It can come as no surprise to team IJburg that the pizzeria from 'their' Amsterdam island has found its way to the Amsterdam city center: Pizza Heart Bar has been a big hit on IJburg for some time now. A business in the Reguliersdwarsstraat followed (oh yes? yes) and now Pizza Heart Bar number 3, the most beautiful of the bunch (to be fair) opened in Amsterdam East, a stone's throw from cafe classic account and a little closer to the new Weesper - both recommended and therefore a good area to stay for the peeps Pizza Heart Bar Amsterdam.

Logical too: the place has been serving mega (but really) tasty pizzas and the like for some time, especially for a quick bite or to take home. What was not really possible yet was extensive dining with a beer and/or a glass of wine. See you now!

Because in Amsterdam East you can now go to Pizza Heart Bar for antipasti, bruschetta, salads and pizzas with a drink on the side in an attractive restaurant. Holla! And there's more of where the good news comes from: Pizza Heart Bar is for everyone: vegan, vegetarians, carnivores and even pizza haters. It really is.

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The couple behind the business does not take their ingredients lightly: only the best is good enough. Everything that has to be fresh comes from locally and all specialties come from - of course - Italy. They call themselves an 'artisan pizza bar'. And that's okay. Because you can taste that.

The secret? The pizza dough. All pizzas at Pizza Heart Bar are - here it is: 'ad alta digeribilità', which in Italian means 'very easily digestible'. That's nice. The trick lies in the rising of the dough, which takes no less than 72 hours. Slow cooking galore! This means less yeast is needed (yeast makes dough rise faster) and the pizza bases are therefore much easier to digest (yeast also makes dough 'heavy').


If you want super healthy, there are also the 'whole wheat pizzas' and as we speak, we are working hard on developing the tastiest gluten-free dough (it has to be really tasty - again: only the best is good enough, remember?). Finally, if pizza really isn't your thing (seriously??), there are plenty of antipasti, pastas and salads on the menu to indulge in. Pizza Heart Bar