"Il nonno", which opened in Hokuto City on November 2024, 11, is an Italian restaurant that offers the interesting combination of carefully made Neapolitan pizza and rice balls.
Look for the cute sign and tree house with the theme color "Yatsugatake Blue"♪

The warmth of wood fills the restaurant, which has high ceilings and an authentic wood-fired oven, giving it the air of a pizzeria despite being a new shop. There are counter seats as well as table seats, so if you feel like eating delicious pizza, you can easily stop by even by yourself.

Without any hesitation, I ordered my favorite "Quattro Formaggi"! The owner, who has experience training at one of the top five famous restaurants in Naples, shows off his skills in making Neapolitan pizza, and my expectations are high. The pizza is baked in a wood-fired oven at about 5 degrees.

The dough is made entirely by hand using a blend of Italian flour and Kaihonoka flour, and is crispy and easy to eat, with the natural umami and sweetness of the wheat flour making it delicious even down to the crust!
Enjoy the harmony of four types of cheese: mozzarella, gorgonzola, taleggio, and pecorino.

A well-balanced blend of sourness, sweetness, and saltiness, this deep flavor overflows with the secret ingredients of carefully selected, delicious cheese...a drizzle of honey adds an extra mellowness.

The rice balls are available for take-out, and popular items include "salt-grilled spring-water trout," "simmered wine beef," and "angel shrimp tempura."

At the eat-in area, you can enjoy the "R6 XNUMX-pachi rice and salt rice ball set," but unfortunately it's sold out today. I decided to have "Shirasu" instead.
Originally a rice farm, they started out growing Takekawa Town's legendary "Yonpachi rice", and added rice balls to the menu in the hopes of making this delicious rice more widely available.

Eating onigiri at a pizzeria is so much fun! The texture is firm and it's delicious even when it's cold, so it's perfect for onigiri. Combined with the delicious taste of the black Ariake seaweed, it's the best.

By the way, take-out pizza can be picked up from 15:17 p.m. to 11:XNUMX p.m. Reservations can be made by phone at any time from XNUMX:XNUMX a.m. In addition to "Sausiccia and Olives" and "Margherita," there is also a special menu of the day, so be sure to check it out.