Boca Pizzeria in Novato, CA

What Boca Pizzeria Is

Boca is a wood-fired pizzeria first and a full Italian room second. Pizzas are 12-inch Neapolitan pies made with long-fermented dough from 00 Caputo flour, hand-stretched mozzarella, and San Marzano tomatoes. They cook for no more than two minutes in a 900-degree Italian wood-burning oven.

The rest of the menu covers starters, handmade pasta, entrees, lunch sandwiches until midafternoon, and desserts. You can sit inside, sit on the patio, or take pizza home. Delivery is offered as well.

What's On The Menu

Expect wood-fired pizza as the reason to come, then pasta such as pappardelle and fettuccine, starters like meatballs, burrata, and truffled mac and cheese, and plates such as chicken piccata or grilled salmon. Desserts commonly include tiramisu and gelato. Lunch sandwiches run until 3:00 PM.

Hours, Reservations, And Pickup

What The Visit Is Like

Expect a busy Pacheco Plaza restaurant, a wood oven you can feel from the room, and a mix of families, weeknight regulars, and people grabbing a pie to go. The patio is the prize on clear evenings. Parking is plaza parking, easier than Old Town Novato on a Saturday.

Why People Go

People come for a real wood-fired crust in South Novato, for pasta when the table is split, and for a patio that works with kids and a bottle of wine. They stay because Boca is one of the few Ignacio-side rooms that can do lunch, dinner, and pickup without feeling like a chain.

Who Boca Is Best For

Boca works especially well for Hamilton and Ignacio households, families who want pizza and pasta at one table, groups that can use the patio, and anyone who wants Neapolitan pizza without driving to the city. It is less ideal if you need a late kitchen after 9:00 PM.

Where It Fits In Your Novato Day

A simple South Novato loop is Boca at Pacheco Plaza, then home or a walk around the plaza. Pair Wednesday wine night or Thursday beer night with a pie if those specials are on. If you want sushi the same week, Masa's is downtown on Grant. Ayawaska covers Hilltop Peruvian. Boca is the Ignacio pizza stop.

Planning Your Visit

Book if you are five or more. Walk in during the 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM window if you are two or three. Use the to-go line when you already know your pies. Check holiday hours before you assume the 8:30 PM Sunday close.