Certain things will always make us happy. The view from the top of Gasworks Park. Walking around Green Lake in late May when the cherry blossoms have just finished blooming. No line for the bathroom at Reuben’s. And most of all, a big sit-down dinner at Bar Del Corso. The excellent Neapolitan pizza and small plates make this Italian spot on Beacon Hill a perpetually-crowded classic. Bar Del Corso will always be one of our happy places, and it should be one of yours, too. The incredible pizza here is in direct contrast to the floppy pies you see at other spots in the city, like Via Tribunali or Tutta Bella, but that’s a good thing. The charred crust has more of a light crispness throughout the bottom, which can stand up even better to all the toppings. It’s hard to choose which blistered bubble-covered pie is the best, but the margherita with buffalo mozzarella and the corno di capra with homemade sausage and pickled goathorn peppers are the two standouts. If you only load up your table with pizza and a round of cocktails, you’ll miss out on the supporting cast of small plates. The suppli al telefono, filled with tomato-infused arborio rice and mozzarella that stretches like saltwater taffy, is a phenomenal pre-pie snack. So is the grilled octopus with white beans and spicy n’duja, or anything involving their braised pork shoulder. Without the pizzas, we’d be content coming here for just a few of these little plates and a glass of wine. But being able to have the whole family together, deliciously-charred pies and all, is when things really get warm and fuzzy. You can’t just barge into Bar Del Corso, sit down, and immediately eat amazing things, though. You’ll have to make a reservation to do that. If you do walk in, you’re looking at a 30- to 45-minute wait most of the time—clearly we’re not the only ones who are ecstatic about this pizza. But for some of the best Italian food you can find in Seattle, all you have to do is plan ahead, or wait the same amount of time it takes to watch an episode of Ted Lasso. And that should make you very happy.