Fresh from the garden
Salvatore’s Tomato Pies, 912 E. Johnson St.
The bounty of the summer garden is already appearing atop Sal’s daily special pies, like a tomatillo-cilantro pesto in lieu of tomato sauce, or roasted gold and purple cauliflower as a topping.
Rustic
Pizza Brutta, 1805 Monroe St.
There is no need to get any more complicated than the straightforward Neapolitan pizza. The margherita is beautiful, with a sauce made simply from crushed Sam Marzano tomatoes, accompanied with fresh bufala mozzarella, olive oil, sea salt and basil.
White
Cafe Porta Alba, 558 N. Midvale Blvd., Hilldale
The Allegra comes topped just with mushrooms and mascarpone cheese; truffle oil holds the different flavor notes together.
