Bonci Pizzarium
Where? Bonci Pizzarium (Trionfale, Rome, Italy) Map Menu
When? Saturday June 13, 2026
Who With? Me
Food Style? Roman Pizza
One of my friends in Toronto recommended this place to me, prefacing it with, "if I could set up three teleportation zones anywhere in the world, this would be one of them". I have no idea what to expect, but I have to admit, expectations are higher as a result. What I was greeted with after exiting the metro at Cipro was a horde of people at a take-out pizzeria bearing the name of well-known Italian chef Gabriele Bonci, who was recently featured in a Netflix series called Chef’s Table. Bonci's recognition goes so far that he has been called the "Michelangelo of Pizza"; the secret to how he stands above other pizza makers is in the dough, which contains his own blend of grains, as well as olive oil.
There seems to be a system but I don’t know what it is so I boldly go up to the counter and ask. You’re supposed to take a ticket from outside and when your number is called, you choose which pizza you want and pay afterwards. Pizza is cut with scissors in typical Roman style - pizza al taglio - then weighed, with each pizza being priced per kilogram. 
There’s a variety to choose from, and new ones regularly pop out from the kitchen to the left of the display cabinets. Each slice is overloaded with colourful toppings like salami, prosciutto, courgettes, arugula, eggplant and buffalo mozzarella.
Pizza
For me, I’ve chosen one with prosciutto and honeydew, and one with yellow courgette. It comes to a whopping €25 for what I’ve ordered, which is over $40CAD. They’re placed in the oven to crisp up and served hot. I’m pretty impressed by the flavours, especially the sweet notes of the honeydew coming through. The bread is indeed quite special, it’s got that delicious crispiness and a solid flavour. I wouldn’t call this well worth it for that price, but I’ve had a good time and I really need to walk off all this food.
Posted by Jeremy at 6:31pm on Tuesday July 7, 2026 :: 0 comments :: 