Cresci Pizzeria in York

Best pizza I’ve had outside of Italy, authentic Neapolitan pizza, light and airy. Friendly quick service, highly recommend.

cosy place with a wide range of pizza options. the diavola was great!

Food was incredible, so fresh and filling. Staff were super helpful with dietary changes as well. 100% want to go back

The best and most authentic Neapolitan pizza we’ve had outside Naples. We had a lovely chat with Berardo, and were looked after so well by all the staff. We’ll definitely be back!

the service is always impeccable and the food delicious !! will always enjoy coming here for food:)

Beautiful, delicious take out pizza. Hot, fresh ingredients and tasty 👌

Incredible, lovely service and gorgeous pizza!

Best Pizza in York without a doubt

Super tasty artisanal pizza. Service very hospitable and helpful.

Absolutely delicious pizzas, with a great base and flavourful toppings. They also do a gluten-free base (although they can't guarantee there is no cross-contamination) which is one of the best GF bases I've found. Highly recommended, and means I can enjoy pizza again!

Such a lovely place, staff are so nice and great crack - especially christina and madeline! Prices are so incredibly reasonable too. Not from York but i’m a frequent visitor and will always go back there and recommend to others, wish i could give it a better review!!

Lovely staff, fantastic pizza however the star of the show was the tiramasu which was 11 out of 10. Top marks 👌

Had lunch here yesterday, I think the best pizzas we have ever tasted. The staff were efficient & friendly & for all it was busy we were served quickly. We each had a soft drink, pizza & we shared some fried pasta & a rum baba (again both delicious). Around £17 per head (including our drinks) for top class pizza, a very reasonable priced lunch for the quality. This will now be our regular go to when we visit York (+ I'd recommend booking as it was quite busy when we were there) Enjoy!

Pizza way too thin, the bottom of the pizza was overcooked but the top and inside was barely cooked

Pizza was delicious at an incredibly affordable price. The tomato base tasted great and the mozzarella was delicious!

In the heart of the City Centre lies Cresci Pizzeria, known for its authentic Neapolitan Pizzas. We tried Diavola and Flora and didn't regret it. 4 stars.

Great atmosphere, service, and pizza dough. We shared a white base pizza which I’ve never tried and just didn’t like, my bf did, but we will 100% be back anyway. One of the best pizza doughs I’ve tasted and we’ve been to Naples. Sizeable menu with specials. I love their interior design and the plates are wonderful all hand made in Italy for this shop.

Waitress Mona was served our family. The entire staff is very friendly and professional and Mona lifted our experience. The pizzas were great as always!

Wonderful visit to Cresci ! Such a warm welcome, very friendly staff. Really good atmosphere and delicious pizza. Compared to the chain restaurants it was real value for money.

Honestly, the best pizza around. A must try

Pizza is good. And the espresso is the best i had in the uk (honestly)

The most friendly restaurant to dine in! Had dinner with italian friends there and we all agreed about the excellent pizzas they serve at Cresci! Friendly and efficient service. Also their tiramisu is not to be missed! Recommended!!

The best Pizza I’ve tasted since visiting Naples. Without doubt the most authentic in York !

Another great meal at Sapori. Loved the starters but the pizzas are superb! Great toppings and the perfect just chewy base. Lovely wine too ☺️

Hands down the best pizza in York! The staff are super friendly (a special shout-out to Mona, who always goes above and beyond). We’ve been regulars and have enjoyed every visit without fail. We can’t wait to come back the next time we’re in York!

Great place, highly recommended. Fast service and really tasty food. We are all vegetarian and had Margherita, four cheese and vegetarian pizzas and all were delicious. The veggie starters were good also - deep fried stuffed pasta and a potato croquette which were different and delicious. Not all drinks are on offer but enough for us - the cider was delicious and lemoncello spritzer was perfect. Staff were attentive and friendly. It's a small but very busy restaurant and I wish we'd eaten here every night we'd stayed in York.

