Tucked away behind an unassuming garden gate on a busy road in Heliopolis, Andiamo is easily missed. Luckily Greg had been a couple of weeks ago and knew where to go or we’d have been wandering around for ages, something we seem to do quite often in Cairo!

Stepping into Andiamo you feel like you’ve walked into someone’s back garden. The compact, cosy space, cleverly manages to accommodate a fully stocked bar, a handful of tables, TV and a pizza oven. It’s very cute!

There’s no chance of poor service here, it’s so small the staff only have to walk a few meters – in fact you can probably just call out your order! The food menu is simple; its pizza. There are several varieties to choose from, all are thin crust with crispy bases and topped with good quality, fresh ingredients. I think our food arrived after about 15 minutes cooked to order in the pizza oven. The drinks menu is more substantial, from soft drinks to beer and sangria, cocktails to spirits.

We ordered two pizzas to share, one with smoked ham and mushroom the other with merguez sausage. They were so delicious with generous toppings and a perfect ratio of tomato sauce to cheese, plenty for 2 hungry people. Washed down with a few Desperados, it made for a very relaxing Saturday afternoon.

If you like authentic pizza in a relaxing setting with good service Andiamo is the place to go. We both said how much it reminded us of the small pizza places we visited in Venice and Florence a few years ago. For me there is nothing better than a movie night with pjs and a chicken ranch pizza from Papa Johns, but, for a more refined pizza experience Andiamo is a must!

We paid just over 900LE for 2 pizzas and 6 beers including taxes and service. When we arrived just after lunchtime it was fairly quiet but I would recommend you make a reservation for weekend evenings.