Reservations Recommended Wood-Fired · 800° Brick Oven Call (919) 555-0231
Authentic Neapolitan · Wake Forest, NC

Come have the best hour or two of your day.

Pizza made the old way — hand-stretched dough, San Marzano–style sauce, fresh mozzarella, charred in a brick oven at 800°. Shared plates, salads, desserts, and a full bar. Steps from the depot in downtown Wake Forest.

Find Us 802 E Front St
Neighborhood Downtown Wake Forest
Style Neapolitan · Full Bar
Three Neapolitan pizzas in Forno Vera–branded boxes, straight from the brick oven
Est. 800° Brick Oven
From the Kitchen On the menu tonight
Meatballs & Pomodoro

Fresh herbs, careful hands, no shortcuts. Rolled this morning, simmered in our pomodoro, finished with Parmigiano.

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The Kitchen

A little Naples on Front Street.

Forno Vera began as a love letter to Neapolitan pizza — the kind you eat with a knife and fork, the edge blistered and a little charred, the center soft and almost molten. We stretch our dough by hand, use San Marzano–style tomatoes and fior di latte mozzarella, and cook every pie in under ninety seconds at 800°. Everything else on the menu — the meatballs, the salads, the desserts — is made with that same care.

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Neapolitan, the Right Way

Slow-fermented dough, bright tomato, fresh mozzarella. Cooked in a wood-fired brick oven so hot your pie is ready before your drink.

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Made Here, Every Day

Meatballs rolled fresh. Sauce simmered in-house. Salads dressed to order. No shortcuts, no freezer — just a kitchen that cares.

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A Full Bar, a Short Wait

Italian wines by the glass, cocktails, local beer. Pull up at the bar for a quick pie or book a table for the whole night.

Kind Words

The kind of place where the pizza is exactly what it should be, the room is warm, and two hours disappears before you notice.

— From the Guestbook

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800°
Brick Oven · Neapolitan Style
A Forno Vera catering spread with salads, caprese, hummus and roasted vegetables
Private Events

Parties, rehearsals, milestones.

Forno Vera hosts private parties and catered events year-round — whether it's a rehearsal dinner, a birthday, a corporate lunch, or a no-reason-needed Tuesday. Bring a group, tell us what you like, and we'll build the rest of the night around the oven.

  • Private dining & buyouts Small groups, large groups, the whole room.
  • Off-site catering Pizzas, pastas, salads, and the full spread.
  • Rehearsal dinners & celebrations A warm room, a short menu, a long evening.
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Plan Your Visit

See you tonight.

Find Us

802 E Front Street
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Downtown, on White Street near the train depot

Call & Book

Reservations strongly recommended on weekends. Walk-ins welcome at the bar.

Dinner Service

Open Nightly
Call for today's hours, or check Facebook for tonight's specials and reservations.

Say Hello

For catering, events, feedback, or to send the kitchen a love letter.
Reserve · (919) 555-0231

"Come have the best hour or two of your day."