At the very bottom of the African continent, tucked away in the seaside suburb of Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa, you will find Call-A-Pizza. The name might suggest a corporate mega food conglomerate, but this little pizza shop is the furtherest thing from it.
Opened in 1987 as the first ever pizza delivery service in South Africa, it quickly became a Sea Point institution. In 1998 current owners, Ricky and Yolanda, took over the business and turned it into one of the world’s most unique little pizza shops. Their love for psytrance music rubbed off on everything, from the crazy but delicious menu items to the décor.
Since then you can expect personal attention from the owners, who ensure that all pizzas are freshly made with love, fresh ingredients and generous portions. And by generous we mean fucking ridiculously generous portions!
Here’s some of their pizza menu items. Try reading it in one breath!
- The Works (21 toppings – weights approximately 2.5kg)
Garlic, chilli, mushrooms, chicken fillet, beef bolognaise mince, salami and ham under mozzarella cheese topped with cheddar, feta, whole corn, asparagus, pineapple, green red and yellow peppers, olives, tomatoes onions, and crispy bacon with peppadews after baking. - Heavenly
Mushrooms under mixed mozzarella, feta and Camembert cheese topped with vanilla-infused red onion and green olive with fresh rocket, avocado and Parma ham after baking. - 3am
Garlic, mushrooms and beef bolognaise mince under mozzarella cheese topped with mixed peppers, avocado, onions, boerwors, chorizo and bacon. - Cape Town
Mushrooms under mozzarella cheese topped with mixed peppers, avocado and onions all over the pizza plus half tuna, mussel and shrimp and the other half beef bolognaise mince and boerewors. - Jose Grande
Beef mince chilli con carne with baked beans and a red chilli sauce under mozzarella cheese topped with mix peppers, chopped tamatoes and onion rings, avocado, peppadews and nacho tortillas chips after baking. - The Gatsby
Mozzarella and cheddar cheese topped with fried eggs, braised onions, steak strips or Russian sausage in a masala spice with baked chips and tomato cucumber salad, topped with tangy sauce. - Steakhouse
Garlic, mushroom and tenderised steak in a spicy creamy pepper sauce under mozzarella and cheddar cheese topped with green pepper halved cherry tomatoes and onions. - The Taj
Spice mince curry or mild lemon and ginger chicken curry with basmati rice under mozzarella cheese topped with a drizzle of chilli oil, with separate tubs of sambals, chutney, banana and whole curried chillies.
Check out the full menu here and the best bit, delivery is free!
With gentrification on every hipsterless lip these days, it’s essential to support local gems like these, before your city turns into a bland factory of processed food.
Happy 4:20 day. You can thank us later!
