Rudy's announced the opening of a new Leeds pizzeria earlier this year, following the closure of family-owned Italian restaurant Casa Mia.
The Chapel Allerton branch opened today, serving classic recipes such as Marinara, Margherita and Calabrese.
Here is a first look inside Rudy’s Chapel Allerton.
![Rudy's Chapel Allerton is located at the former site of Casa Mia on Stainbeck Road.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM0ODZkYjM4LTc0ZjEtNDE2Yy1iNTg1LTc4NDZmNTIwZTJjZDpjY2M4ODkzNy0wYzBkLTRlZWEtOTgwNS01NWUwNzNlNWU0MDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Opened on Stainbeck Lane
Rudy's Chapel Allerton is located at the former site of Casa Mia on Stainbeck Road. Photo: Rudy's
![The manager of Rudy's Chapel Allerton said the team "can't wait to be part of the community."](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJhYWU3OTgyLTQ4NTMtNDQyOS1iYWMzLWIyNjczZTcyZWVjNjo0MzgyNWExNy1jNGEyLTQ0ZGUtYTNjNy01MmEyZWE2YmZmN2I=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. First day was a success
The manager of Rudy's Chapel Allerton said the team "can't wait to be part of the community." Photo: Rudy's
![The restaurant chain was founded in Manchester in 2015, before opening sites in Leeds city centre, London, Liverpool, Birmingham and Sheffield.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdmMTI2NzNjLTRmNzktNDFjYy04YWU2LTgwMTg2MzY2YjNiMDoyMTk4NjM4NS05MGM0LTQwNTItYjcwZi1mMzY2ODIwZGNjZWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Founded in Manchester in 2015
The restaurant chain was founded in Manchester in 2015, before opening sites in Leeds city centre, London, Liverpool, Birmingham and Sheffield. Photo: Rudy's
![Rudy’s follows traditional Neapolitan methods of pizza-making, serving classic recipes such as Marinara, Margherita and Calabrese.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE3OTAzM2U5LTE0N2MtNGQyNC05ZDgyLWU1MTM5YzdjN2U3Zjo0NWI2ZTE0Mi1lZGIyLTRkZTQtYmE3NS1kZTQzYmFjYTVjZTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Follows traditional Neapolitan methods
Rudy’s follows traditional Neapolitan methods of pizza-making, serving classic recipes such as Marinara, Margherita and Calabrese. Photo: Rudy's
![The pizza is cooked in wood fire ovens for just 60 seconds, leaving it soft and floppy with a leopard patterned cornichon, or crust.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjkxYjBkODAyLTk3ODUtNDczNy05YmQ2LWM1NzMwNTVhMDdkMzo3NGM0ZTM1MC01NjkzLTRkZWMtYTNmZS1lYjhiZDA5YWMwNTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Cooked in a wood fire
The pizza is cooked in wood fire ovens for just 60 seconds, leaving it soft and floppy with a leopard patterned cornichon, or crust. Photo: Rudy's
![Gabi Eyres, the general manager of Rudy’s Chapel Allerton, said: “We’re really excited to bring Rudy’s to the neighbourhood."](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBmZjk2NWQ1LTExNTctNGZmZS04YjZmLWViYjcyYzM2OTA0ZjozYjdmOGI4Zi1iMDA5LTRhOTctOWU3YS0yM2E4NDVhY2E5ZjE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Open Tuesday to Sunday every week
Gabi Eyres, the general manager of Rudy’s Chapel Allerton, said: “We’re really excited to bring Rudy’s to the neighbourhood." Photo: Rudy's