Neapolitan Pizza near Pompano Beach, Worth the Short Drive South
Just south of Pompano Beach on the 33308 line, NapulEATan brings real Neapolitan pizza and an Italian deli counter within easy reach — down Federal or Commercial and you're there.
The real thing: hand-stretched dough, DOP San Marzano tomatoes, mozzarella di Bufala, ninety seconds in a very hot oven. Still uncommon this far north of Miami.
Prosciutto di Parma sliced to order, not pre-cut — along with bresaola, speck and mortadella. The $30 tagliere board is ordered from Pompano more than from anywhere else.
The Neapolitan lasagna with egg pasta, ragù and béchamel, and the Sunday Sauce. Both worth the twelve-minute drive, both better on a live-music night.
Neapolitan pizza & Italian deli near Pompano Beach, FL
Pompano folks make the short trip for the Bufalina — San Marzano DOP tomato, mozzarella di Bufala, parmesan, basil — and leave with a bag of deli sandwiches for tomorrow. The Prosciutto di Parma is sliced to order.
Order online for pickup or delivery. One location, one menu, everything made fresh daily on East Commercial Blvd.
Come Thursday through Saturday and there's live music with dinner, no cover.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
Thu–Sat · 12 PM – 10 PM
Sun · 12 PM – 9 PM
Mon · Closed
Authentic Neapolitan pizza a short drive south of Pompano Beach
Pompano Beach is our closest neighbour to the north, and the drive down is genuinely easy: Federal Highway straight south, or A1A along the water if you are coming from the beach end, then west on Commercial. Twelve minutes, no complicated turns, free parking when you land.
Pompano has changed fast. The pier rebuild and the redevelopment around Atlantic Boulevard have brought a lot of new places, and plenty of them are good. But the city is still noticeably short on Neapolitan pizza made to the real standard — slow-fermented dough stretched by hand, DOP San Marzano tomatoes, mozzarella di Bufala, ninety seconds in a very hot oven, out blistered and airy. That is a specific thing, and it is what we do.
The Italian and Italian-American community up through Pompano and into Lighthouse Point is the reason we hear from this area as much as we do. People come for the Bufalina, stay for the tagliere, and leave with sandwiches for the next day. Several of them tell us it is the closest thing to Naples they have found this far north of Miami, which is the only review we have ever really wanted.
If you are making the drive, make it on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday. There is live music with dinner — Italian on Thursday, Italian and Spanish on Friday, American on Saturday — and no cover on any of them. It turns a twelve-minute drive into an actual evening out.
Getting here from Pompano Beach: about 12 minutes, south on Federal Hwy or A1A. We are at 2500 E Commercial Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308, with free parking directly out front. See the full menu or order online.
What people from Pompano Beach order
Pompano orders like people who know what they are looking for. The Bufalina and the Margherita lead, and a striking number of orders include the Tagliere — which tends to mean the table has Italian people at it.
The Prosciutto di Parma sandwich is the other consistent one, sliced to order rather than pre-cut, because there is a real difference and this audience notices it. Bresaola runs second.
On pasta, it is the Sunday Sauce and the Lasagna. Both are the Neapolitan versions rather than the northern ones: the lasagna uses egg pasta with ragù, béchamel and mozzarella, rested so it cuts cleanly instead of collapsing on the plate. If you are driving down from Pompano for dinner, order one of those and a pizza to share. Book nothing — we do not take reservations, and on a music night the room turns over often enough that a short wait at the counter is the worst case.