Supino Pizzeria is coming to Eastern Market

A visit to his father's hometown in Italy, Supino, inspired Dave Mancini to open his own pizzeria. Six years later, after much recipe tweaking and location-hunting, Supino Pizzeria will open on Russell St. in Eastern Market by mid-June.

Taking over the space formerly occupied by Flat Planet Pizza makes sense from an equipment standpoint, obviously, but it also gives Mancini access to fresh, locally-grown ingredients from the market. "To be able to walk across the street and go to the 'Grown in Detroit' stall -- say I find this great crop of asparagus today, so I'll bust out some asparagus pizza," he says. "It's a big part of the concept."

Mancini specializes in a thin crust pizza that he characterizes as a bit thinner than his family's but not quite as thin as New York-style. His signature pizza has black olives, garlic, chili oil, riccota cheese and red sauce and his menu will feature pancetta, guanciale, and "fantastic" prosciutto.

Mancini credits Jackie Victor from Avalon Bakery, whom he met at an Open City meeting, for connecting him with the owners of the space he is set to occupy. "I've lived in Detroit for 12 years and I really wanted to do something positive here," he says. "I didn't really want to do something in Farmington or Berkley, and they needed someone to occupy that space.

"It all kind of gelled in the past year."

Supino will be open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday. The address is 2457 Russell St.

Source: Dave Mancini, Supino Pizzeria
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh