WDW: New pizzeria opens at Epcot

The newest addition to Epcot's list of restaurants is touted as "the first authentic Italian pizzeria to ever open in the park."

Via Napoli pizzeria, located in the World Showcase, opened last week and aims to offer authentic Italian food in a family friendly atmosphere "without being a restaurant that caters to children," as The Daily Disney put it.

"I have always loved the beauty of a simple Neapolitan pizza," Patina Restaurant Group CEO Nick Valenti said in a news release. "It's a perfect food, something beloved by both Italians and Americans. At Via Napoli we will make pizza the traditional Neapolitan way: with a textured, soft and charred crust."

The menu features a smattering of classical Neapolitan pizzas and other dishes cooked with "water calibrated specifically to the pH found in Naples," according to a news release. Famed Pizzaiolo Charlie Restivo is the restaurant's executive chef.

"We're excited to be working with the Patina Restaurant Group once again on this significant expansion project," said Dan Cockerell, vice president of Epcot said in a news release. "Via Napoli will certainly enhance the guest experience and the architectural landscape of World Showcase just in time for our 15th annual Epcot Food & Wine Festival."