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Washington, D.C. Map: Pizzeria ParadisoPizzeria Paradiso Frommer's Highly Recommended

Cuisine Italian
Hours Mon-Thurs 11:30am-11pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am-midnight; Sun noon-10pm
Address 2029 P St. NW
Location Dupont Circle
Transportation Metro: Dupont Circle
Reservations Reservations not accepted
Phone 202/223-1245
Web site www.eatyourpizza.com
Prices Pizzas $9.50-$17; sandwiches and salads $4.95-$7.95
Credit Cards DC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

No contest, this is still the best pizza place in the city. Peter Pastan, master chef/owner of Obelisk (located right next door and reviewed above), owns this classy, often crowded, 10-table-plus-counter-seating pizzeria. An oak-burning oven at one end of the charming room produces exceptionally doughy but light pizza crusts. The no-reservations policy means you'll have a wait, if you arrive at peak times. It's worth the wait, though. Pizzas range from the plain Paradiso, which offers chunks of tomatoes covered in melted mozzarella, to the robust Siciliana, a blend of nine ingredients including eggplant and red onion. Or you can choose your own toppings from a list of 31. As popular as the pizzas are the panini (sandwiches) of homemade focaccia stuffed with marinated roasted lamb and vegetables and other fillings, and the salads, such as the panzanella (thick crusts of bread with chopped zucchini and peppers tossed with balsamic vinegar and olive oil). Paradiso serves beer and wine and good desserts. Pizzeria Paradiso has another location, at 3282 M St. NW (tel. 202/337-1245), in Georgetown, right next door to Dean & Deluca. This location is larger, and has a full bar and a private party room.

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