Beloved Alabama pizza joint to go on ‘hiatus,’ with promise to return

A beloved Alabama pizza restaurant is going away for the second time, but with a message to fans that it might return for a third act.

The news was shared on social media in recent days by the proprietors of Mobile-based Pizzeria Delphina, regularly ranked on the short list of best pizza places in the Port City.

Richie Gambino and a partner opened Delphina at 107 Dauphin St. around 2015. The location was tiny, with limited space for dine-in customers, but it developed an outsize reputation thanks to Gambino’s pizza and pasta dishes. His commitment to authenticity included the use of vintage 1972 Blodgett 1000 pizza ovens, a type closely associated with New York-style pizzas…

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