Pizza by the slice comes to Haifa!

Pizza is one of the most fantastic types of food, and as a huge fan I was really excited when Bruno’s opened up in Mercaz HaCarmel, right next to Mandarin, a year or so ago. The best bit is that they serve pizza by the slice, so you can try as many different kinds as you wish! This place reminds me of pizza joints I saw during my first trip to New York in 2003. It’s casual, with just one high wooden table inside (some of us stood while eating, some sat), and a few tables strewn outside. People constantly come and go, ordering to eat in, take out, and hot sheets of pizza are pulled out of the ovens and brought to the display glass.

Bruno’s used to charge according to weight, but now they have a pretty standard set of sizes (bambino - 7.5 shekels, margarita - 9 shekels with toppings, personal 14/17, medium 26/32, family 48/58), and you get amazing value for your money. There are fantastic dips (pesto, tomato and a spicy one) to which customers can help themselves (we dipped our pizza crusts into them) and four types of salads, all under 30 shekels.

So, what do we recommend? Any of the large range of vegetarian pizzas, as well as the pepperoni-topped slices (hard to come by in Haifa!). Beverages – the usual soft drinks, plus bottled Stella Artois and Peroni on tap, which I didn't try (I like my beer but am not too adventurous).

Atmosphere – casual, friendly, young, but suited to families and pizza lovers of all ages.
Background Noise – a fair bit, but it’s what you’d expect in a place like this.
Service – friendly, helpful.
Price – good value
Location/Accessibility - 131 Sderot HaNassi, Mercaz HaCarmel Click here for location. Buses, taxis and the under-ground Carmelit all stop in the area; a 5-minute walk from the Dan Carmel Hotel and the Dan Panorama Hotel; 10-minute walk from the Crowne Plaza/Holiday Inn; 15-minute walk from the Bahá’í Gardens.
Parking - available in the residential streets nearby but can be difficult Sunday-Friday.
Wheelchair Access - yes, but small step at entrance.
Children - yes, child-friendly.
Indoor/Outdoor Seating - both, but not much.
Smoking/Non-smoking - smokers outdoors.
Not kosher but vegetarian options available!


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More good pizza in Haifa: 

• Pomodoro, 16 Horev St, Merkaz Horev, 1-700-700618 (website under construction)
• Domino's 1-700-707070
• Pasto 110 Sderot Moriah (between Mercaz HaCarmel and Horev), 072-270-4488 Great Italian restaurant! Click here for website