pizzerian.

1901 Cent. Mag. May 15 The famous pizzerie of Naples, some of which boast a hundred years of existence, are devoted exclusively to the manufacture and sale of a sort of rustic pie, or short-cake made out of risen dough, sharply beaten till quite thin, and seasoned on top with a great deal of lard, tomatoes, and grated cheese, or, on fast-days, with olive-oil, fresh anchovies, and a touch of garlic.

1925 N.Y. Herald Tribune 23 Aug. 14/1 So dear is the pizzaiola to the Italian palate that Italian localities support numerous pie-shops on whose bill-of-fare it is the main article. These shops are pizzerias.

1931 N.Y. Times 2 Oct. 43/5 New Incorporations... A1 Progresso Pizzeria, restaurant.

1931 N.Y. Times Mag. 8 Nov. 16/3 The Italian pie shop—called the pizzeria—encroaches upon the fish market, which in turn is dwarfed by colorful vegetable stands.

1940 Italica 17 80 Other projects which had social as well as educational interest were: a lunch of ‘pizza’ at a Pizzeria, attendance at an Italian movie and an Italian opera.

1966 L. Deighton Billion-dollar Brain xv. 141 We went past the silent skyscrapers, kosher pizzerias, glass-fronted banks.

1988 M. Dunford & J. Holland Real Guide Amsterdam (1989) ii. v. 134 Lovely, summery pizzeria, with good starters and excellent pizzas.

2003 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 25 Nov. 2 The 26-year-old learned to cook pizza in wood ovens in Milan, where he and an aunt had several pizzeria.

2004 Opera Now Mar. 13/3 All over Genoa there are pizzerie where you can buy slices of hot pizza and foccacia (filled savoury tarts) to eat there and then or take down to the port and eat sitting in the sun.