Without Papers Pizza
I’m so excited that the space that once was Nectar Desserts, conveniently located a few blocks from my house, is now Without Papers (a play on the fact that Angelo and the guys making the pizza are true Italians) Pizza, owned by the folks at Sugo. It’s open (Tues-Sun) from 11 till 11, has a wine menu and Steam Whistle on tap and long comfy benches and padded stools. Not only do they make fab pizza in a nail polish red pizza oven, they
make their own ice cream.
There are (silent) movies projected on the walls – yesterday it was Barbarella.
They make everything in-house – like warm spiced olives.
And the best meatballs I’ve had in ages.
And the aforementioned ice cream – in a cherry cola float. Or root beer. Or ginger ale.
And yes, there’s pizza. Mike’s favorite was the Hogwild: spicy wild boar sausage and prosciutto, braised rapini, friulano, roasted garlic panna. Above is the Parma: prosciutto di Parma, fresh arugula, bocconcini, tomato sauce.
Welcome to the ‘hood!
February 17 2011 08:45 pm | eating out
Dana on 17 Feb 2011 at 9:10 pm #
That looks like such a great place to stop by for a slice! The silent movie idea is great.
Nurse Jenn on 17 Feb 2011 at 9:35 pm #
I love their parent restaurant Sugo, so I’m quite excited to try Without Papers. The pictures are lovely
Must.have.pizza!
Lori on 17 Feb 2011 at 9:41 pm #
It’s on my list. Thanks for the tip!
Laurie from Burnaby on 17 Feb 2011 at 10:42 pm #
Looks cool
Lesli on 18 Feb 2011 at 8:26 am #
It’s a great space for a funky restaurant. I enjoyed sitting at the window when it was Nectar. Julie, what are the prices like in terms of value?
Avery on 18 Feb 2011 at 9:08 am #
I had the Shroom pizza… so good! I found the pizzas (which are personal-sized) pretty filling and good quality for the price. They also offer many wines by the glass, which I appreciated (I had their house red, which went well with the pizza).
Sue. D on 18 Feb 2011 at 9:08 am #
oh man – I am so so jealous. The food looks splendid!
jen on 18 Feb 2011 at 9:33 am #
So glad to see that space occupied again. Thats what we need in this area, a new pizza place, can’t wait to try it, your pics are making me hungry!
JulieVR on 18 Feb 2011 at 10:14 am #
Lesli – you can see the menu and prices here – http://www.wopizza.ca
They say they’re single serving pizzas, but are more than enough for one! The pizzas range from $11-$18.
Lana in South Mountain (ON) on 18 Feb 2011 at 11:56 am #
That is SO my kind of place! I wish we had one around here.
Hmm..maybe I should open one! HA!
Going to check out that menu…
the wicked noodle on 18 Feb 2011 at 11:56 am #
Oh.my!! I really, really want to be in that restaurant right now ordering everything on the menu!
Rochelle on 18 Feb 2011 at 6:36 pm #
next time I’m in Calgary, I’ll roll over to check it out. We have some similarly great pizza spots here in Vancouver!
{Dining out: Date night at Without Papers Pizza and a baking disaster..} « Chocolate & Ginger on 22 Feb 2011 at 10:59 pm #
[...] reading Julie’s experience here, me and the boy could not wait to sink our teeth into try it out… Once [...]
Sandy on 28 Feb 2011 at 10:51 am #
We tried out Without Papers Pizza on your recommendation, Julie, and were glad we did! It was a great place to go, even rather late on a Thursday night. Food was super and so was the atmosphere. Thanks for the recommendation!