We have booked for 6 people today (5adults and 1 4yo) following the recommendations from internet. Not entirely sure what we will be welcomed with, we were very positively surprised upon arrival. Waitress Christina welcomes us in and showed us to our table, she had an excessive knowledge of all the products and how the pizza is made, she was very patient and very very helpful. We had few lovely chats with her throughout the whole dining experience. The portions are large and the quality is above and beyond. Even the pizza I chose; despite not being what I expected; completely surprised me and impressed me. We’re big on pizza quality and we were not disappointed. We’re found a little piece of Italy in York and we will make sure to return multiple times. We are already planning to return especially after Christina’s super special (made with incredible amount of love) limoncello spritz. We can’t recommend this place enough 100/10!!! We will be back ❤️🥹

Highly recommend for a good pizza and beer - definitely will be coming back here!

Food and service both excellent. Very authentic neapolitan pizza. Staff attentive and friendly. Great menu, bur check the specials board too!

Fast service, extremely good pizza

Legitimately one of the best pizzas I've ever eaten-- and that is absolutely comparing to what is served in Napoli itself!! Will be back (weekly)

One of the best pizza places I’ve ever visited while traveling. During my three-day stay in York, I enjoyed it so much that I ate there twice. The pizza Margherita and Napolitana were absolutely delicious, and the Sicilian cannolo was fantastic. The staff were friendly and attentive, making the experience even better. Highly recommended!

One of the best pizza places I’ve ever visited while traveling. During my three-day stay in York, I enjoyed it so much that I ate there twice. The pizza Margherita and Napolitana were absolutely delicious, and the Sicilian cannolo was fantastic. The staff were friendly and attentive, making the experience even better. Highly recommended!

I really liked this restaurant. Not only was the food great, with an excellent selection of wines, but I loved the bright and colourful interior of this place. The price is also reasonable once you take into account the location (centre of York is no cheap place to run a business). My only criticism, and it is a minor one, is that it could do with a wider selection of starters.

My wife and I were surprised at the recent negative review but we went with the majority and ate at the pizzeria last night and again the next day. Before I say anything else my wife is italian and we travel a great deal and we have a chef in the family and are all foodies. We felt that the pizza is about as authentic as we have had in the UK to a Napoli pizza, ingredients are key and the best are indeed italian bit hard to get the same quality in the UK, we also had the frittata cacio e pepe which was also very good. To truly understand italian cuisine, you need to know that a pizzeria is not fine dining but it's good wholesome filling fast food cooked with love. We love the pizza here and the staff were also excellent. Pricing is spot on, too, as some places charge £17 for a pizza that does not represent Italy in any way at all. Grazie è bello ritrovare i sapori di casa!! Ciao e a presto!!

Delicious! Proper Pizza Napoletana. I didn't have a reservation and it was very busy, but still they managed to arrange a table for me. Friendly staff and tasty pizza! All you need :)

Authentic food and brilliant atmosphere. Fantastic service from staff. 5 stars!

The best pizza I had in a long time!!

Amazing pizza, affordable prices! Really friendly staff and they made 2 mums and 2 wriggly toddlers feel welcome. We'll come again!

Lovely authentic place, the pizza is delicious, great Italian wine selection, and I was made welcome and well looked after by the staff.

Fabulous pizza - real Italian. Great wait staff.

The best pizza! Lovely service & atmosphere

Amazing pizza. Authentic neapolitan, one of the best I’ve had. GREAT prices also.

Had lunch with my daughter here today, a very welcome respite from the busy Christmas markets. She had been before and this place has an excellent reputation in York but it was my first time. Really excellent pizza to share and drinks for around £25. Very attentive friendly staff and good atmosphere.

The most amazing pizza in a lovely little spot ❤️

First time visit today with my mum for lunch....absolutely unreal! Food, beautiful and authentic service amazing will definitely be back!

Had a real pizza here the staff were very friendly and helpful if you visit York call in you won't be disappointed

Thin-crust pizza can be baked to a crispy texture with a chewy texture. QQ has a very layered texture with a slight burnt aroma, and the fillings are not sloppy. The mushrooms taste like they have the aroma of truffles, and so does the Margherita pizza. It’s salty and fragrant, I really like it!

