Matto Neapolitan pizzeria interior in Morningside, Edinburgh, with timber tables and red neon, by Significant Others

From city-centre takeaway to neighbourhood pizzeria.

Sector

F&B

Client

Matto Pizza

Location

Morningside, Edinburgh

Services

Concept + Feasibility
Interior Design + Delivery
Wayfinding
Timber stool tops on a black and white chevron floor at Matto, Morningside
Red ceramic wall plate and exposed ductwork at Matto pizzeria, Morningside
Red neon WC sign and wall light at Matto pizzeria, Edinburgh
Dark-painted dining area with red neon line at Matto, Morningside

After a hit takeaway in the city centre, Matto wanted a proper sit-down home in Morningside. Two floors of a listed building. Twelve weeks to make it happen.

Matto means crazy in Italian, so we let the name lead while respecting the building’s original details. The centrepiece is a wood-fired oven wrapped in black gloss mosaic tiles: part pizza oven, part disco ball.

Concept to handover took 11 weeks, just in time for the Christmas trade.

Urban edge on the outside. Neapolitan tradition at the heart.

Amber disc wall light on dark panelling at Matto pizzeria, Edinburgh
Red neon chevron detail on a dark wall at Matto, Morningside
Red neon arrows above the windows at Matto pizzeria, Edinburgh
Matto dining room with plants, timber tables and tall windows, Morningside
Matto dining room with plants, timber tables and tall windows, Morningside

The creative concept was born from the translation of 'Matto' meaning 'Crazy' in Italian. A beautiful traditional listed building we wanted to honour the architectural details while ensuring that Matto's brand values were felt by guests.

Matto pizza boxes stacked above a glass rack, Edinburgh
Black tiled wood-fired pizza oven at Matto, Morningside
Matto Neapolitan Pizza shop front at dusk, Morningside, Edinburgh
Pizza counter with chevron tiles at Matto, Morningside
View through a dark doorway into the Matto dining room, Edinburgh
Exposed brick wall and banquette seating at Matto pizzeria, Morningside