Terramia Brick Oven Pizza & Trattoria
We are a modern Italian restaurant where food & hospitality become one.
We offer both simple and sophisticated Italian cuisine, exquisitely prepared and served by a highly professional staff. On the menu, you will find a surprising array of plates and tastes. But, nowhere in central Florida will you find a better pizza than here at Terramia Brick Oven Pizza & Trattoria in Lake Mary. Our specially designed brick oven allows us to produce the excessive heat required to create the thinnest and most fantastic crust you will ever eat. Our pies are topped with the freshest and most unique ingredients that will make your taste buds dance with every bite.
Neapolitan-Style
The Italian Pizza Difference
Not all pizza is created equal!
There are several ways that Neapolitan-style pizza differs from the NY-style that comes to most Americans’ minds when they think of the dish.
The Crust
The most notable difference is the pillowy, chewy crust made initially to be eaten with a fork and knife. You can find exquisite flavors in the charred spots of the wheat flour crust. In contrast, New York pizza (which came from Italian immigrants) has a thinner, crispier crust that’s made to be eaten with your hands while on the go.
The Cheese
Italians make their pizza in high-temperature wood-burning ovens, so using fresh slices or globs of mozzarella is no problem. Americans began using gas-powered ovens and shifted to low-moisture shredded mozzarella to accommodate the longer cook times.
The Sauce
Neapolitan-style pizza sauce is beautifully simple. The only ingredients are Italian-grown tomatoes and salt to allow for the natural acidity of the tomatoes to shine. Americanized pizza sauce has a few extra ingredients, including sugar, garlic, and herbs.
The Size
Initially made to be single-serving dishes, pizzas measured about 12″ in diameter. When it was brought to the US and adapted for the “on-the-go working man,” it was made into 18″ pies or larger to be served by the slice.
Customer Reviews
“This is my new favorite Italian restaurant! It is small, intimate (albeit a little chaotic/festive), and charming. With many of the patrons speaking Italian, I feel like this is authentic Italian fare (that and the taste of the food is authentic). I feel like I am in an Italian home kitchen where I have been invited for dinner. There is a typical 20 minutes wait here because folks in the surrounding area know this is the best Italian!”
“My favorite Italian Restaurant! GREAT food! Pasta cooked to perfection! It just feels like home. I love it.”
“Our first time at this restaurant but not the last. WOW! Flavors here are so authentic. Food was DELICIOUS! Great service, great prices, amazing food. Highly recommended, really!“
