Italian Restaurant for Roquevaire: Pepe Zino, the Sit-Down Pizzeria
Looking for an Italian restaurant near Roquevaire? Just head down the Huveaune valley: Pepe Zino is waiting for you in Aubagne, about 6.5 km away. A pizzeria in the Italian sense of the word, where pizza is eaten sitting down and served at the table, 7 days a week, lunch and dinner, with Italian chefs in the kitchen and a large majority of ingredients imported directly from Italy.
6.5 km from Roquevaire
Via the D96, the D396 and the D43C, no motorway: allow 10 to 15 minutes depending on traffic
Eight pizzas on the menu
From the 9-euro Marinara to the 18-euro signature Pepe Zino pizza, all made in-house
Table service 7 days a week
Lunch 11:30 AM-3:00 PM, dinner 7:00 PM-10:30 PM, Sundays and public holidays included
120 seats, 60 in the veranda
Step-free access, accessible toilets and high chairs for the little ones
A pizzeria near Roquevaire: our eight pizzas, one by one
When you are looking for a pizzeria from Roquevaire, you want to know what will land on your plate before you get in the car. So here is the menu, straight up. It opens with the two great classics of Naples: the Marinara (tomato sauce, garlic and oregano, 9 euros), which does without cheese and leaves the stage to the tomato, then the Margherita (tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil, 11 euros), the benchmark recipe for judging a Neapolitan pizza near Roquevaire or anywhere else.
Next come the Regina (tomato sauce, mozzarella, mushrooms, cooked ham and basil, 14 euros) and the Diavola (tomato sauce, mozzarella and spianata, 15 euros), the only spicy pizza on the menu thanks to that fiery salami. For a change of register, two tomato-free bases: the Genovese (Ligurian pesto cream, 100 g of burrata and parmesan, 16 euros) and the Quattro Formaggi (crème fraîche, parmesan, gorgonzola, mozzarella and smoked provola, 16 euros).
Finally, two richer pizzas: the Tartufo (truffle cream, mozzarella, truffle burrata, rocket and parmesan, 17 euros) and our signature, which bears the name of the house, the Pepe Zino (crème fraîche, mozzarella, mortadella, goat cheese and pistachio, 18 euros). From Monday to Friday at lunchtime, the Marinara, the Margherita and the Regina are also part of the 14-euro Lunch Set, drink included. For everything about the house on the pizza side, head to our pizzeria in Aubagne page.
Quick pizza stop or trattoria: here, you sit down at the table
A quick pizza stop means ordering at the counter, a box on the passenger seat and a pizza going cold on the drive home. Pepe Zino works differently: we serve exclusively on site, at the table, and the pizza reaches you straight out of the oven. A trattoria is also about taking the time to order an antipasto to share, to taste the pasta of the person next to you, to finish with a dessert and a coffee without watching the clock.
This spirit comes from Pepe Zino himself, the grandfather of the two founders, who imagined the place to share the family's real Italian recipes, with generosity and conviviality. Today the chefs are Italian, so is the manager, and the cooking is 100% homemade. That is what we call the trattoria spirit: table service, 7 days a week, lunch and dinner, Sundays and public holidays included.
Antipasti, pasta and desserts: the menu beyond pizza
A meal you settle into rarely starts with the main course. Among the antipasti, the Focaccia & Burrata (warm focaccia, 100 g of burrata, olive oil and basil pesto, 9 euros) is shared in the middle of the table, just like the Polpette (ground beef, pecorino, garlic and parsley, 10 euros) or the Fritto Misto, a mix of fried fish at 14 euros. For two, the cheese board (20 euros) or the mixed board, featuring among other things Parma ham, Bologna mortadella, bresaola and coppa (22 euros), open the meal. All the starters are presented on our antipasti page.
On the pasta side, the Cacio e Pepe (spaghetti, pecorino cream and black pepper, 12 euros) proves that a few well-chosen ingredients are enough. The Carbonara Roma (16 euros) brings together spaghetti, guanciale, egg yolk, pecorino romano and black pepper, the ingredients of the Roman recipe. Seafood lovers will go for the Alla Vongole (linguine, clams, garlic, white wine, parsley and tomatoes, 17 euros). Between those three, the Arrabbiata (13 euros), the Pesto di Liguria (14 euros), the spaghetti with Polpette (15 euros) and the Tartufo with truffle cream (16 euros) round out the list.
To finish, the tiramisu (mascarpone, coffee-soaked biscuits, amaretto, 7 euros), the cannoli with ricotta, chocolate chips and pistachio (7 euros), the panna cotta with red berries, passion fruit or honey (6 euros), the rum baba (9 euros) or, to stay on theme, the Nutella Pizza at 8 euros. The Italian gourmet coffee or tea (11 euros) brings together tiramisu, cannoli and baba. The full details, drinks included, are on the restaurant menu.
Everything is prepared in the kitchen, then savoured in the dining room or veranda
Pesto sauce spread with a spoon over pizza bases, clams and chopped parsley in the pan, bacon and onions turning golden: 100% homemade cooking comes down to simple gestures, repeated at every service. In the dining room, 120 seats including 60 in the veranda, step-free access and accessible toilets: a family from Roquevaire, pushchair and grandparents included, settles in with no difficulty. For the youngest, high chairs and the 9-euro Bambino Kids Menu: a drink, pasta with tomato and basil sauce or a Margherita pizza, then one scoop of ice cream.
From Roquevaire
- About 6.5 km via the D96, the D396 and the D43C, no motorway
- 100 Impasse des Martinets, 13400 Aubagne · free parking nearby
- Lunch 11:30-15:00 · Dinner 19:00-22:30, 7 days
- 09 60 37 25 97
Italian restaurant Roquevaire: a short drive down the valley, no motorway
Roquevaire lies in the Huveaune valley, upstream of Aubagne. To reach us, you simply head down the valley: about 6.5 km via the D96, then the D396 and the D43C, without taking the motorway. Allow 10 to 15 minutes depending on traffic. The restaurant is on the east side of Aubagne, at 100 Impasse des Martinets, with free parking right next to it, which makes arriving easier, whether with family or friends.
Booking is recommended, especially in the evening and at weekends. You can come without booking, but a table is not guaranteed; lunches from Tuesday to Thursday are generally quieter. You can pay by card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express), in cash or with meal vouchers. For a birthday, a christening or a seminar, partial private hire is possible from 30 guests, full private hire from 80 guests on weekdays and 100 at weekends: the events and private hire page details the tailor-made menus.
Pizza, drive, booking: questions from Roquevaire residents
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Your pizza is waiting at the table, 6.5 km from Roquevaire
Book your table at Pepe Zino, a dine-in only Italian restaurant, 100 Impasse des Martinets, 13400 Aubagne. Open 7 days a week, lunch and dinner.
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