Bufalina Pizza

"For over a decade, Bufalina has been one of Austin’s go-tos for Neapolitan pizza. Then there are fantastic house-made pastas such as short rib lasagna rotolo, gnocchi in vodka arrabbiata, and orecchiette with sausage and preserved lemons. Sip a glass of natural wine from the extensive list outside while waiting (and on weekends, there will almost certainly be a wait) for a table inside to watch the wood-fire oven in action. There is this location in East Austin and a second one up in Brentwood, which has fewer pasta options. Both locations (East Austin, Brentwood) offer limited takeout orders." - Erin Russell

"Bufalina has been Austin’s original cool-kid pizza-and-natural-wine spot since it opened in East Austin in 2013. With bare Edison bulbs and unfinished walls, it always felt kind of like an underground clubhouse, but with esoteric wines alongside classic and sometimes unconventional Neapolitan pies. The pizzas are great, but the excellent pastas transform Bufalina from a simple pizza joint into an Italian restaurant worth waiting for a table in a parking lot in the blazing Texas summertime sun for an unreasonable amount of time. " - nicolai mccrary, adele hazan, raphael brion

"Bufalina has been Austin’s original cool-kid pizza-and-natural-wine spot since it opened in East Austin in 2013. With bare Edison bulbs and unfinished walls, it always felt kind of like an underground clubhouse, but with esoteric wines alongside classic and sometimes unconventional Neapolitan pies. The pizzas are great, but the devastatingly excellent pastas transform Bufalina from a simple pizza joint into an Italian restaurant worth waiting for a table in a parking lot in the blazing Texas summertime sun for an unreasonable amount of time." - nicolai mccrary, matthew jacobs, raphael brion

"At Bufalina, a pizzeria and natural wine spot in East Austin, the pizzas are classically Neapolitan, with options like marinaras and margheritas, but we can’t help but order the spicy red pie with double garlic, double parmesan, and chili flakes. If you’re in the mood for something a little less traditional, there are delicious options like a creamy white taleggio pie with sausage and scallions. This is one of the most fun dinner spots in town, and there’s even a second location, Bufalina Due, farther north in Brentwood with a similar menu." - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion

"When: Daily, 4-5:30pm The Deal: Half off all pizzas; half off all bottles of wine under $100 Any day of the week, the line to get into Bufalina typically starts forming around 3:45pm. Bufalina is home to some of the best pizza in the city, and you can get it for half price from 4-5:30pm, along with half off their extensive list of natural and low-intervention wines. If you're not there early, there's a good chance you won't get seated in time for Happy Hour. Plan ahead next time, or go to their second location on Burnet Road, where you can get the same deal with a much shorter wait. " - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion