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History Pizzeria
Hove's best thin-crust Roman pizza, run solo
6.0/10
Local score
No. 111 of 300 places to eat on r/brighton, from 13 locals across 10 threads.
100% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2026.
A small one-man pizzeria near Palmeira Square in Hove, run by an Italian chef, that's repeatedly named the best pizza in Brighton & Hove. Redditors single out the thin, crispy Roman-style crust, the Margherita and the focaccia as standouts, though one reviewer noted non-pizza items from the menu were less consistent.
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- Non-pizza dishes reportedly less consistent than the pizzas
What locals say
I've got a pretty secret pick for you in Hove if that's not too out of the way. It's called History Pizzeria and very inconspicuous. It opened maybe a few months ago but it's run by this fairly young Italian guy who's the owner and chef and usually the only employee there. I've been impressed with every pizza I've had and now I'm going by at least once a week. Plus because it's small, new and always the…
History Pizzeria in Hove is some of the best pizza I've had in England. I will say, I only have the Margarita, because it's basically perfect. I wouldn't order just a plain Margarita anywhere else in England, I'd usually get like a peperoni or something. My wife has had other things from them that have not been…
The owner/chef at History Pizzeria is also an actual Italian chef, he's an old work friend of mine and makes top notch pizza. I've tried Al Forno and didn't rate it, although there are plenty of great pizza places in Brighton.
PizzaMe a Slice of You has the dumbest name in the world, but the second best pizza in Brighton and Hove. Number one is History Pizzeria in Hove, now.
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