Neapolitan pizzeria Rudy’s will open in Worcester city centre on Sunday 22 November, with bookings now live ahead of the run-up to Christmas.
The new restaurant on Broad Street is spread across two floors, with around 115 covers inside and 12 outside, and will open seven days a week in Rudy’s pared-back, laid-back style.
The evening before opening, on Saturday 21 November, the team will host a charity night with all proceeds going to St Richard’s Hospice, which offers free care and support to adults with incurable illnesses across Worcestershire, as well as their families and carers. The night also gives the new team a final chance to put their training into practice, and bookings are open.
From 22 November the pizzeria will serve Neapolitan pizza daily, made with dough prepared fresh each day using 00 Caputo flour and double-fermented for 24 hours. Toppings follow the Neapolitan basics of San Marzano tomatoes grown at the foot of Mount Vesuvius and fior di latte mozzarella, with pizzas ranging from the classic Margherita to the spicier Calabrese.
The bar will serve Italian spritzes, Italian and local lagers and classic stirred cocktails, alongside specials such as a Spiced Red Berry Hugo Spritz.
Rudy’s opened its first pizzeria in Ancoats, Manchester, in 2015 and now has more than 41 sites nationwide, having recently confirmed plans for its first Salford pizzeria in Monton. Worcester is its sixth opening in the West Midlands, following Birmingham city centre, Brindleyplace, Harborne, Royal Leamington Spa and Sutton Coldfield, and has created 20 jobs across the kitchen, front of house and management.
“We’re incredibly excited to be bringing Rudy’s to Worcester. Our team is passionate about serving the most authentic Neapolitan pizza, and we can’t wait for people in the area to experience the flavours that have made Rudy’s a nationwide favourite.”
Neal Bates, Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana
Rudy’s is the largest organisation in the UK to be accredited by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, the international body that protects and promotes traditional Neapolitan pizza-making, and in 2025 it was ranked 23rd in the World’s 50 Best Pizzerias.
Bookings for both the opening and the charity night can be made through the Rudy’s Worcester page, with the pizzeria located at 66–67 Broad Street, Worcester, WR1 3LY.
Publisher of Hospitality and Leisure News, 365 Retail, Retail Source and organiser of the Creative Retail Awards.
