Pizzeria Mercato - Carrboro

This is by far one of my favorite restaurants in the area. They excel at fresh, delicious, and brilliantly crafted recipes, that rotate with the season. It's food you love to eat because of how delicious it is, and it leaves your body feeling good because of the quality and care.

The pizza was phenomenal: great crust and overall flavor and prep. The lemon poppy cake and mango sorbet were amazing, too. However, the service may have been the best part of our meal. The staff worked in concert to ensure we were being taken care of and they were all genuinely friendly.

Fabulous take out experience!Person who took my order over the phone was super nice, considerate of my garbage pronunciation of the menu (sorry! , and helpful with specifics on when to get there, where to park etc.The food was hot, correct, tasty and well packaged.What you need to know: the place is tiny! Because of this, they get very busy. I had to call 15 times in a 20min span to get through on the phone. Your patience will be rewarded! Also because they are small, you can only call to order takeout. No online and you cannot go in (to my knowledge . After you order/pay over the phone, they’ll give you a time to park in a designated take out spot. then they bring your order out! : (I called and let them know I was there and thankfully got right through, but not sure if that’s necessary the parking lot is tiny too. I had to wait for the for previous person waiting to get the “take out” spot. There are places nearby you can park until your time. Pizzas are all the same size and I would say medium sized. For average adults, I would say it serves two people, but one person could eat it if they were hungry. We (6 ordered three pizzas and a salad, most of us ate 2 3 slices and there was pizza left over.Also tried the arancini (rice balls and they were fantastic! Basic salad was good, but some may find it a little pricey for content. We weren’t huge fans of the lemon cake, but it may have been our personal preference. It was a little dry for us. (Its probably better in house with the sauce fresh on it TBF Overall excellent flavors and customer service! We’ll be back!

The food was delicious in the moment, but I’m sorry to say that I and my friends definitely got some mild food poisoning from this place — we all experienced stomach pains after having the grilled octopus and the puttanesca and funghi pizzas. Service was great, though!

Went to Mercato tonight to unwind after a hard couple of months away, with some much needed me time and a craving for carbs. I was greated with exceptional service and the most lovely, caring staff. Aliza and Emma provided great service and were very knowledgeable, hospitable, not to mention whimsical, and made my night. And just like that…. a great night in the town