La Vespa 50 Ristoranti Pizzeria Leon

Its difficult to have pizza outside of Italy. I just don 't think that most understand the Italian food and the result ends up not being what was served here (and this is just pizza we are talking about . I would feel much better if the Spanish would instead call it Spanish Pizza or something like that. Please don 't pretend to be Italian by having a name or decor that hints at an Italian root. La Vespa 50 is a perfect example of the logic behind this. While they claim to use Caputo flour (an essential ingredient for any self-respecting southern pizza , and they even claim to have 2 days of proofing, the result definitely counters all of this. The pizza dough tastes like straight up flour... it is truly offsetting. This just goes to show that something is seriously wrong since a reasonably hydrated Caputo based dough will build a distinct and wonderful flavour when proofed with a proper amount of time. It was also evident that the temperature of the oven was not adequate. If you look through the photos of the pizzas, you can see that they are struggling significantly with the temperature of the oven. Everyone should give a certain amount of leniency to the changes in temperature and humidity in the dough proofing process, but the oven should be reasonably well controlled... and its not. This is all the more sad since they are using wood to heat the oven (where was that wood born flavour? . I feel bad in giving such a horrible score. The people working there were fantastic. But this was easily over stepped by the outcome of the food.

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After walking around the downtown are of Leon we found La Vespa. There were a few tables outside and one was available. We ordered pizza and beer. Then we ordered another pizza and beer. Needing to use the bathroom I walked into a fully packed restaurant with all the aromatic smells of Italy and people with plates of pasta and salads on their tables. It was a small slice of Italy in Spain.

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We found this place around a couple of corners from the Cathedral. The waiter was very friendly, and helped us select from the long list of pizzas. We went for local specialties and were delighted with the outcome. A good pizza, some Norah Jones on the sound system, decent prices, friendly service, and a warm room on a chilly day. What's not to like? Highly recommended!

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Perfect thin crust pizza, good red wine and limoncello to finish off our snack. Chilled outdoor atmosphere amidst a busy square. Well placed for people watching if you get a table outside.

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Great little place and fabulous wood fired stone pizzas. We ate here twice both times thoroughly enjoyed it. Inexpensive highly recommended

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