A great discovery - very friendly staff, quick service, delicious and very good value pizza , handy for the city. Great for all, from families, to tourists, to groups, to first dates - inclusive, unpretentious but fun and with an unself -conscious style. Highly recommended.

Came for a cheeky tiramisu and it did not disappoint! Our servers Maddy and Emma were lovely and made some amazing limoncello spritzes! Cheers guys!!

Wanted a bite to eat and Cresci Pizzeria caught our eye. Staff were so friendly and welcoming and managed to get us a table even though it was busy and we hadn’t booked. The atmosphere was amazing and food even better. I can’t fault anything about this place. Great value for money.

Awesome pizza, authentic, good size and reasonable price. With booking a table in advance as quite a small and popular restaurant.

Lovely local pizzeria that's as good as the major chains. Use it or lose it.

This pizza was extremely impressive! After travelling around Italy for the past few months, I was sceptical that any pizza would ever be able to compare. This has been the closest thing I have found! Wow.

Really good pizza, authentic and delicious ingredients, impeccable service and super friendly staff! A treat for us Italians when we want pizza! It's also open until late, we had dinner peacefully at 9pm! Super recommended

Four cheese and white Napoletana just fantastic taste. Amazing quality and value for money.

I dropped in for takeaway and despite being busy the team were super helpful and found space for me to sit with a beer while I waited. a short time later 3 lovely pizzas arrived. Superb place. I would recommend to anyone!

Our son brought us here after coming with his uni mates. Such a lovely little pizzeria, food was amazing (I had the pancetta e zucchine, which had a white base), well priced, and the staff were so friendly! Definitely would recommend 👌🏼

Really great neapolitan pizza! Friendly service & good prices

Had a great meal here with the family, great service, wonderful pizza at a fair price.

Wow - killer Neapolitan pizza. Great sourdough crust, superior ingredients. Quick, friendly service. We’ll definitely be back.

A great and cosy place to eat. Pizza is fantastic, the beer price is fantastic, overall, definitely worth the visit

I’m studying here in York, and finding Cresci was an amazing discovery. The pizza is genuinely good—coming from a Neapolitan family, I can confirm it’s the real deal! The pizza here reminded me of home. Prices are surprisingly affordable for Yorkshire, and the staff is super friendly too. If you’re after authentic pizza and a great vibe, Cresci is definitely worth a visit!

Great food and friendly service

Emailed in advance as one of our group is unable to eat gluten. Received a reply that this wouldn't be a problem. It wasn't until we were sat at our table and the order was placed that they decided to change their mind and inform us that they were not willing to serve the gluten free pizza, despite it being an option on the menu. This left one of our group with no food. I suspect the kitchen staff were feeling lazy and simply couldn't be bothered.

Amazing place, wonderful food and attentive staff. Highly recommend booking here, you won't regret it 😊

Great pizzas with fresh ingredients and Neapolitan-style dough. Very friendly service. If you're in York and fancy a pizza, this is the place to go!

OMG! Pizza for me is like a religion, I'm obsessed with it. So saying that what I'm about to say is going some. This was the best pizza I've ever had and seriously think it may be the best I'll ever have. The quality of the food here is second to none and I will keep going back. Nothing more I can say other than even if you're not as crazy about pizza as I am, but are crazy about amazing quality food.....GO HERE! They have a great selection of pizzas, starters, wine etc and you can customise your request too. Enough said.

So glad we found this little gem It’s much bigger than it looks, there is plenty of seating upstairs Pizzas were very good, all freshly prepared and you can see them cooking They only had pizza on the menu so they should be experts and they are, the star for me was the tiramisu, it’s not on the menu but if you ask you might be lucky, it was delicious Really reasonable prices too

The best tiramisu I've had in Yorkshire. The pizza was great as well. Its a great place to chill out relax and enjoy the food and have a nice time.

Great food and atmosphere 👌 Very busy on a Sunday evening, so maybe as well to make a reservation.

An incredible experience dining at Cresci Pizzeria. My best friend and I had travelled down to York for a day trip and were on a time crunch and even without a reservation, we were taken such great care of. We were served by Christina, who was an angel and was so attentive to our dietary requirements. I eat Halal and wasn’t expecting there to be an option but she immediately picked up on that and offered halal options in Pizza and Tiramisu. The food itself was also incredible, quick service and great quality. The atmosphere was great, with people from all ages enjoying their time, having great food. It was a beautiful end to a lovely trip.

