Stories & recipes
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Slow fast food
Since opening our first pizzeria in Brixton Market in 2008, we’ve championed slow-rising sourdough pizza and properly sourced, small supplier, seasonal ingredients.
FRANCO GOES DOG FRIENDLY!
Great news for all dog lovers! Franco Manca is now welcoming well-behaved pet dogs inside our restaurants (except Stratford and Trafford Centre). Whether you’re stopping by for a quick bite or a long lunch, your furry friends are invited to join you in our designated dog-friendly areas.
Wild garlic picking 2024
Spring has well and truly sprung, and here at Franco Manca that can only mean one thing… it’s wild garlic time!
From Brixton to Brixton
All good things must come to an end, so they say - and become even better. We can’t quite believe it’s happening, but after 15 amazing years at our very first site in Brixton Market, we’re moving!
Say hello to the new no.10 from Francesco Mazzei!
We are so excited to welcome this delicious (and stunning) new pizza to our menu: Prosciutto Parmacotto, smoked burrata, lightly spiced yellow tomato base, mozzarella, fresh basil & black pepper.
Franco’s 15th birthday special: introducing the no.15 pizza!
Time flies when you’re eating lots of pizza! We are 15 years old (can you believe it?! We
certainly can’t...)
Wildfarmed x Franco Manca – a partnership in flour power
Every week, across our 70 restaurants up and down the UK, we use a whopping 21,250 kg of flour to make our famous sourdough.
Wild garlic picking 2023
Each spring, Franco Manca’s Pizzaioli team travel to the picturesque gardens of Milton Abbey School in Dorset for their wild garlic picking pilgrimage.
Bringing Napoli eating culture. Closer to you.
Find a pizzeria near you. Then eat your crusts.