The gentrification of New Farm has spawned a profusion of ritzy dining spots but even the urban hoi polloi need to watch their wallets now and again. Enter Vespa; a hip new pizza joint where the food is as good as the bar is dry. Yes, it's BYO only, so for the price of a daiquiri down the road you can feast on quality fare while sacrificing nothing in style. Inside it's rustically chic, cool and convivial.
The brooding woodfired pizza oven churns 'em out with a perfect crust: crisp and light but with enough yeasty softness that it's still a dough, not a Sao biscuit. Quality toppings like tender artichoke and milky mozzarella are used sparingly and in combinations that work. There are plenty of vegetarian options, but standouts such as the chevre and pancetta remind you why pig was invented. Their repertoire of toppings doesn't include pineapple or miniature tyre-tubes masquerading as olives, and there's a welcome absence of other ubiquitous Italian staples: no pasta, no fritto misto. The desserts, however, include such hackneyed favourites as tiramisu and affogato.
So forget the dolce, but if you've got a lazy twenty bucks, a bottle of red on the rack and a hankering for first-class pizza, this place is worth the wander. Or maybe not; they deliver till 11pm.
Vikki Moore
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Mon-Thu 5pm-10pm Fri-Sat 5pm-11pm Sun noon-10pm
Pizza
Entree: $7-$9.50
Mains: $16.50-$19.50
Dessert: $6.50-$9.50
Payment accepted: MasterCard, Visa, American Express and EFTPOS
BYO
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Posted by:
SarFish
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6 December 2009, 4.54pm
Great pizza
Vespa has amongst the best pizza in Brisbane. It's a very casual place, so good for weeknight eating. The BYO policy also makes it really popular for parties. I have been here a few times and usually have the Vespa Reigns Supreme - a better pizza would be hard to find. Good for a quick bite or a big group.
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Visit: Sat 10 October 2009
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Posted by:
simona_21
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18 November 2007, 5.20pm
Very gourmet
Beautiful, tasty, delicious pizza. Relaxing and cosy atmosphere, great service. Will definitely be coming back!
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Visit: Tue 23 October 2007
Mealtime: dinner
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Posted by:
kazbahtoo
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30 October 2007, 10.33pm
Zoom zoom pizza
Whether they deliver it or you eat it in, the pizza here is fantastic. Lovely crispy crusts, interesting topping combinations and you just got to try the smashed kipfler potatoes - at $6 they are to die for! At last a truly Roma-style pizzeria.
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Visit: Tue 16 October 2007
Mealtime: dinner
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ConSpinaci
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29 August 2007, 8.58pm
Good food
The pizza was fantastic, light and crispy as good Italian pizza should be, with delicious sauce that still tasted vaguely of red wine. Yum! We were sat outside in the still-hot weather on a very rickety table. It would be hard to keep a place with a huge wood-burning stove cool in Brisbane's summer. Definitely worth the extra money for quality take-home pizza.
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Visit: Thu 31 May 2007
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