Pizzeria Mercato

Great pizza crust with innovative cheeses and toppings make this a "must try" place for pizza. Just don't ask for pepperoni (but salami is available). Wait staff are highly attentive. The crust is the star of the show and the multiple interesting cheeses and finely chopped toppings beg you to come back. Reservations via Tock are recommended but several tables and bar spots may be available for walk-ins.

A Menu Full of Hits at Mercato Few restaurants manage to create a menu where every dish is a standout — Mercato is one of them. The menu changes often, but creativity and quality are their through-line. While their pizzas are incredible, those who explore beyond them will discover some of the best seasonal vegetable dishes you’ll find anywhere in the Triangle and beyond. The staff are warm, attentive, genuinely welcoming, and the kind of team that makes you feel like a regular from your very first visit. It’s my favorite neighborhood pizza spot and one of the best pizzas I’ve had in America. My personal favorite is the off-menu Salami Pie, which I’ll often pair with one of their seasonal pies, and be sure to add a side of buttermilk ranch to dunk your crusts in!

Exceptional foods, always. This place should be Michelin Star restaurant! ————— Definitely the best pizza place in Chapel Hill. It was our first visit, took a single bite, and regretted not having come earlier. Crispy, chewy crust with fresh tomato sauce and cheese was a fantastic combination. Garlic bread was great with grilled octopus. Can’t wait for next visit! ——- It was our second visit to try different menus. Gnocchi was really great! Margarita with prosciutto was fantastic again!! Would love to visit everyday :) ——- After multiple visits, we’ve finally become big fans of this place. Our conclusion is that EVERY food in this place, including entree, main dishes (i.e pizza), and even desserts, is absolutely awesome! We thank staff in this place for providing such great foods!!

Good value-for-money thin pizza. Funghi, Panna, and Marg are my highlights. I’ve been here a couple of times. It’s a clean “modern” spot. The pizza is nice, a tad underbaked, and has huge crusts. Their ranch is pretty nice for the big crusts though! You have to ask for Parmesan / chili flakes. Ask for 1 set per pizza: we found ourselves rationing the Parmesan across our pizzas because there was not enough and it was difficult to get ahold of a server. However some dishes are absolute misses for me. Roasted olives get a thumbs down. Overpriced, way too hard, not even a toothpick to eat them with. “Side of garlic focaccia” is not even focaccia. It’s stale bread at best over roasted. Tiramisu cheesecake was far too heavy and lacked the coffee flavour. Salted caramel cookies are served cold a

Amazing food - probably the best pizza we have had in the NC area. Highly recommend the basic Margherita pizza to get an idea of the high quality ingredients they use and definitely ask for the chilli oil, which elevates the pizza with a few droplets. Polenta is great and comes with an egg yolk that you mix in leading to extra creaminess in each bite, surrounded by garlicky roasted butter mushrooms. The cacio e pepe style arancini was also amazing and I highly recommend it along with the Winter citrus salad. The cons would be they were extremely busy so the attention from the server was a bit lacking. The tagliatelle was also good, but nothing to write home about. The quantity of pasta for the price was also on the smaller side. My ratings would be Pizza - 9.5 Arancini and Citrus salad - 9