Trattoria Zaza

The Best Restaurants in Birmingham, Alabama | Eater Atlanta

"Open since 2009, this Italian cafe is lauded for its Roman-style, rectangular pizza, daily specials, and weekend brunches. Check out X (formerly Twitter) for “Today’s Slices,” and visit between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on weekends for breakfast ‘za by the slice, farm eggs served with creamy polenta or breakfast pasta with sausage and radish cream. ZaZa is co-owned by Chef Bryan Stanfield, who graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and worked at the restaurant when its name was Trattoria Centrale. In 2015, former owners sold ZaZa to Stanfield and Erica Schmidt, who have solidified its reputation in the Magic City." - Sarra Sedghi