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Pierre’s hands open a ball of dough on the semolina, lay fior di latte on the passata and set the burrata; then the pizza arrives on a table on the square.

Lo Storico

On the square in Pazzallo, above Paradiso.

Neapolitan pizza in Lugano-Pazzallo

4.9on Google, from 333 reviewsFrom 18:30; closed on Tuesday.

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Three pizzas to start with.

33 pizzas on the menu, from CHF 16 to CHF 27.

  1. A Lo Storico Margherita from above: the high, puffed crust spotted black by the oven, the fior di latte and the basil.

    MargheritaCHF 17

    Tomato passata, hand-cut fior di latte and basil, on the high crust.

  2. The Regina Margherita from above: a whole burrata in the middle with Lo Storico’s paper tag, basil, the high crust.

    Regina MargheritaCHF 21

    The Margherita with a whole burrata in the middle, and our paper tag on top.

  3. The Sapore e’ Casa from above, with the meatballs, fior di latte and basil.

    Sapore e’ CasaCHF 27

    Home-made meatballs and provola: the pizza Pierre built around his boyhood memories.

All the pizzas, with prices

Pierre’s hand holding a Margherita: the high, puffed crust, spotted black by the oven.

High crust, double fermentation.

A contemporary pizza with a high, well-built crust, crisp and light: it starts from a biga and goes through a double fermentation.

  • Biga
  • Double fermentation
  • Fior di latte from Campania
  • San Marzano tomatoes

Crispness is a signature.

Lo Storico, 2026

In summer, the tables go out onto the square.

On Piazza della Comunità, under the parasols and the plane tree. In the evening, from the tables, the sun goes down behind the hills.

Car
The Scuole Comunali car park, 300 metres away, or the small car park a few steps from the square.
Bus
Line 434 from Lugano, stop Pazzallo, Paese, a few steps away.

Piazza della Comunità 6, 6912 Pazzallo

Getting here
Sunset from the tables on the square in Pazzallo: two beers and the pizzas on the table, the plane tree, the sun over the hills.
A pizza with Parma ham on the terrace rail, with a white wine and a beer; behind, the roofs and hills above Paradiso at dusk.
Pierre Davide in the doorway of Lo Storico, under the sign, holding a Margherita.

Pierre Davide

“To make pizzas that said who I am, with consistency and respect for the craft.”

Pierre Davide has his roots in Avellino; his love of dough, he says, goes back to when he was a boy, at his grandmother’s side.

Since 25 March 2022 he has been putting it into the pizzas at Lo Storico.

Pierre’s story
Pierre’s arms holding out two pizzas, each with its paper tag.

4.9on Google

on Google, from 333 reviews

No pizzeria in the Lugano area with more than a hundred Google reviews is rated higher.

“The dough is so light that when you’ve finished you feel full, but still light.”

on Google, 2025Translated ·

“You can clearly see that the ingredients are high quality.”

on Google, 2025Translated ·

“Very nice small restaurant. Lots of locals eat there.”

on Google, May 2026
Lo Storico’s pumpkin pizza from above, with basil and the paper tag.

“The pumpkin has arrived.”

Lo Storico, 10 October 2026

It’s the autumn pizza and it isn’t on the menu: ask for it when you book.

Pierre, in a white T-shirt, holds a margherita out towards you, against a dark ground.

Book before you come up to Pazzallo.

The room is small: you can ask for a table here at any hour. For tonight, it’s best to call.

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Every evening from 18:30, except Tuesday.