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Hearth + Press

Its owners may be a pair of Lebanese brothers who got their start running a Greek diner in Amherst, but at Hearth + Press it's all about the Italian (the real thing, not watered-down, Americanized schlock). Sure, artisan pizza is everywhere these days, but nowhere else in town can you find an experience so distinctly European — this place is a charming, laid-back coffeeshop and a chic trattoria all rolled into one, with an airy ambience bathed in natural light. As you can guess, the gas-fired stone pizza hearth is the star of the show, with thin-crust, Neapolitan-style specialty pies crisped up in 90 seconds flat at temperatures north of 1000ºF (about 550ºC). But that's not all: there's also a slate of sandwiches served on fresh house-baked baguettes, and in the morning, Hearth + Press's coffeeshop alter ego comes to the forefront.

Address: 665 Main St.
Getting there: Metro Rail: Fountain Plaza
Hours: Daily 8AM-10PM
Price: $15-40
Website: hearthandpress.com (opens in a new tab)

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