Overview
If Moor's Head's Middle Eastern-meets-Italian pizza is one of your staples, but you wish you didn't have to trek to Thornbury for a fix, then we have some good news — especially if you live in Carlton. The popular pizza joint has opened the doors to a new outpost on Drummond Street.
"People living closer to, and in, the city will now find it easier and more convenient to drop in or grab takeaway pizzas," says co-owner Joseph Abboud. "We particularly love that it is a stone's throw from Cinema Nova."
The kitchen's bigger than the one at Thornbury, which brings a few new surprises to the menu, including haloumi fries with pomegranate-pepper sauce and 'turkamisu', a Middle Eastern take on tiramisu, with cardamom coffee, pistachio and green walnut liqueur. On the drinks list, look out for a bunch of local craft beers, boutique wines and arak, an anise-based spirit popular in the Middle East.
Moor's Head has taken over the Drummond Street space once home to Markov and it's a location Abboud had been eyeing for quite a while. At one point, he was in talks with Markov's owners, Joseph and Guy David, about moving in next door. "We've been friends for a long time and often discussed how we could work together, so this opportunity seemed like a right fit at the right time," said Guy.
Moor's Head Carlton is now open daily from 6pm till late at the rear of 350 Drummond Street, Carlton. For more info, visit themoorshead.com.