Squaiu

££££ │ Pizza by the slice, Beers & Soft Drinks

Lunch & Dinner │ Directions & Opening Times on Google

Just off Piazza Mazzini in the heart of Lecce’s milan style fashion district, is Squaiu, which opened in October 2022. Lecce doesn’t have many Pizza al Taglio (pizza by the slice) spots so its great to have another top addition to the scene.

When we went we were asked if we’d been before (no) and then given a bit of a brief about the provenance and nice talk through all the toppings. Everything is apparently organic or local, particularly organic flour for the dough made with lievito madre aka sourdough.

Pizza is super crocante (crispy) and nice and aerated, definitely the best dough or crust I’ve had in Lecce (in terms of pizza al taglio). As pizza aficionados will well know, when the dough is well proved (risen) over plenty of time and as naturally as possible the pizza is much much easier to digest, and after eating here we felt absolutely fantastic. No heaviness whatsoever.

Toppings whilst being excellent quality were perhaps a little on the safe/traditional side in terms of flavour combinations. Guanciale (pork cheek) and Pecorino (sheeps cheese) was about as wild as it got on our visit (which is a centuries old roman combo and about as safe as it gets). Pizzas are pre-cut into fairly modestly sized squares rather than the more traditional sold-by-weight option. Squares are priced firmly, although fairly for the area, which is expensive. They also have a great selection of local craft beers in the fridge.

Service was super friendly and efficient and Squaiu is without a doubt a solid addition to the Lecce Pizza al Taglio scene.