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This vegan pizzeria replaced the Little Five Points Zesto location last year. David Smith (a partner in El Super Pan, SmoQ’n Hot Grill, and Dos Burros, and chief investment officer at Trowbridge Partners) bought the space and launched Pizzeria Verdura Sincera in April.

The restaurant uses organic, non-GMO flour for the crust. Expect a margherita pizza with plant-based vegan mozzarella, the Greco with spinach, fresh garlic, mushrooms, and kalamata olives, and the Messicano with spicy vegan sausage, peppers, roasted corn, onions, garlic, and ginger.

Craving a slice from your new favorite pizza joint in Little Five Points isn’t unusual, but when it’s from a vegan pizza joint, that takes any bona fide meat eater by surprise. We’re thinking especially of the Messicano, with spicy vegan sausage, sweet and fiery peppers, roasted corn, onions, garlic, and ginger.

Vegans of Atlanta: Rejoice! There’s a new pizza spot in town with entirely plant-based pies, using ingredients that are certified organic, non-GMO, or kosher. And it lives up to the hype. Nonvegans of Atlanta: Don’t be scared. You’re going to love it too.

Atlanta’s culinary culture got a lot more vibrant in 2024. A bunch of great restaurants opened in and around Atlanta in 2024. These places have been offering delectable food, great ambience and good times since their opening.

The restaurant uses organic, non-GMO flour for the crust. Expect a margherita pizza with plant-based vegan mozzarella, the Greco with spinach, fresh garlic, mushrooms, and kalamata olives, and the Messicano with spicy vegan sausage, peppers, roasted corn, onions, garlic, and ginger.

I walked into Pure Quill Superette at God’s appointed time for a deli: noon on a Saturday. Located on Memorial Drive in Edgewood, Pure Quill is the concoction of Hudson Rouse, the chef at Whoopsie’s and Rising Son. Rouse took over the spot that was formerly the Chop Shop and used the space, once a tire store, to open his neighborhood market. It’s a family business for Rouse: His grandparents ran a small supermarket in West Virginia for six decades.

Amid the smoke shops, tattoo parlors, vintage shops, and staples like the Vortex, Zesto stood strong, pulling a crowd of Little Five Points regulars for nearly 60 years.

Vegan pizza eatery Pizza Verdura Sincera is now open in the former Zesto space in Atlanta's Little Five Points neighborhood.

The plant-based pizzeria is located at the space formerly occupied by Zesto.

Vegans of Atlanta: Rejoice! There’s a new pizza spot in town with entirely plant-based pies, using ingredients that are certified organic, non-GMO, or kosher. And it lives up to the hype. Nonvegans of Atlanta: Don’t be scared. You’re going to love it too.