Dolly Dimple's
Kongsgårdsbakken 1
Cuisines: Pizza
About
This is the Stavanger branch of an enormously popular nationwide chain of pizzerias whose Greek-born owner lives in -- guess where -- Stavanger. It was established in honor of "the world's most beautiful fat girl," in this case, Celesta Geyer, whom the owner saw as a sideshow attraction at an American circus in the 1970s. Today her pen-and-ink likeness (looking even more zaftig and delectable, thanks to the many pizzas she has consumed since becoming Norway's official representative to the pizza-loving world at large) is displayed in about 60 locations throughout Norway. Pizzas here are delicious, coming in 25 already-defined versions, in various degrees of spiciness, plus any number of custom-designed others that you can build yourself by indicating to a staff member what you want on it. Regulation standards include, among others, "Los Banditos," made from strips of marinated beef, chicken, Mexican-style tomato salsa, jalapeño peppers, and cheese. More Nordic versions are built with, among other food, smoked salmon, crème fraîche, and shrimp.
