I love this little pizza place. Three years ago Renato moved back from Amsterdam to his home town…read moreEnkhuizen after ten years making the best pizza's in the capital of Holland. He sold his old pizza place to new owners and taught them all this tricks but they never convinced me to come back to this place. The pizza's are always excellent and the crust is nicely thin and crispy due to the fact that the dough has risen twice. This is Renato's secret to a great crust. The quality of the toppings and ingredients are very high and always from local organic produce (tomatoes, basil and cheese) or taken straight back from Italy. Renato goes back to his home country at least twice a year to bring the best ingredients home. He even makes his own spicy olive oil! Ask Renato if you can buy a bottle to take back home. My Vale 47 named after Valantino Rossi, was superb. Nice touch adding the homemade buffalo mozzarella after cooking to cool down the spicy meats. The Gorizza topped with grilled peppers, salame picante and blue cheese has always been my favorite. This is real Italian pizza made in the traditional way, they offer Italian genuine appetizers and special dishes if you ask for them. Nice desserts to round it all off. The homemade tiramisu is excellent! The cosy restaurant is stylishly decorated, the staff are always very friendly. I never eat pizza in Amsterdam anymore and always keep coming back to this family run business. Make sure to reserve a table if you want to enjoy Renato's pizza's. Note: they don't take credit cards.

Best pizza in the Netherlands. I have been going to Renato on and off for at least 20 years. I can…read morehonestly say that I have never had a better pizza, and also that I have never had a bad one. Renato really is the best. And I have had pizza in Italy! Renato beats then all. Easily. If you like spicy, try the spicy olive oil. The insalata caprese is to die for.

Great pizza and the focaccia bread with the olives also amazing. The waiter suggested that and I am…read moreso glad we tried one.

Had a very excellent meal here- delicious pizza! Super fluffy crust, great sauce, and good topping…read moreoptions. The service was good and attentive and the ambiance of the restaurant is nice!

Excellent pizze at ridiculously cheap prices in a small, cozy, casual pizzeria. The pizza Rosa is a…read morepizza Bianca (without tomato sauce) with tuna, gorgonzola, garlic and onion: epicness incarnate! Altamente raccomandato!

Great pizza, said by an Italian! They are friendly and make amazing original Italian food. Only…read moreflaw is that the upper floor is very hot, so ask for a table downstairs. We are very satisfied :)

On a cold evening out, this was a wonderfully warm place to enter. Quaintly and cutely decorated…read more There is a warm atmosphere in this restaurant. The owner welcomed us and made sure we had a table, even though we had to leave for a little while because we forgot something. We ordered a salad, which was nice, but not great and we ordered pizza which was very good. We each had a different red wine from Italy and they were both good. The music was not too loud and they played nice songs, and there are three big screens with changing slides of scenery in Italy, which is fun. We would probably come back here.

Delicious pizza especially the crust. Cozy and pleasing atmosphere and great service. I enjoyed the…read moresoft contemporary music and the beautiful Italian scenes shown as large panoramas across 3 large screens. The salad was average, won't get that again. The calzones coming out of the open kitchen looked great as well. I look forward to returning.

A slice of USA in Amsterdam/Hoofddorp! Never prouder of being an American!…read more Thanks to Yelp, as always for being the source for all things to see, do, and eat while on the road. More so while traveling overseas to know what's nearby. With that said, I located New York Pizza on my yelp app for my iPhone my last night in Amsterdam/Hoofddorp. It was particularly meaningful, since I was away from my home country for a week traveling in Europe and needed that piece of home to remember. Pizza sounded good just about any time of day. The great news was that New York Pizza was about 2 blocks from my hotel (Hotel de Buers), so it was a quick walk and a hop there. Much like pizza joints in the states, this one was mostly a take away restaurant. The order took about 20 minutes from start to finish. I wasn't really in a hurry, so I just waited inside the store. It was your typical pizza joint, just only the fact that a few of the staff knew English. Kind of ironic when the restaurant is pure Americana. Guess that's how it is nowadays. I was glad that they knew English to help this American with ordering a pizza. :) The experience was short and sweet. Most of their pizzas were reasonably priced, so that wasn't an issue. The New York Pizza (take away) restaurant is located at Kruisweig 170 in Hoofddorp, in a cluster of commercial spaces in a large residential subdivision. Hoofddorp train station is nearby. There is street parking for those who drive, but also public transit routes #140 and #145 for those who love to commute by bus - like myself. You'd get off at Marketplein stop. The best of all amenity was that they do accept major credit cards, which is always a good thing. Since I was there anyway, there was a refrigerator filled with Ben & Jerry's ice cream. I think for €6 or €7, you can get the large size. Sometimes, it's definitely worth the extra money to have the goodness of home, especially when it's Ben & Jerry's! I ultimately bought the medium sized barbecue chicken pizza and I ate it all in one sitting. I just was too ravenous for my own good at the time. It certainly hit the spot! The pizza itself was delicious, as I had it pretty much straight from the oven. The mixture of the barbecue and cheese, along with it being a pizza made it's delectable debut in my mouth, and it was a dream symphonic production right from the get go! Never would I have had a pizza that was just so good, but when you're missing a piece of home, it felt really good to have a slice of Americana anywhere your travels take you. The Ben & Jerry's ice cream topped off the sensational meal. Certainly a good spot for pizza if you are in the Hoofddorp area of Amsterdam! I would recommend this one to one and all. So good! Support local! B

This was perfection!! We ordered delivery with a Double Pepperoni and a Beef Chimchurri with some…read moregarlic bread. It was absolutely fantastic, totally delicious, delivery was in a reasonable time frame. I love love love the menu, so many options of so many things from home! As a new resident of the Netherlands it's nice to have something nearby that tastes familair! Can't wait to try more things...especially having ice cream delivered...that seems fantastic!

Pizza was delicious. Pasta was melt-in-your-mouth. Service was great!, too. Definitely recommend.read more

Delicious food, friendly staff, family-run. We will go back -- we might even return with our…read moredaughters tonight!

I tried to come on a Friday night and there was a line out the door and they couldn't seat me even…read morethough I was alone and it was only me. So next time I was in town, I was sure to make a reservation. They anticipated my arrival and sat me at the bar. They have WiFi that works! The pizza was really good and you could taste its freshness. I had a couple of cocktails but it was really tempting to get beer on tap. The interior is cozy which adds to La Perla's exclusivity and reservation-only culture because there is limited seating inside. My friend recommended La Perla to me. He goes every time he's in Amsterdam. I can see why. Service was also great and quite friendly.

90 minutes for two beers, one appetizer, and one pizza. Food was delicious, but the service was not…read morethe best, seemed like everyone was being attended to except for us. People got their food sooner than us and were talked to by their server. We were not. When I asked for the check and paid, it prompted me to tip. That shocked me because other restaurants with great service and traditional Dutch did not ask for one. Good food, poor service, took too long for what it was.