Pizzeria La Rocca sits on Greenwood Ave N, built by Mariana and Claudia, two friends who grew up on a farm in Transylvania before apprenticing in Italian pizzerias and bringing that training to Seattle. The wood-fired oven turns out pizza alongside pasta, with a wine list drawing on both Romanian and Italian bottles.
The thin, crispy crust style draws mixed opinions from regulars, some calling it a highlight of the Southern Italian approach and others less convinced, while friendly service and a warm neighborhood atmosphere come up often as reasons people keep coming back.
The thin, crispy crust style draws mixed opinions from regulars, some calling it a highlight of the Southern Italian approach and others less convinced, while friendly service and a warm neighborhood atmosphere come up often as reasons people keep coming back.