Pizzaiolo

Pizzaiolo, one of the area’s best Italian restaurants, operates as a coffee bar in the morning. It’s a neighborhood staple in Temescal and one of my favorite places to start the day. They have the best chai around because it’s made on the stove in the traditional way—they use an assam tea from us, and they add in fresh ginger and some other spices. The food is amazing, too—you can’t go wrong with the frittata or the ricotta toast for breakfast, and they have a pastry chef who’s amazing as well.