Sergent Pepper's

Pizza in the centre, all day

Sergent Pepper's is a pizzeria and restaurant on Via Giordano Bruno, in La Maddalena's old town, a few minutes' walk from the ferry and Cala Gavetta. It is open every day from 12:00 to 23:00 without closing in the afternoon, which is useful if you come back from the boat hungry at five. It also does takeaway, in case you want to eat at the harbour or at your accommodation.

What to order

The house prides itself on its long-fermentation pizza. The published prices run from €5 for the marinara and €6 for the margherita to €14.50 for the most loaded. For something from the island, the Gallurese, with fresh sausage and pecorino, or the Sarda, with cured sausage and pecorino, cost €9. There are pizzas with burrata, with nduja and friarielli, vegetarian ones and white-base ones.

If you do not fancy pizza, they have a short menu of home cooking at €12: lasagne al ragù or vegetable lasagne, melanzane alla parmigiana and the zuppa gallurese, a typical dish of northern Sardinia made with bread, meat broth, cheese and vegetables. Fried dishes and sides, such as grilled vegetables or arancini, cost €6. The menu warns that some products may be frozen.

How it works

You do not book as in a restaurant: they have an online waiting list. Before you go, you log into their app, see whether there is a wait and sign up; they notify you by SMS when your turn is near. In August, at dinner time, it saves you the queue at the door.

It is the cheap, no-fuss option in the centre, good with children and for the day you do not want to think. For a fish dinner with a tablecloth, La Grotta is a few streets away.