https://madisonpizza.wiki/wiki/history/Cafe_La_Bellitalia?feed=atomCafe La Bellitalia - Revision history2026-11-08T09:03:53ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.9https://madisonpizza.wiki/index.php?title=Cafe_La_Bellitalia&diff=10934&oldid=prevJacques: Add the 2016 pizza menu (Madison Magazine)2026-10-29T03:02:28Z<p>Add the 2016 pizza menu (Madison Magazine)</p>
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Cafe La Bellitalia''' was an Italian restaurant and pizzeria at 1026 N. Sherman Ave., on Madison's North Side. Pietro Pipitone opened it in 2006, and it closed in 2025<ref name="ct-2006-08-18-p3">(2006, August 18). "Northside goes Sicilian": Pietro Pipitone converting 1026 N. Sherman Ave. into an Italian restaurant and pizzeria. ''The Capital Times''. p. 3. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522523052/ 522523052].</ref><ref name="mc-2026-01-16-closed-2025">Kalk Derby, S. (2026, January 16). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_a47a0935-1810-4873-9742-86ca7759311e.html "32 restaurants, bars and cafes that closed in the Madison area in 2025."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.<br />
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==History==<br />
In August 2006 the Capital Times reported that Pipitone, who was born in Sicily, and his family were converting the former Ole & Rick's Northside Tap into an Italian restaurant and pizzeria. He already owned a pizzeria in Beaver Dam and had run two others, in Sun Prairie and Columbus<ref name="ct-2006-08-18-p3" />. In 2008 he was a co-founder of [[Trapani]]<ref name="mc-2008-05-04-trapani-review">Martell, C. (2008, May 4). [https://madison.com/entertainment/article_5be64b5c-e64c-51c1-b0d7-ad1176cea6fb.html "Good pizza, big portions at Trapani."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.<br />
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In the 1970s the same address was one of the stores of [[Luigi’s Pizza & Subs]]<ref name="ct-1973-06-07-p74">(1973, June 7). Luigi's Pizza & Subs advertisement listing three locations. ''The Capital Times''. p. 74. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/519687182/ 519687182].</ref>. The State Journal's list of 2025 closings called Cafe La Bellitalia a long-standing Italian American restaurant<ref name="mc-2026-01-16-closed-2025" />.<br />
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==Pizza==<br />
* Pan-style, stuffed, thin-crust and deep-dish pizzas were planned when it opened<ref name="ct-2006-08-18-p3" />.<br />
* The "Pietro Special" pizza was Isthmus's One Dish in December 2023<ref name="isthmus-2023-12-07-p22">(2023, December 7). One Dish: the "Pietro Special" pizza at Cafe La Bellitalia, 1026 N. Sherman Ave. (photo by Bob Koch); read through BadgerLink. ''Isthmus''. p. 22.</ref>.<br />
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==Locations==<br />
* 1026 N. Sherman Ave. (2006–2025).<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Trapani]]<br />
* [[Luigi’s Pizza & Subs]]<br />
* [[2000s (decade)]]<br />
* [[Item:Q3166|Cafe La Bellitalia in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]]<br />
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