Las Vegas Mixtape v22: Pizza Paradise, ‘80s Music Mania, and Mickey Hart’s Rhythmic Pulse

Track #1: Double Zero Pie & Pub @Chinatown

How do you get people who are divided by politics on the same side—at least for a little while? May I suggest they all eat pizza together at Double Zero Pie & Pub in The Center at Spring Mountain in Chinatown?

Chef-Partner Michael Vakneen’s much-touted pizza eatery opened in 2023 in the same row of businesses as The Golden Tiki, Lee’s Sandwiches, and Mas Por Favor. It has already earned a spot at #45 on the “50 Top Pizza USA 2024” list (one other acclaimed Vegas spot, Pizza Rock, is sitting pretty at #28). The restaurant also offers antipasti choices like the “Acciuga Piccante” (marinated roasted red peppers with capers and white anchovies).

In this relaxed brick-walled pub setting, distinguished neo-Neapolitan pies pizzas with a light and subtly crisp crust emerge from a custom-made wood-fired oven.

The multi-flavored “Short Rib All Arancia” pie admittedly has a lot going on—including orange chimichurri, chives, mandarin crisps, tangerine oil, Parmesan, and pistachios—but all the ingredients were seamlessly merged.

Those with adventurous palates should also cozy up to the pie made with white sauce, speck (a cured, lightly smoked ham), fig jam, and candied pecans.