of the coppa matched perfectly with the sweetness of this typical Italian broccolo.
The Pizza Menu that changes seasonally
Classic Margherita Pizza
What to drink
Nice surprises also on the drinks side.
Start with Bologna's beer Ronzani, also called Oro del Reno from the name of the river that crosses the city, or choose a craft beer from Birrificio La Mata.
But you can also find Chinotto Neri, one of the best chinotto (a bitter soda obtained from a typical Italian citrus tree).
A small selection of local wines completes the offer.
Start with Bologna's beer Ronzani, also called Oro del Reno from the name of the river that crosses the city, or choose a craft beer from Birrificio La Mata.
But you can also find Chinotto Neri, one of the best chinotto (a bitter soda obtained from a typical Italian citrus tree).
A small selection of local wines completes the offer.
Pizza with Roman Broccoli and Coppa di Testa, my first choice
How much does it cost
Like the master of street pizza Pizzazium by Gabriele Bonci (which I visited twice this summer in Rome), prices are per kilo and depends on toppings:
- 18€/kg for the Classiche like margherita
- 23€/kg for the seasonal
- 25€/kg for the Golose or Farcite
- 35€/kg for the Speciali
Why eat at O Fiore Mio
The place is nice and quite cozy. 10 tables inside with a space to eat outside during summer. A few products are on the shelves and pending light bulbs.
However, the strength of O Fiore Mio is not the aesthetics: don't get fooled by the fact that this new trend of gourmet pizza seems just a marketing strategy. I think that places like this or Berberè grow up not because is trendy to spend 2 more € on a slice of pizza, but because the request of quality and attention on what we eat is growing.
So if eating is a vote (as Carlo Petrini of Slow Food said), I vote for O Fiore Mio without any doubts.
However, the strength of O Fiore Mio is not the aesthetics: don't get fooled by the fact that this new trend of gourmet pizza seems just a marketing strategy. I think that places like this or Berberè grow up not because is trendy to spend 2 more € on a slice of pizza, but because the request of quality and attention on what we eat is growing.
So if eating is a vote (as Carlo Petrini of Slow Food said), I vote for O Fiore Mio without any doubts.
Info
O Fiore Mio - Pizze di Strada
Piazza Malpighi 8 d/e, Bologna
[email protected]
Open every day 9 am – 11 pm
ofioremio.it
O Fiore Mio - Pizze di Strada
Piazza Malpighi 8 d/e, Bologna
[email protected]
Open every day 9 am – 11 pm
ofioremio.it
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