Pala Store and Deli

Alla Pala Starts Serving Roman-Style Pies in Eataly Today | Eater NY

"I visited a Roman-style pizza and wine bar inside the original Eataly in Flatiron called Alla Pala, located in the market at 200 Fifth Ave. with a 23rd Street entrance. It sells airy, yeasty, rectangular 'al taglio' pies by the slice alongside Italian wines, offering nine pies daily that change from lunch to dinner and use produce pulled from the market; examples include a fiori di zucca topped with yellow and green summer squash, zucchini blossoms, cherry tomatoes, sea salt, and thyme, and a capricciosa with Rovagnati prosciutto cotto, mozzarella, tomato, mushrooms, artichokes, olives, and basil. Slice prices run from $4.90 for a margherita to $9.20 for a pie finished with 14-month aged prosciutto, stracciatella, cherry tomatoes, and arugula. The dough recipe comes from Fulvio Marino, a third-generation miller who mixes farina 00, buratto, and whole wheat flours from Italy and bakes the pies in an electric oven, part of the recent resurgence of Roman 'al taglio' pizza popularized by chef Gabriele Bonci. Alla Pala is open daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; note that Mario Batali remains a minority investor in Eataly USA but has stepped away from operations and the company is in the process of divestiture, with his products removed from shelves." - Stefanie Tuder