New Old City Pizza Brings Homemade Neapolitan Pies to Downtown Buffalo

The pizzeria's CEO has a family history in the pizza business and is serving up scratch-made specialties.

Apr. 10, 2026 at 7:55pm

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A vibrant, high-contrast silkscreen print of a single pizza slice repeated in a grid pattern, rendered in bold neon colors and heavy black outlines to capture the modern, pop art aesthetic of the new Old City Pizza restaurant.Old City Pizza's homemade Neapolitan-style pies are the star of this new downtown Buffalo restaurant concept.Buffalo Today

Old City Pizza, a new restaurant concept in the basement of the Pearl Street Grill & Brewery in downtown Buffalo, is bringing homemade Neapolitan-style pizzas, pastas, and sandwiches to the area. The pizzeria is led by CEO Bill Casale, whose grandfather owned a pizzeria in Niagara Falls called Casale's. Casale and head chef Jeremiah Siford attended a pizza convention in Las Vegas where they discovered a specialty Italian flour that has become the foundation of their scratch-made pizzas.

Why it matters

The opening of Old City Pizza adds a new dining option to downtown Buffalo, which has seen an influx of new restaurants and bars in recent years as the city's revitalization continues. The pizzeria's focus on high-quality, handmade ingredients and family pizza-making traditions sets it apart from many other quick-service options in the area.

The details

Old City Pizza offers 12 varieties of Neapolitan-style pizzas made with the specialty Petra 0102HP flour, as well as scratch-made pastas, sandwiches on in-house baked bread, and a full-service SPoT Coffee station. The concept was developed by Casale, whose grandfather owned a pizzeria in Niagara Falls, and head chef Jeremiah Siford after they discovered the unique Italian flour at a pizza convention.

  • Old City Pizza opened in the basement of the Pearl Street Grill & Brewery in downtown Buffalo in April 2026.
  • Casale and Siford attended a pizza convention in Las Vegas where they discovered the specialty flour that became the foundation of their menu.

The players

Bill Casale

The CEO of the property that houses Old City Pizza, whose grandfather owned a pizzeria called Casale's in Niagara Falls.

Jeremiah Siford

The head chef at Old City Pizza who co-developed the concept with Casale after discovering a specialty Italian flour at a pizza convention.

Earl Ketry

The operator of the Pearl Street Grill & Brewery building, who came up with the name for the Old City Pizza concept.

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What they’re saying

“When I first heard that the defunct Brawler's Deli in the basement of Pearl Street Grill & Brewery was going to become Old City Pizza, I had no idea that the CEO of the property, Bill Casale, had a family history of pizza making.”

— queenseyes, Author

The takeaway

Old City Pizza's focus on high-quality, handmade ingredients and family pizza-making traditions brings a unique dining option to downtown Buffalo, complementing the city's ongoing revitalization and growth in new restaurants and bars.