"Saponara is a little deli and Italian restaurant in a quiet bit of Islington between the Essex Road and Upper Street, but nothing about this old-school spot is particularly quiet. The staff are joyful, there are bright Fellini posters and Ferrari flags on the wall, and the pizza is something to shout about. Yes, the pie topped with speck and shavings of pecorino is crisp and salty and all the things you want a pizza to be. But sometimes you just can’t beat gooey, expertly formed, blink and it’s gone, margherita. " - jake missing