Dubai, UAE – December 24, 2025:PizzaExpress invites guests to celebrate the festive season with specially curated Christmas and New Year dining experiences, combining seasonal flavours, signature dishes, and a lively social atmosphere. Available throughout December and culminating in a vibrant New Year celebration, the festive menus have been designed to bring people together over food, music, and celebration.
“As the festive season approaches, we wanted to create menus that feel celebratory, comforting, and perfect for sharing,” said Nitin Makhijani, General Manager, PizzaExpress. “Our Christmas and New Year offerings bring together seasonal ingredients, familiar favourites, and a vibrant atmosphere, making PizzaExpress a welcoming place for guests to celebrate with friends and family.”
For Christmas, guests can enjoy a festive set menu, offering a selection of seasonal starters, mains, and desserts inspired by classic holiday flavours. Highlights include creamy Cranberry Brussels Sprouts, TurkeyTruffleDoughBalls, festive pizzas such as the Christmas Feast and Brussels & Porcini Truffle, and indulgent desserts including Speculoos Gingerbread Tiramisu and KitKat Stuffed Dough Balls
A selection of festive beverages and cocktails arealso available to complement the dining experience.
The celebrations continue into New Year’s Eve, where guests can look forward to an extended festive menu featuring unlimited starters, seasonal pizzas, deliciouspastas, fresh salads, and indulgent desserts, paired with a wide selection of beverages
From savoury dishes like BarbecueBurntEndspizza and creamy Cajun Chicken pizza to festive desserts and signature cocktails, the New Year menu is designed for relaxed, social dining as guests countdown to midnight.
Blending festive flavours with its signature dining experience, PizzaExpress offers a relaxed yet energetic setting for both Christmas gatherings and New Year celebrations, making it a popular choice for groups looking to enjoy great food and a lively atmosphere during the holiday season.
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About PizzaExpress
- At PizzaExpress, a pizza doesn’t mean just dinnertime, it means showtime. We make every moment matter for all our pizza fans – no matter how big, or small through our Piccolo menu.
- We are known for three things. The original maker of ‘proper pizza’ in the UK, our distinctive black and white uniform stripes and our delicious Dough Balls.
- Today, PizzaExpress has nearly 360 pizzerias in the UK, remodelling restaurants at pace, alongside opening new & relocated pizzerias offering the icons our pizza fans know and love including Dough Balls, American Hot and the Sloppy Giuseppe, as well as vegan or gluten-free options, and lighter pasta and salad dishes.
- We are proudly an omnichannel brand, offering dine-in, dine out (including via our owned delivery platform) and have an extensive retail business, where we are present within 4,000 supermarkets and hold the title as the number one chilled pizza brand (featuring both original and iconic classics), number one salad dressing and the number one pizza dough proposition too.
- We expanded into new concepts and formats and in 2024, opening at London Gatwick Airport and launching a pizza pod in the carpark of a Tesco Extra in Southampton. It’s through these various channels that we can uniquely reach customers with great pizza, wherever and however they want to enjoy it.
- Globally, we have owned operations in Hong Kong and the UAE, as well as franchise operations across Asia, Middle East and Europe. We have 110 international and franchise sites, with a target of reaching 1000 restaurants globally (including the UK) by 2030.
- PizzaExpress’ digital transformation continues at pace – with over 3 million customers now in the PizzaExpress Club – retaining its position as an industry leading loyalty scheme. Customers earn treats on the house every time they dine, from free children’s meals for loyal members to Dough Balls just for signing up.
- Learn more about PizzaExpress including the story of how Peter Boizot founded the brand in Soho in 1965 at https://www.pizzaexpress.com/about-us. Learn more about PizzaExpress including the story of how Peter Boizot founded the brand in Soho in 1965 at https://www.pizzaexpress.com/about-us.
- Follow PizzaExpress UAE for local bookings or call – +971 4-2464500.