Vesta
Pizza restaurant · Redwood City ·
Creative wood-fired pizzas, small plates, wine & beer served
Creative wood-fired pizzas, small plates, wine & beer served
"For Cal-Italian wood-fired pizza with innovative topping combinations, head to Vesta. The large windows flood the space with sunshine, and the open kitchen centers around an enormous pizza oven so you can watch the team work. You’ll want to try the savory-meets-sweet sausage and honey pie, the indulgent carbonara pizza with mascarpone, pecorino, bacon, and egg, and a surprisingly meaty-tasting vegan maple mushroom pie with serrano chilies and a drizzle of maple syrup (of course). Fair warning: reservations are only taken for large parties, so come early or prepare to wait." - Gabi Moskowitz
"For Cal-Italian wood-fired pizza with innovative topping combinations, head to Vesta. The large windows flood the space with sunshine, and the open kitchen centers around an enormous pizza oven so you can watch the team work. You’ll want to try the savory-meets-sweet sausage and honey pie, the indulgent carbonara pizza with mascarpone, pecorino, bacon, and egg, and a surprisingly meaty-tasting vegan maple mushroom pie with serrano chilies and a drizzle of maple syrup (of course). Fair warning: reservations are only taken for large parties, so come early or prepare to wait." - Gabi Moskowitz
"With a commitment to locally sourced and organic ingredients, Vesta offers a simple approach to wood-fired pizzas. The family-style menu boasts an assortment of salads, vegetable dishes, and both red and white pies. The arugula salad features a special preserve from Frog Hollow Farms in an apricot vinaigrette dressing, and the mushroom toast features buttery, creamy sauteed mushrooms on grilled bread. The sausage and honey pizza is a medley of sweet and savory with a hint of spice, while the green olive pizza has a distinct burst of flavors from the Castelvetrano green olives, garlic, chili flakes, mozzarella, and pecorino." - Cathy Park
"The craft chocolate purveyors at Vesta have taken the small-batch, bean-to-bar movement and applied the same sourcing process to sweets that include more than just chocolate bars (although they’ve got those, too). Vesta’s range of gift packages include hot chocolate, brownies, cookies, bonbons, cacao hazelnut spread, and more." - Erika Adams
"I note that Redwood City Bib Gourmand honoree Vesta was included among eight local restaurants that each received $100,000 from Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan; the couple's spokesperson said the funds came from them as private citizens and were presented as large food orders rather than donations, to be used at the owners' discretion." - Eve Batey