Some of Miami's Best Pizza is Lurking Under the Palmetto

Conveniently, it's across the street from a dispensary

Photo by Carlos Miller

Long before Miami had more Neapolitan pizzerias than it has operative turn signals, there was Cazzoli’s. If you don’t know that name, your phone number probably begins with a number other than 3 or 7. If you do know that name, you’ll probably remember the big, sweet red sauce pizzas and delicious garlic rolls that were a weeknight family favorite. Or, a late-night, hangover-saving decision.

Cazzoli’s went the way of the Orange Bowl a few years back, but Gaetano Gambino – one of the OG founders of Cazzoli’s - opened his own spot not too long after. He’s since passed away, but Gaetano’s Pizza & Pasta lives on, cleverly hidden about a mile south of Dadeland where the Palmetto meets U.S. 1, near a dispensary and a car wash. Pop inside you’ll find the same kind of pizza you remember, with a few gourmet touches.

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