The Glasgow pizza favourite will soon be opening in the South Lanarkshire town

Glasgow pizza favourite Frank’s Pizza who have shops in Finnieston, Battlefield and Dennistoun are getting set to open their first premises in South Lanarkshire.

Frank’s Pizza are taking over the former Stefano’s Italian Restaurant on Uddingston’s Main Street with them teasing pictures inside the restaurant on their Instagram.

Speaking about my first visit to Frank’s Pizza back in December 2024, I wrote: “Before heading down to the OVO Hydro last night to see Vampire Weekend make their return to Glasgow, we had to find somewhere to get dinner for the night.

“You are absolutely spoiled for choice when it comes to picking somewhere for a pre-gig meal near the venue as there is plenty of great restaurants and bars that you can head to in nearby Finnieston.

“My usual haunts for a drink or bite to eat near the arena are the Ben Nevis, Strip Joint and Chateau-X but we were looking to try something a bit different which is why I thought I had to see what all the fuss was about at Frank’s Pizza on Claremont Street.

“In recent times, there has been a bit of a boom in Glasgow when it comes to New York-style pizza. This style evolved in the U.S. from the pizza that originated in New York City in the early 1900s, itself derived from the Neapolitan-style pizza made in Italy. New York-style pizza is categorised as a large hand-tossed thin-crust pizza - the crust itself is crisp, but soft enough to be folded.

“I can admit that I’ve sampled my fair share of New York-style pizza so knew exactly what I was looking for. Frank’s is a cosy little joint where you can only book tables on the day you are going in. They have space to roughly sit twelve people meaning you have to be in sharp to book a table. We headed in at 4.30pm and there was already people in enjoying their pizza. There was three of us going along to the gig so we decided to order up two pizza and some sides.

“We went for a pepperoni pizza and margherita but overestimated the size of them which meant that we left with nearly a whole pizza boxed up. On the side we ordered chicken tenders which are brined, battered and fried in their own buffalo sauce and we also went for the mozzarella sticks. The pizza was crispy and folded perfectly with every bite being a taste sensation.”