Since 2006

The Newark, DE Italian Restaurant Where Neighbors Eat Like Family

Two decades on Plaza Drive, one kitchen, and a lot of familiar faces.

20years on Plaza Drive,
one kitchen, same recipes

How We Got Here

Rudy's opened in 2006 with a simple idea. Cook the food we would want to eat at the end of a long day, and charge a price a family can actually say yes to. That has not changed.

We are still a small team. The same hands that stretch the dough in the morning are the ones boxing your pizza at nine at night, which is exactly why it comes out right.

Dough stretched by hand in Rudy's kitchen
A spread of pizza, pasta and salads on the table at Rudy's

Tradition, With Room to Play

One side of our menu is strictly old country. Veal Saltimbocca, Chicken Francaise, Seafood Pescatore over linguine, Penne Vodka finished in the pan.

The other side is where we have fun. Butter Paneer and Achari pizzas, Taco pizza, our stuffed pies. The kind of thing a Newark pizzeria only gets to do when it owns its own oven.

What Worth The Price Means Here

Every entree comes with bread. Every pasta comes with enough for tomorrow. We would rather you left with a box than left hungry.

It is the reason students, families and third shift workers all end up at the same counter, and the reason we are still here nineteen years later.

The order counter at Rudy's Pizza & Italian Bistro in Newark, DE

What we stand on

Four Things We Will Not Compromise

  • 01

    Made In House

    Dough, sauce, meatballs and soup. All made here, every day.

  • 02

    Portions With Respect

    You should never wonder whether the plate was worth it.

  • 03

    Familiar Faces

    We remember your order. Most days we start it before you finish asking.

  • 04

    Newark First

    Local delivery, local catering, local sponsorship. This is our neighborhood too.

FAQ

Questions We Get Asked Most

Hours, delivery, catering and the stuffed pizza. If yours is not here, call us. A person answers.

Find us

Come Eat With Us

Two decades on Plaza Drive, and the door is still the easiest one in Newark to park at.

612 Plaza Dr, Newark, DE 19702
Four Seasons Plaza · free parking at the door
  • Dine in
  • Pickup
  • Delivery
  • Catering
  • Beer & wine
Currently closedopens 10:00am tomorrow
Mon
10:00am–8:45pm
Tue
10:00am–8:45pm
Wed
10:00am–8:45pm
Thu
10:00am–8:45pm
Fri
10:00am–9:45pm
Sat
10:00am–9:45pm
Sun
10:00am–8:45pm

All orders, from a single pizza to the largest catering tray, carry a $2.50 delivery charge. Orders outside our 5 mile radius may incur custom prices.