Prensa
Press
For journalists, writers, photographers and anyone putting together a list of where to eat in east London. Here is what you need, and who to ask for the rest.
Fact sheet
The short version
- Name
- Fugazzeta Club. One z in fugazza, two in fugazzeta, and a capital C on Club.
- What
- An Argentine pizzeria serving Buenos Aires style pizza al molde, fugazzeta, fainá and empanadas.
- Where
- 38 Pellerin Street, Hackney, London E8 4RN
- Opened
- 9 July 2021, after three years as a Saturday market stall.
- Founders
- Valeria Iturbe and Tomás Ferraro, both from Buenos Aires.
- Covers
- 64 inside, 16 on the terrace, 28 in El Fondo.
- Price
- Grande pizzas from £19 to £31. Around £30 a head with a drink.
- Best known for
- The fugazzeta rellena. We sell about 1,100 a month.
Contact
Press enquiries
Email prensa@fugazzeta-club.com. Valeria handles press herself and replies within two working days. Tomás is happy to be interviewed about pizza al molde, in English or Spanish, but not on Fridays or Saturdays.
We can arrange a visit to the kitchen during dough prep on a Monday morning for photographers and film crews.
Images
Photography
High-resolution photographs of the dining room, the sign and the food are available on request, free to use for editorial coverage of the restaurant. Please credit them as "Fugazzeta Club". We are not able to supply images for advertising.
Coverage
Written about us
"The rellena that ate Pellerin Street"
Hackney Table, a local food newsletter, issue 31, March 2023
"Twelve pizzas worth crossing the river for"
East End Eating, a neighbourhood blog, August 2024
"Filete on the high street"
Signwriting Quarterly, on the hand-painted sign, winter 2022