An old wood-clad railway house is home to this real neighbourhood pizzeria, all very casual and easy-going. The big wood-burning oven juts out from the shed-like building and there’s a delightful wooden benched garden area; while the ruddy toned, intimate interior is on brick, set down to a small dining area with cosy fireplace. Curiously, there’s also an internet corner, which gives it a bit of a back-packer feel (but also easy to over-look). Photos, colourful paintings on the walls and warm, owner-present service. Thin-base pizza is the main event, in small and large sizes, some pastas, salads, filled pitas and burgers. Wine list is commendably personal and well selected. Good prices too: by glass and carafe. The excellent prices continue to the menu, and the quality is decent, making this a great alternative to the more commercial options a hundred metres down in the Waterfront.
9a Gray Street. 044 382 0203. Tuesday to Sunday 12h00 – 22h00, closed Monday / public holidays



Limoncello, Knysna Waterfront
Limoncello is a neat and light-filled trattoria, white-clothed tables and tile/wicker-wood chairs. There’s a lounge area with large tv’s, and a deck on the marina with plastic furniture but great views. There’s a “generic” Italian feeling to it all, like they have bolted on the basic “Italia” pack, and this superficial heritage is continued in a menu that quickly strays from the motherland to feature a lunch menu of light seafoods, salads, burgers; a selection of mains which include game meats and even a ”signature” kleftiko… before rounding out with a few pastas, grills and seafoods – all in all it’s a catch-all-comers operation. One also sees an array of chafing dishes… for groups I am told, as well as their Sunday buffet. Service is their strong suit, and the location, while the food is run-of-the-mill.
Lunch and dinner daily. 044 382 0530