SEO Basilica makes Neapolitan pizza without strings

Napolitan pizza became the darling of the paulistanos. But the truth is that few new pizzerias top up all prerequisites to get Italian certification. Most choose to adapt or modernize the preparation, which opens new possibilities for ingredients and flavors.

This is the case of Basilic SEO, with two houses in São Paulo. The first, in Mooca, opened four years ago, and another recently inaugurated in Perdizes. There, the way was settled.

If chef Vinicius Braune strictly followed tradition in search of the authenticity seal, he might not have ventured into bolder pizzas, such as Mortadela and Limone (R $ 57). Combining mortadella, ketilian lemon, fior di latte, pistachio and basil, is one of the menu’s successes.

The choice of fior di latte, soft cheese made with cow’s milk, shows that the Neapolitan soul is there. The characteristic of the mass, more elastic, too. To take the test, just sink your finger on the edge, full of air.

Also as in traditional Neapolitan houses, SEO Basilic pizza serves well a person and comes with a single flavor – it is not possible to ask half in half.

But the place does not require the obligation to use flour 00 and the wood oven, for example. It is gas – which, by the way, does not compromise the experience at all.

Another highlight is Zucchini (R $ 58). The thin slices of zucchini are delicately accommodated between pieces of fjor di latte and Stracciatella (creamy buffalo cheese). To finish, a touch of Parmesan. Delicious! Sin for excess moisture at the base, but nothing serious.

Already the pizza that bears the name of the house, the Basilic SEO (R $ 58), unites fior di latte to the pesto of basil. It is a bianca pizza, without tomato sauce, but it arrives too greasy, and the result is nauseating. Peperoni (R $ 59) is tasty and, even with cured meat, can eat the whole pizza without weighing in the stomach.

Finally, Cannoli (R $ 18). Stuffed with ricotta, lemon-siciliano and pistachio, is very light and tasty. Honor the Juventus Flam (Cannoli fans will understand!) Hanging near the entrance. The only defect is to come one.

The service is attentive, but a little inattentive. A water had to be requested three times. Anyone who wants to observe the preparation of the pizza can touch the counter. An opportunity to assume about the house’s concern with handcrafted and preservative products. It was because of this, by the way, that Seo Basilica was born.

Like Hobbie, partners Vinicius Braune and Leandro Ferrari made pizza at home only with these ingredients in a portable oven, and called their friends to prove. It was so successful that it ended up becoming a deal.

And successful business. The brand intends to open a unit in Florida, in the United States, in the coming months. Another in Portugal is also in the plans.