Bettola opened in 2008 under Chef James Lewis, built on the Italian farm-to-table tradition and inspired by the regional cuisine of Campania. The kitchen leans on locally sourced ingredients across a menu of house-made pastas and wood-fired roasts.
The signature is Neapolitan pizza: naturally fermented dough made daily with Caputo flour flown in from Italy, hand-tossed and cooked in a brick oven imported from Naples. Craft cocktails and wine round out the menu, served in a warm, modern dining room.
Bettola sits within Birmingham's Pepper Place Entertainment District in the Lakeview District, where to-go cocktails and wine are part of the deal — order one and stroll the surrounding blocks. Regulars point to the homemade pasta and attentive service as reasons the dining room fills up quickly on a given night.
Bham Now named Bettola a best-of pick for 2026.
The signature is Neapolitan pizza: naturally fermented dough made daily with Caputo flour flown in from Italy, hand-tossed and cooked in a brick oven imported from Naples. Craft cocktails and wine round out the menu, served in a warm, modern dining room.
Bettola sits within Birmingham's Pepper Place Entertainment District in the Lakeview District, where to-go cocktails and wine are part of the deal — order one and stroll the surrounding blocks. Regulars point to the homemade pasta and attentive service as reasons the dining room fills up quickly on a given night.
Bham Now named Bettola a best-of pick for 2026.