I love this place so much that every time I'm in the Bay Area, I MUST stop here for a little slice of heaven, and anyone who has ever traversed the 80 with me is subjected to my pretty much endless babbling about Arizmendi and how good it is and how we MUST stop there, et cetera. It's fairly annoying but completely out of my control because their pizza really is incredible. In fact, there have been times that I drove to S.F. for no other reason than to stop at Arizmendi for pizza. Seriously.
They have three locations: one in the Lake Merritt neighborhood of Oakland, one in the Inner Sunset in S.F., and one in Emeryville.
This co-op makes one kind of pizza everyday, and everyday the pizza is different. It's always vegetarian, and their toppings range from the semi-odd (shiitake, portobello and button mushrooms with sesame-ginger-garlic vinaigrette) to the traditional (spinach, tomato, and garlic oil.) But here's the amazing thing: even if the pizza of the day sounds less than appetizing, it is always sublime.
The sourdough (!) crust is perfectly golden, chewy, crunchy, and never under baked. They use the absolute best whole-milk mozzarella cheese. Their veggies are always in season and generally locally-grown. I swear, this is the perfect pizza. Francis likes it too...just a little less enthusiastically. They have yummy focaccia too. And sweet rolls, and cookies, and bialys and cheese sticks...
http://arizmendibakery.com/
What Zo says: Best pizza and sourdough!
What Francis says: Like the environment and the pizza is pretty good too!
What Zo says: Best pizza and sourdough!
What Francis says: Like the environment and the pizza is pretty good too!
This place is yummy, not my favorite pizza but deffinalty a place you need to check out if you are in the area :)