Motorino: Dubai's Best Pizza?
In place of what old school Dubainians will fondly remember as being Girders, Motorino Dubai is the newest outlet from the world-famous New York pizzeria that is loved by celebrities, foodies and savvy locals alike.
This renowned urban pizza pie venue has expanded to nine locations worldwide, from Hong Kong to Singapore, and now finally to Dubai, at JA Ocean View Hotel on The Walk, Jumeirah Beach Residence.
It’s a pretty cool spot and comes with obligatory New Yorkesque street art adorning the walls of the interior that goes some way to add value to the mix and match style of the space, which now has a hugely different vibe to the previous Girders locale. Anyhooo. Times change. Naturally, this location allows for it to become one of only a handful of fully licensed pizzeria’s in the city.
While the inside area is a little hit and miss, the small decked exterior space is the place to be with a lovely ambience all of it’s own and when the weather is right, serves as the perfect spot to enjoy some all star pizza and a refreshing tall glass of your favorite hops.
Rumor has it, that no one is quite sure what makes Motorino’s Neapolitan pizza so delicious though many have tried to define it. It seems to be some elusive equation of the freshest Italian ingredients, a dough that has a traditional 2-day rising process to produce a bubbly, yet crispy crust and an authentic Neapolitan preparation style and flair.
The proof is in the pizza as they say and our Soppressata Picante at 90 AED is a work of art. The base is perfect straight out of the wood fired oven and has some amazing leopard spots - a sure sign of pizza gold. The simple toppings are exactly as you hope for. Light, well balanced and irresistible. It’s the kind of pizza you could down in moments and feel the immediate urge to order another.
So we did.
Bottom Line:
Dubai’s best pizza.
