For pizza in Ankara, choose Pizzeria alla Torre for a planned meal at Atakule, Pizzacı Altan Tunalı for a straightforward thin-crust option and Il Forno for size and branch choice. Compare the specific pizza rather than the restaurant name: toppings, portion size and the type of meat can change both the price and whether an order suits your table.[1][2][3]
Pizzeria alla Torre: for an Atakule restaurant evening
Pizzeria alla Torre identifies its location as Atakule's Botanik floor and publishes daily hours of noon–10pm. The restaurant describes its dough as Neapolitan-style.[1] This is the choice here when pizza is part of a seated evening rather than simply a quick delivery order.
Its menu, dated 2 August 2026, lists prices in Turkish lira with VAT included. Examples are Margherita at TRY630, plain Marinara at TRY495, Alla Torre at TRY770 and Pera e Gorgonzola at TRY745.[4]
For a first visit, a Margherita is the simple comparison point; the signature Alla Torre adds stracciatella, pesto and pistachio, while Pera e Gorgonzola combines pear, cheese, caramelised onion and walnut.[4] Choose the latter options because those combinations appeal to you, not because a more elaborate name necessarily means a better pizza.
For two people ordering a Margherita and an Alla Torre, the listed pizzas total TRY1,400 before drinks and any additional charges. That is a calculated food subtotal, not a set-menu offer or a complete dinner budget. Confirm the current table menu and any stated service conditions before ordering.
Watch the distinction between Marinara and Marinara con Burrata. The first has no cheese in its listed toppings; the second explicitly adds burrata. The Gran Burrata is different again and lists a choice involving smoked meat or prosciutto.[4] The word "burrata" alone does not make a pizza meat-free.
Pizzacı Altan Tunalı: keep the order uncomplicated
Altan's Tunalı merchant menu gives the address as J. Kennedy Caddesi 33/B, Kavaklıdere, and describes thin-crust Italian-style pizza. Published opening is 11am–9pm Monday to Saturday and 1pm–9pm Sunday.[2]
Choose it when you are already around Tunalı and want a focused pizza order rather than travelling across the city for a larger restaurant occasion. The practical questions are the size, toppings, collection time and whether you are eating in or taking the pizza away.
Its menu specifically invites customers to state preferences for rocket, onion, jalapeño and cherry tomato additions.[2] For a shared pizza, settle those preferences before ordering. One person's welcome extra can be another person's reason to leave half the meal untouched.
A current price list was not fully available in the accessible merchant page, so Altan is not assigned an invented budget category here. Ask for the total for your exact order. The simple format and useful location are the reasons to consider it, not a claim that it is necessarily cheaper than every chain.
For takeaway, arrange the meal around the collection point. A pizza chosen for immediate eating and one carried across the city are different practical propositions. If you are ordering to a hotel, supply the hotel name, entrance instructions and a reachable contact number rather than only a street pin.
Il Forno: compare sizes and the actual meat category
Il Forno's current official site provides small, standard and large prices for many pizzas and a branch directory that includes Merkez Ankara and Bağlıca.[3] Choose the branch before judging delivery availability or planning a restaurant visit.
The listed Margherita prices are TRY420 small, TRY520 standard and TRY670 large. A standard Ricotta pizza is TRY540, while a standard smoked-rib pizza is TRY840.[3] These are published menu examples, not a promise that every branch or ordering channel has identical offers.
The site also has a separate poultry-charcuterie category. A chicken-sausage pizza is listed from TRY270 in the small size, with standard and large versions at different prices.[3] That low entry price should not be compared as though it were the same product as a large beef-charcuterie or smoked-rib pizza.
For a group watching its budget, begin by agreeing on the number of people and the styles everyone will eat, then compare sizes within the same recipe. Ask for dimensions when they are not given. "Large" is not a universal measurement that makes two restaurants' pizzas directly comparable.
Ingredients deserve attention even on familiar names. Il Forno's Margherita lists pesto and carries a nut-allergen indication on the website.[3] Do not assume that a pizza called Margherita contains only tomato, mozzarella and basil in exactly the form you expect.
What the prices do - and do not - tell you
Alla Torre's TRY630 Margherita and Il Forno's TRY520 standard Margherita are useful individual menu references, but not a strict like-for-like price test.[3][4] The published descriptions differ, and this research did not establish identical diameter, weight or service conditions.
To compare fairly, use the same ordering channel, a comparable quantity of food and the final cost. Include delivery or explicitly stated service charges, and do not treat a temporary app discount as a permanent restaurant price.
For two diners, two simpler pizzas may be more satisfying than one expensive signature pizza plus several side dishes ordered only to make the meal large enough. Conversely, sharing one pizza with a starter may suit lighter appetites. The useful calculation starts with your table, not a claim that one size is always the best value.
Do not use the number of slices as the portion measure. Cutting one pizza into more pieces does not create more food. Ask about size and sharing practicality, particularly when feeding children or a group with very different appetites.
Order around dietary needs and the way you will eat
Vegetarian, vegan and allergy-safe are different questions. A cheese-free topping list does not by itself establish every ingredient in the dough or the kitchen's handling procedures. Give the restaurant your actual requirement and ask about the exact pizza being ordered.
At Alla Torre, the menu identifies a kitchen using gluten, milk, egg, nuts and seafood.[4] That makes direct communication important for allergies rather than relying on the visual simplicity of a pizza. Removing a topping is not the same as confirming a suitable preparation process.
For meat preferences, read the full description and choose the stated option. At Il Forno, poultry-based products are separately named; at Alla Torre, some recipes offer different meat choices.[3][4] A familiar Italian title is not enough to tell you which version will arrive.
These are researched choices based on menus, locations and service formats, not a firsthand tasting league table. Alla Torre fits a planned Atakule dinner, Altan a convenient Tunalı meal, and Il Forno a size-conscious order with multiple locations. Choose the one that matches the occasion, then make the final decision from the actual pizza and total on the menu.
