Santa Maria Pizza Opens New London Restaurant in Islington | Eater London

"Owners Pasquale Chionchio and Angelo Ambrosio are opening their fourth London outlet at 189 Upper Street in Islington after relocating a decade‑old St Mary’s Road site in Ealing to a larger space about 500m away. The new pizzeria will focus on Neapolitan‑style pizzas as well as panuozzi and calzone — dishes that have helped the group build a formidable reputation — and the opening is timed to take advantage of post‑Covid shifts in the restaurant property market. The team is betting that cheaper rents and the recent arrival of other independent operators will help sustain a presence on a historically capricious dining street." - James Hansen