Located in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, Little Charli is a new pizzeria on Bleecker Street. They offer fresh pizza made to order and cooked in a woodfire oven.
Chef Salvatore Olivella has a family history of owning a pizza place in Italy. After coming to New York, he decided to continue his passion for pizza at Little Charli.
“I have a passion for food,” Olivella explained. “I love seeing people enjoy the food, especially pizza. Pizza is very popular in New York, where people eat it for breakfast, lunch, and even dinner.”
Customers can order three types of pizza at Little Charli: margherita, snow white and diablo (soppressata and spicy honey). You can even order the chef’s pie, also known as the “godfather,” which is one-meter long.
According to Olivella, other popular items include grandma’s meatballs and a watermelon salad. If you’re looking for something sweet, Little Charli offers their take on a Nutella s’mores pie, which they call “Uncle Fluffy.”
“I worked so hard for this, everything for me is the customer, the food always right. I look at my meatball, I taste everything every day. I’m here seven days a week,” Olivella said.
And if there’s one piece of advice his father gave to him about running a business, Olivella says it’s about what goes on a pizza.
“My father only one thing he say to me: please no pineapple, no pineapple on top of the pizza. Do everything you want, but no pineapple.”
