A new Italian pizza restaurant is set to open in Bicester town centre later this month.

Rustica Bistrot will welcome customers for the first time at its venue in Pioneer Square on Saturday, April 27.

The restaurant will be run by husband and wife duo Klevi and Sara Petritaj, who are aiming to bring an “authentic” Italian experience to the town.

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Pinsa pizza is a Roman way of preparing pizza dough, which entails the use of three different flours – wheat, rice and soy – to produce a light crunchy crust, which Mr Petritaj says is less filling than regular crust.

Oxford Mail: Klevi and Sara Petritaj, owners of Rustica Bistrot

The cafe will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner with a broad offering of traditional Italian dishes.

Dishes will use ingredients like Burrata, Parma ham, mortadella and crudo, with the customer’s choice of croissants at breakfast, or toasted panini and focaccia bread at lunch.

Mr Prtritaj said: “We wanted to open something different for the people of Bicester.

“Our customers can pop in for a quick morning cappuccino, or they can grab a croissant for breakfast.

“They’ll also be able to have lunch, whether they fancy a toasted panini or focaccia with authentic Italian ingredients, a slice of cake or our Pinsa pizza.

“Dinner guests can watch as we cook wonderful hand rolled and stretched pizzas in our pizza oven, sit with a glass of Aperol Spritz made fresh at the bar and enjoy our service.”

It comes a week after the news that fellow Italian bistro Wildwood closed down in the town following a major company restructuring.

Also based at Pioneer Square, Wildwood’s closure came among the 18 sites owned by the firm Tasty that were forced to shut across the country after a financially “challenging” start of the year.