Food & Drink

Pizzeria Francesca

Neapolitan-style pizza in Jesmond since 1983. Most pizzas under £10. A local institution that's outlasted every trend on Osborne Road.

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About Pizzeria Francesca

Pizzeria Francesca is a family-run Italian restaurant in Jesmond that has traded since 1983, located on Manor House Road. A long-established local favourite, it operates a no-reservations policy: diners arrive early and can wait at the small bar until a table is free. The menu offers a wide choice of pizzas, pastas, risottos and meat, chicken and fish dishes at modest prices, including a half-pizza, half-pasta option, with a weekday early-evening happy hour. The interior is warm and rustic, with dark wood and mellow lighting, and the service is friendly and family-run in style. It opens for lunch and dinner Monday to Saturday.

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