Start with a slice of pesto and stracciatella, add carbonara, and make room for pepperoni. That’s our way into Togni’s Pizza: three toppings worth comparing, with enough choice left for a second round.
The Belgrano slice shop is already well known among locals. It earns our recommendation through flavor and consistency, the useful combination that turns a restaurant you’ve tried into somewhere you keep coming back to. On a day when you want a casual pizza meal, Togni’s is an easy name to have ready. The real discussion starts at the counter, when you have to choose your slices.
Belgrano · A slice-shop visit
Give yourself a few slices to work with
Our preference is for the thin, New York–style portions. They’re a good format for an undecided table: everyone can choose a direction, compare a bite or two, and keep the favorite in mind for another order.
The dough has a considered preparation behind it. Togni’s uses organic flour, natural fermentation and a 24-hour cold ferment, with Italian tomatoes for the sauce. Those details help explain the care behind a meal that still feels as straightforward as stopping for pizza.
Chef Máximo Togni is the name behind the shop. The Belgrano address is Blanco Encalada 1665, and it’s the one this review is built around. The slice-shop setting makes it an inviting option for a relaxed lunch or dinner, especially when the food decision is already settled and the only question left is which topping gets the first bite.
The three we’d prioritize
Pesto, carbonara, pepperoni
The pesto and stracciatella combination is our first choice. In the full topping combination, mozzarella sits beneath mortadella with pistachio, stracciatella and pesto. The folds of mortadella, soft cheese and green pesto give the slice plenty of character before you’ve lifted it off the tray. Remember the mortadella when ordering; this particular combination includes meat.
Then there’s carbonara: mozzarella with guanciale, egg yolks and pecorino. It takes a familiar pasta combination in a pizza direction, and it’s the one to choose when you want your slice to lean toward a richer cheese-and-pork order. It’s also a useful counterpart to the pesto combination when two people are sharing.
Pepperoni completes our first round. We like having the classic alongside the more elaborate toppings. It gives the order a familiar anchor, and it’s a slice we’d happily come back for on its own.
Together, those three make a good introduction. Share them, see which disappears first, and let that decide what comes next. The repeat order is part of the fun: a favorite slice gets another appearance, or someone persuades the table to try one more topping.
Slices, a whole pie, or a thicker base
Choose the format that fits the table
Togni’s also makes a thicker rectangular pizza, baked in a pan. It’s a good format to know about when the group wants to share one order and prefers a deeper base. Our own vote still goes to the thin New York–style portions; they’re the reason we’d make this particular stop.
For a bigger group that agrees on the topping, the 50-centimeter round pizza is another option. It has the thin base and comes cut into eight portions. Ordering a whole pie makes sense when everybody wants the same thing, while individual slices let the table follow a few different cravings.
For a first visit, choose the slices. The freedom to try pesto and stracciatella, carbonara and pepperoni in the same meal is a large part of the appeal. You can settle the whole-pizza question after you’ve found the topping you’d be happy to share eight ways.
An easy plan to repeat
Togni’s is a useful choice when you want good pizza without building an elaborate evening around it. Bring a friend, choose a few slices, and take the pressure off agreeing on one large pizza before anyone has eaten.
Use the current menu for prices and formats, and make sure you’ve selected the Belgrano location on Blanco Encalada when planning a pickup. There’s enough variety to change the order between visits, but we’d keep at least one place on the tray for a returning favorite.
For another kind of pizza outing, La Mezzetta’s cheese-filled fugazzeta makes a very different next stop. You’ll find both in our Buenos Aires pasta and pizza guide.
Save Togni’s in Plateback and give each favorite topping its own note. Next time the group says “pizza,” you’ll have the place and the first round ready.
