The best pizza in Nice (?)

We've been wanting to try out a pizzeria called Les Amoureux for quite a while now. Many say it's where the best pizza in Nice is to be had - including my Italian teacher, who's from Naples. So she should know - especially since this pizzeria makes their pizza in the finest Napoletan tradition, using ingredients from Campagna...

So expectations were high, as we sat down at the place, located just a stone's throw away from the old port, together with Sarah. We all ordered pizza, naturally. After some hesitation, I decided to go for a pizza with prosciutto, rather than the classic Pizza Napoletana. As a nice touch (or tacky, depends on whom you ask, I suppose...?) Sarah and Mathilde got heart-shaped pizzas.

So what's the verdict then ? Well, the pizzas were certainly delicious, possibly even the best pizzas we've had in Nice. But somehow, I was still just a tad disappointed - after all, expectations were very high. The thing about it is that you can get better pizzas in Naples for a price 4 times lower...

But on the whole, the verdict is a definite thumbs up!

A couple of days later, we were invited over to Mikko's and Marianne's place, where we got to benchmark Mikko's (who's a bit of an expert in the matter, both when it comes to preparing, and consuming pizzas!) pizza against the best Nice's restaurants could offer. Nathalie also joined the degustation.

Things kicked off with a nice aperitif, at Mikko's and Marianne's nice terrace overlooking Nice. Mikko then brought on the star attraction - the pizzas. Three of them, and rather big ones at that. But never fear, I'm always up for a challenge! (which admittedly isn't always such a good thing). And I must humbly admit I was defeated by the mighty pizzas - I just couldn't finish the last one... (I didn't want to replay a certain scene from Monty Python's "A meaning of Life").

Anyway, seriously speaking, the pizzas were delicious, and we had a real blast. As for the judgement about which pizza came out on top - thanks to the "total experience" I give the top prize to Mikko and Marianne!