I definitely will need to come back here when I’m in York because this was by far, one of the best pizza restaurants I’ve ever been to. Service was amazing, all staff were extremely friendly and accommodating. Pizza was incredible!!

Simple fare, delicious and a welcoming owner. What more do you need.

Christina and Daniele are amazing people. I felt so welcome and would go there at any time. Mile gracie

Delicious Pizza, super kind and welcoming staff. Free tap water provided with the meals. Centrally located in York.

Been here several times, always a warm welcome with fabulous service, food is excellent, what more could you want, highly recommended.

In a rush before the theatre and they served us really quickly, the food was amazing and the service was brilliant

Better than many pizzas eaten in Italy

Amazing pizza and staff were extremely friendly and helpful!

Great Neapolitan style pizza, interesting menu. Very friendly. Do make a reservation - they are quite busy!

Food, service and atmosphere are excellent. I will definitely come back when I’m in York again! A big thanks to Christina for the amazing service 🌟

Amazing pizza! Lovely wine selection to go with it. We very much enjoyed the food and the atmosphere.

Absolutely worth the hype. The pizza is truly delicious, with the tomato base being the star of the show. The staff are very friendly and considerate, Christina especially is lovely. One of my favourite lunch spots for quality and value for money!

Amazing pizza, very well priced and really friendly service.

Elena at Cresci Restaurant in York made our dining experience truly unforgettable. She is the kindest, most welcoming person, and her warm hospitality added a personal touch to our evening. From her recommendations to her attentive service, Elena made us feel right at home. The bufala pizza was exceptional—perfectly balanced flavors and a beautiful crust. Pairing it with a smoked beer was an unexpected delight that took the meal to another level. Elena’s passion and friendliness, along with the delicious food, make Cresci a must-visit. We can't wait to return for another wonderful evening!

Best pizza I've had in years. Fantastic ingredients, and great service

Amazing amazing food the pizza was beyond my expectations just perfect, kuddos to the chef and something that completely stood out was our server Elenas service. She was simply amazing. Coming soon again

Delicious and light tasting pizza. The desserts are fabulous too though I rate the cannoli far higher than the baba. It's just a great cannoli.

Lovely lunch - best pizza I have had in ages. Thank you.

Lovely. Great pizza, great vibe, and great service.

First time at Cresci, service was great and the pizza was amazing.

Take it this way ,the best pizza place in york ✅️ From the staff to the chef, everybody was a star

No nonsense. They do classic Italian pizza as well as it can possibly be done with authentic ingredients that are the real deal. Swift friendly service and a nice beer on tap. Book to avoid disappointment.... It's busy because it's so good. The Napolitan fennel sausage with Porcini was even better than you'd hope.👌🏻

Absolutely gorgeous food and service and so reasonable in cost. Starters are divine, getting one of each and sharing. The mains we have was so lovely we much preferred the tomato base however it was nice to try the white sauce pizza Desserts we wasn’t a fan of the cake a bit to strong with the rum but the tiramisu was incredible, I personally don’t like tiramisu but this was amazing and on another level definitely worth a visit

Love the warmth & lively atmosphere; the price is relatively cheap and the food is finger licking good. This pizzaria is underrated, spare a time & come along, u will love it❤️

From the moment we stepped in, to the moment we left was amazing! All staff were fabulous (especially Ben and Sam, hope I've their names right!) the food was so delicious cooked to perfection (compliments to the chef) would highly recommend, thank you for making our anniversary meal top notch!

Really Great Pizza's, super friendly staff, got a real authentic Italian owned family feel and a really nice buzz about the place

Amazing pizza place, a must try if you're in York. When we turned up, we didn't know we had to book, but the staff were so helpful and made room for us even though they were so busy. Our waiter was an English girl with glasses ,Sorry we didn't get your name because your service was 10 out of 10.

Enjoyed delicious pizzas in a cosy atmosphere.