Pizzeria Mercato

Hidden away in a corner of Emeryville, Pizzeria Mercato is silently one of the best Italian restaurants in the Bay. While the appetizers are solid, from the arancini to the meatballs, the absolute highlights are the restaurant's wide variety of classic Italian pastas and pizza.With both carbonaras and Margherita pizzas that are similar in quality to those you find in Italy, there's no shortage of classic Italian dishes to try. Having frequented this restaurant almost too many times to count, the two highlights of the menu are the chicken fusilli pasta and the prosciutto pizza, both of which are rich in flavor and leave you wanting more. With great service and a large open space with a wine bar attached, it's the perfect spot to spend an evening to relax and enjoy fantastic hearty Italian food. If you're in the area, Pizzeria Mercato is definitely worth making a separate trip out.

Definitely a great place for wings pizza. Service is exceptional, and the staff is extremely accommodating for large groups The restaurant is very clean beautifully decorated Highly recommend this for anyone looking for wine, delicious pizza, and wings There's plenty of parking across the street

Return visit.. ordered the beet salad, rigatoni bolognese and the chocolate mousse pie. These were all delightful and really tasty. The bolognese was more small-mince than chunky -- it was fresh and well layered. Would definitely come back for these dishes.

I was at the Public Market and felt like getting pizza. The server who helped me out was very nice. I got the Brisket Pizza for about $27.50 after tax. It seemed enormous for a 12" personal pizza. It looked better than it tasted. The flavors were very muted. I think the cheese was the best component. The crust was soft and limp with an okay sourdough flavor. The tomato sauce was a plain and basic tomato sauce on the watery side. I was a bit disappointed by the brisket topping, despite the generous amount. The meat was on the dry side and lacked umami flavor. The leftovers tasted better cold, as this brought out the chewiness of the dough and the sweetness of the mild sauce.

Bad service, don't waste your money or time. The waiter/owner whoever the heck he is is a total JERK! They no longer have papardelle they use a fusilli which is only good for Mac and cheese, then the no good tried to argue I had the fusilil the last time, not a good look. Don't play with me, I gave 0 tip. Miserable troll. Avoid like the plague

Got the brisket pizza with caramelized onions, oil cured peppers, and parsley (though I omitted the parsley and ended up taking off the cured peppers since spice has been upsetting my stomach lately).The pizza was nice and thin, but there was too much cornmeal or semolina on the crust.The tomato sauce tasted less stewed -- more like fresh crushed out of the can rather than a marinara that cooked for a long time. The mozzarella was sliced too thick and caused the center to get soggy as soon as it was delivered to my table. Brisket needed some salt and was a tad dry.Caramelized onions needed more color.A few pieces of onions must've come from an onion that was going bad and tasted of it.I spit it out.Water was so cold and refreshing with a hint of lemon.Though I didn't ask for lemon water and now that I think on it, didn't want it.As for service, the restaurant was empty and the waitress took a few minutes to respond to the service bell once my pizza was ready. This might have been okay if the pizza was in better proportion.Also, eating alone sucks.

Pizza Mercato is located on the exterior of the Public Market, even though I believe there is access from the inside of the building as well. Great spot for casual dining with outside seating as well as a spacious dining area inside. I would have liked to try more of the menu but on this occasion I ordered:Pepperoni Pizza $28 including tax: If you like thin crust, this is excellent pizza. The dough was a good texture with a slight chew, and the pizza had the right amount of sauce to cheese ratio. My only complaint is $28 is high for what you get here. Service was good and the employees helpful. Overall a good spot for Italian cuisine.

Mushroom Pizza 4 stars Calamari 3 stars, corn meal based. Very bland.Aranchini 3 stars, not enough sauce for 3. Bland as well. Rigatoni bolognese was pretty darn tasty. 4 stars. Cesar salad was good. 4 stars

I enjoyed the pizza! I thought it was perfect for lunch and tasty, I can't wait to try the other flavors. The mariners sauce was really good too.As for my boyfriend, this isn't his type of pizza place. He would need somewhere heartier and thicker dough. He was still pretty hungry. But if you like thin crust its great!The girl serving us seemed really unbothered and not very interested. Everyone else though was super nice so maybe she was over it that day. But it was very off putting and put a bad taste in our mouths when initially being seated. Came on a Wednesday afternoon and was empty.

We we enjoyed pepperoni and sausage, pizza, beet salad, and wine. The service was nice and the price was moderate.