Margherita D.O.P.
$18San Marzano, fior di latte, fresh basil, Sicilian olive oil. The one we're judged by.
House favourite
Fired
480°C
480°C
From the oven
The pies people drive across town for
A short list done properly. Twelve inches, thin Neapolitan base, cut into six.
Calabrese Piccante
$21Double-cup pepperoni, hot honey, chilli flake and a pull of aged mozzarella.
Spicy
Orto della Nonna
$20Roasted zucchini, peppers, red onion, cherry tomato and basil pesto. Fully veg.
Vegetarian
Why it tastes different
No shortcuts, just fire & time
Wood-fired daily
Every pie bakes 90 seconds in our 480°C oven — leopard-spotted crust, blistered edges, that unmistakable char.
48-hour dough
Slow-fermented Caputo "00" flour, cold-proofed two full days. Light, airy and easy on the stomach.
Imported & local
San Marzano tomatoes and fior di latte from Italy, greens and cured meats from Alberta producers.
Napoli, by way of Alberta
A tiny corner of Italy on 17th Ave.
Forno YYC started with a second-hand Neapolitan oven and a stubborn belief that Calgary deserved pizza made the slow way. We stretch by hand, ferment for two days and cook one pie at a time. No conveyor belts, no shortcuts.
480°C
Oven temperature
48h
Dough ferment
90s
Bake time
Est. 201917th Ave SW, Calgary
What Calgary says
★★★★★
Genuinely the best pizza in the city. The crust has that proper Neapolitan chew and char — I've stopped ordering from anywhere else.
D
Daniela M.
Beltline · Google review
★★★★★
We came for date night and left planning our next visit before we'd finished. The Calabrese with hot honey is dangerous. Warm room, real people.
J
Jordan & Priya
Mission · Regulars
★★★★★
As a Napoletano living in Calgary, I was skeptical. Forno YYC is the real thing — the dough, the tomato, the leopard spots. Bravi.
M
Marco R.
Kensington · TripAdvisor
★★★★★
Took the whole team here after work on a Friday. Fast, generous, and every single pie landed. New office go-to, hands down.
S
Sarah L.
Downtown · Yelp
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Open Tuesday–Sunday. Dine-in, pickup and delivery across central Calgary.