The owners of Pizzeria Da Nella have jumped from the North Side to the South Side, as on Friday they’ll open Nella Pizza & Pasta on the University of Chicago’s Hyde Park campus. Owners Frank and Nella Grassano closed their acclaimed Lincoln Park location after six years as they prepared to open a new Neapolitan pizzeria. The couple’s pies are among the most-popular thin-crust pizzas in Chicago.

Together, they’ve built a 3,200-square-foot restaurant with room for 75 indoors and another 55 on the patio. Grassano grew up in Naples, Italy and prides himself on authenticity. He follows all the rules set forth by VPN, the authority for Neapolitan pizza. The pizzas don’t always travel well as they taste best fresh out of the 900-degree oven. VPN revokes certification for those who offer take away.