So if you are in the Scottsdale area and you are looking for authentic Italian style pizza Grazie is the place for you! They seriously have some of the best thin crust pizza I have had on the West Coast in a very long time. They also have an impressive Italian wine list and not that I am an expert in Italian wine, but they had wines I had never heard of and it was a lot of fun to try something outside my comfort zone.


Grazie is not in the heart of Downtown Scottsdale, it is more like 3 blocks away, but it actually has a great quiet location on a side street with a beautiful patio that is perfect for warm nights. It is tiny and inviting inside and the wood fired pizza oven is visible and just makes the place feel like home.


I decided to stick with tradition when I was there and so I ordered a plain cheese pizza with tomatoes...which is the way I ate pizza as a kid. The crust was thin, crispy and still had the marks of the pizza oven, which made me happy. They use homemade mozzarella which in and of itself is impressive. The sauce was tangy and tasted like fresh herbs! And I just loved that the pizza was not too greasy like so many of them are!


They also had gluten free pizza crust options and they actually had gluten free beer which spiked my curiosity, but I decided to stick with wine because of their impressive list. Maybe next time!

The wait staff was helpful and knew their wine. I asked for a full bodied red that involved an out of the ordinary Italian varietal. They asked me if I prefered a more jammy or earthy wine and I said earthy. They recommended a 2010 Palazzo Delle Torre-Ripassa and it was perfect!! They also have these cute business cards that allow you to write down the wine you drank or liked. Cool idea!!

I would definitely go back next time I am in town. Grazie!