Restaurant in Mestre, Italy
Serious Mestre pizza. Easy to book.
Grigoris in Chirignago-Zelarino is a serious pizza operation driven by DOP-sourced ingredients, long-ferment digestible dough, and a sommelier-advised drinks list. It sits well above the standard Mestre pizzeria in ambition and execution, with vegan options handled with the same ingredient rigour as the rest of the menu. Booking is straightforward — plan a day or two ahead for weekends.
Grigoris does not announce itself with a Michelin star or a celebrity chef, but if you are eating pizza in the Mestre area and not considering it, you are leaving value on the table. The price range is not published, but the positioning — digestible dough, DOP-certified ingredients, a curated beer and wine list with sommelier input — places this well above the generic pizzeria tier. For food and wine enthusiasts passing through the Venice mainland, Grigoris is the kind of operation that rewards a deliberate visit rather than a casual drop-in. Plan for it.
Under Ruggero Ravagnan and Pina Toscani, the kitchen at Grigoris runs with a consistency that is not common at this format. The dough is a focus point: described as digestible, which in pizza terms means a long fermentation process and careful flour selection , the kind of technical foundation that separates a forgettable pizza from one you would return for. Toppings draw from DOP-certified Italian products as well as regional specialties from across the country, which gives the menu genuine range without the scattershot feeling of a pizzeria trying to do everything at once. Vegan options are on the menu, handled with the same ingredient-forward approach rather than bolted on as an afterthought. The front-of-house team skews young but is backed by sommelier expertise on drink pairings, which matters when the drinks list runs to both wines and beers selected to work with the food. This is not a wine-afterthought operation.
First visit: anchor on the core pizza offering. The DOP-sourced toppings are where the kitchen's sourcing philosophy is most legible. Ask the team for a pairing recommendation from the wine or beer list , the sommelier input is a differentiator here and worth using.
Second visit: use the menu's regional breadth. Grigoris draws from producers across Italy, not just the Veneto, which means the supporting ingredients shift and offer genuine discovery. A second visit is the right moment to move beyond your comfort zone on toppings and let the kitchen's sourcing lead you somewhere less obvious.
Third visit or beyond: lean into the vegan section if you have not already. It functions as a test of the kitchen's discipline , if a pizzeria handles plant-based options with the same ingredient rigour as its headline pizzas, that tells you something durable about standards. At Grigoris, the evidence suggests that is the case.
Booking difficulty at Grigoris is rated Easy, which is the right signal for planning purposes: you are not fighting a three-week window or a lottery reservation system. That said, easy-to-book does not mean walk-in without thought. This is a popular local operation in Chirignago-Zelarino, on the western edge of the Mestre urban area, and a table on a Friday or Saturday evening is not guaranteed without a call ahead. For weekday dinners or lunch, the booking window is more relaxed. If you are coordinating around Venice day trips or a layover in Mestre, build Grigoris into the plan the day before rather than the morning of.
| Detail | Grigoris | Typical Mestre Pizzeria |
|---|---|---|
| Booking difficulty | Easy | Walk-in common |
| Drink pairing | Sommelier-advised wine and beer list | House wine / basic beer |
| Dietary options | Vegan menu included | Varies |
| Ingredient sourcing | DOP certified + regional Italian | Varies |
| Price range | Not published | Typically €10-20 per pizza |
Mestre is not a destination dining city in the way Venice proper positions itself, which works in Grigoris's favour. If you want to understand how serious the local food culture is on the mainland, start with the our full Mestre restaurants guide and use Grigoris as a reference point for what ingredient-led cooking looks like at the accessible end of the market. For a broader view of the area, our full Mestre bars guide and our full Mestre wineries guide fill in the rest of the picture. If you are staying overnight, our full Mestre hotels guide covers the accommodation side. For other dining nearby worth considering alongside Grigoris, All'Ombra del Gabbiano offers a different Italian Contemporary register in the same city. Further afield in the Veneto, Le Calandre in Rubano is the reference point for what the region's fine dining ceiling looks like.
No dress code information is published for Grigoris. Given the pizzeria format and the local neighbourhood location in Chirignago-Zelarino, smart-casual is a safe default. This is not a venue where you need to dress for a formal dinner.
No specific group policy is listed, but the professional team and organised dining room suggest this is a venue capable of handling groups with advance notice. Call ahead for parties of six or more rather than assuming walk-in capacity will be available. No phone number is currently published on Pearl , check the venue directly for contact details.
Bar seating details are not confirmed in the available data. For a venue with a structured sommelier-led drinks program, there is likely a bar area, but whether it operates as a standalone dining surface is not something Pearl can confirm without verified information.
It depends on your definition. If a special occasion means a formal fine-dining setting, Grigoris is probably not the answer , this is a serious pizza restaurant, not a tasting menu venue. But if the occasion is a meal worth remembering because the food is genuinely good and the drinks are thoughtfully matched, Grigoris delivers that. For a birthday dinner or a celebratory meal with friends who care about eating well without ceremony, it fits well. For a high-formality occasion, look at Le Calandre in Rubano or Osteria Francescana in Modena instead.
All'Ombra del Gabbiano is the most direct local alternative for Italian Contemporary dining in Mestre. Beyond the city, the Veneto has strong representation at the fine-dining end: Le Calandre in Rubano is the region's benchmark for formal Italian cooking. For food travellers willing to go further, Uliassi in Senigallia and Piazza Duomo in Alba represent the national tier. If you are comparing across the full Mestre dining picture, start with our full Mestre restaurants guide.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, so you are not dealing with a venue that requires weeks of advance planning. For weekend evenings, book at least two or three days ahead. For weekday visits or lunch, same-day or next-day is likely workable. No online booking system is published on Pearl , contact the venue directly to confirm.
Yes, with more care than most. The menu includes a dedicated vegan section, and the broader sourcing philosophy , DOP products, regional Italian ingredients , suggests a kitchen that thinks about what goes on the plate. For allergies or specific intolerances beyond vegan, contact the venue directly before visiting. No phone or website is currently listed on Pearl for direct contact.
The dough is the starting point: long fermentation, designed to be digestible rather than heavy. The toppings draw from DOP-certified Italian products across multiple regions, so the menu has more range than a standard Neapolitan-only operation. Use the sommelier-advised drinks list , the beer and wine pairings are not decorative, they are part of the experience. Booking is easy relative to comparable quality venues, but call ahead for weekend dinners. The venue is located in Chirignago-Zelarino, west of central Mestre, so factor in travel time if you are coming from Venice or the historic centre. For the broader area context, check our full Mestre experiences guide to plan the day around the meal.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grigoris | The Grigoris machine moves swiftly, with many certainties and variations on the theme to keep up with the times and always offer a quality pizza. Digestible dough, typical products including various DOP and delicacies from other regions of Italy; the menu also includes vegan options to cater to more demanding customers. A group of excellent professionals, many of them young people in the dining room and kitchen, with the advice of sommeliers on pairings. Speaking of drinks, the selection includes a list of beers and wines that pair well with the menu. A continuous search, therefore, that does not stop and always improves. | — | |
| Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Dal Pescatore | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Osteria Francescana | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Quattro Passi | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Reale | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
What to weigh when choosing between Grigoris and alternatives.
Casual is the right call here. Grigoris is a pizza operation in Chirignago-Zelarino, not a white-tablecloth venue, and the atmosphere reflects that. Clean and comfortable is enough — there is no dress pressure to factor into your decision.
The team at Grigoris includes a group of professionals in both the dining room and kitchen, which suggests they are set up to handle volume. For larger parties, calling ahead is sensible — booking difficulty is rated Easy, so you are unlikely to struggle with availability.
The venue data does not specify bar seating, so this is worth confirming directly. What is documented is a serious beer and wine list curated with sommelier input, so wherever you sit, there is a considered drinks pairing available.
It works for a low-key celebration rather than a milestone dinner. The kitchen's consistency, sommelier-advised pairings, and DOP-sourced toppings give it more substance than a standard pizzeria, but if you need a formal setting, this is not that format. A birthday dinner with a group who cares about pizza quality: yes. An anniversary where ambience is the priority: look elsewhere.
Mestre's dining scene is functional rather than destination-driven, which means Grigoris sits near the top of the local pizza offer almost by default. If you want a full-scale fine dining comparison, Venice proper has options, but for the mainland pizza category specifically, Grigoris is the reference point rather than the fallback.
Booking difficulty is rated Easy, so you are not fighting weeks-out demand. A day or two of notice should be sufficient for most visits, though weekend evenings may warrant earlier contact. The low booking friction is one of the reasons Grigoris is practical for spontaneous or short-notice trips to the Mestre area.
Yes — the menu explicitly includes vegan options, and the kitchen sources DOP and regional Italian products, giving it range beyond a standard pizza offer. If you have restrictions beyond vegan, confirming specific needs before arrival is always the safer approach.
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