pizzeria

thumb|A pizzeria with its staff along Via Depretis in Naples thumb|A pizza chef baking pizza in a pizza oven A pizzeria (), also called a pizza parlor, is a commercial establishment specializing in the preparation and sale of pizza. It may offer take-away, where the customer orders their food either in advance or at the restaurant and then takes the prepared food with them in a pizza box. A pizzeria may deliver food to the customer's home.

==History== thumb|Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba in [[Naples, Italy. Opened as a pizzeria in 1830, it is considered the oldest in the world.]] Probably the oldest pizzeria in the world to still operate to this day is Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba in Naples, Italy. The restaurant was founded in 1738 as a catering place for merchants, and was converted into a restaurant with tables, chairs, and an upper floor in 1830.