Cart-Driver RiNo
Pizza restaurant · Five Points
2500 Larimer St #100, Denver, CO 80205
Highlights
Wood-fired pizza, oysters & cocktails in a shipping container
Wood-fired pizza, oysters & cocktails in a shipping container
"For its Euro-cool vibe as well as its wood-fired pies, this tiny dynamo housed in a RiNo shipping container has mojo to spare. In addition to crowd favorites like the namesake Cart-Driver with mozzarella, sausage, kale, and chili flakes and the clam pie with littlenecks, pancetta, roasted garlic, and cream, it whips up market specials on the regular — take the fall special with pumpkin and yam puree, chèvre, spicy coppa, roasted green peppers, sage, and balsamic glaze. Snappy cocktails and geeky wines add to the allure." - Paul Albani-Burgio
"Denver may not exactly be known for its pizza—although there is something called “mountain style” pie, and if you’re curious, you should visit Beau Jo’s for a taste. But there’s recently been something of a pizza boom happening throughout the city. Regardless of where you’re from or what time zone you live in, Cart-Driver makes exceptional wood-fired Neapolitan-style pies loaded up with toppings like wood-roasted trumpet mushroom, littleneck clams, and spicy calabrian honey. So long as it isn’t covered in a pile of snow, head out to the attached patio to escape the cramped shipping container space (seriously, the whole restaurant is 640 square feet)." - allyson reedy
"DENVER Denver may not exactly be known for its pizza (although there is something called “mountain-style” pie), but recently, there’s been something of a pizza boom happening throughout the city. Regardless of what time zone you live in, Cart-Driver makes exceptional wood-fired, Neapolitan-style pies with the perfect chewy, crunchy, cheesy, and tangy bite. And the toppings go beyond the classics—we’re talking wood-roasted chanterelles, littleneck clams, and lamb shoulder." - team infatuation
"Conceived as a straightforward satellite that could be run without the owner in the kitchen daily, this pizza-and-oyster concept was designed to point diners back to an owner’s other restaurants while providing a manageable, scalable operation." - Jaya Saxena
"Cart-Driver sets the standard for pizza in Denver. The wood-fired, Neapolitan-style pies have turned the heads of locals and snobby New York transplants alike, proving that yes, there actually is good pizza in Denver. The perfectly crunchy, chewy, cheesy pies are loaded up with toppings like wood-roasted chanterelles, littleneck clams, and spicy calabrian honey. So long as it isn’t covered in a pile of snow, head out to the attached patio to escape the cramped shipping container space (seriously, the whole restaurant is 640 square feet). " - allyson reedy
