Russo's New York Italian Pizzeria · Paris
Explore owning a Russo's New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen in Paris, France. Discover a chef-driven pizza and pasta concept, review international qualifications, and discuss your proposed neighborhood with our franchise team.
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The food comes first
Russo's New York Italian Pizzeria brings together Chef Anthony Russo's family recipes, fresh preparation and neighborhood hospitality. This is more than a pizza-only concept: a full Italian kitchen gives guests reasons to visit for lunch, family dinner and group occasions.
New York Italian cuisine pairs the familiar comfort of a neighborhood pizzeria with a broader Italian-American table. Thin, foldable pizza slices sit alongside fresh pasta, calzones, salads, sandwiches and Italian entrees. The menu lets a family share a pizza while choosing different meals from the same kitchen.
Signature items include the giant 28-inch party pizza, handcrafted New York-style pies and fresh pasta with scratch-made sauces. Fresh dough and extra virgin olive oil are part of the brand's kitchen standards. Menu items and approved sourcing vary by market.
Explore the chef and ingredient standards
Photography from Anthony's New York Italian, Chef Anthony Russo's Houston restaurant. Photos illustrate the chef's cuisine, not a confirmed local menu. Franchise dishes, ingredients and halal sourcing require market-specific approval.
Russo's kitchen cooking-oil standard is extra virgin olive oil instead of seed oils. This is not a certification that every purchased ingredient is seed-oil-free. Confirm ingredients, allergens and approved sourcing for your market with the team.
Chef Anthony Russo's family recipes bring together New York-style pizza, fresh pasta, calzones, salads and sandwiches. Guests can share a large pizza, choose individual pasta dishes or order a meal for a group from the same kitchen. This menu supports family dining, takeout, delivery and catering occasions.
For an owner, the distinction is a chef-driven restaurant concept with established recipes and preparation standards, rather than a pizza-only menu. Explore how training, approved suppliers and operating guidance help your team carry those standards into daily service. Review the approved menu, staffing and sourcing requirements for your proposed location.
Explore the menu and ingredient standardsThe founder's standard
Chef Anthony Russo's restaurant experience and family cooking traditions shape the brand. His standard is simple: "If it isn't fresh, don't serve it." Franchise ownership means carrying that food and hospitality standard into your own restaurant team.
Review the recipes, training and operating responsibilities with the development team. Get to know the people behind the brand before choosing your ownership path.
Read the Russo's storyChoose your restaurant format
A full-service restaurant combining New York-style pizza, pasta and Italian entrees with dine-in hospitality, takeout, delivery and catering. Discuss the kitchen, seating, staffing and site requirements for your proposed market.
A smaller-footprint concept focused on slices, whole pies, takeaway, delivery and catering with a simplified menu. Ask about the current format specifications and whether this model can be offered in your proposed market.
Photos show existing brand restaurants, not proposed sites or a Slice Bar rendering. Format availability and specifications require approval.
Serve your community
Qualified partners can discuss a halal-focused menu and sourcing plan for selected markets. Review approved meats, supplier documentation, preparation practices and menu execution with Russo's before making halal claims for a restaurant.
Bring questions about local sourcing and kitchen procedures to your development conversation. The restaurant format, menu and sourcing program must be approved for the specific market.
Explore the halal franchise option
Build a neighborhood dining experience around family meals, lunch and dinner, with pizza and a full Italian menu.
Serve guests at home and at work. Plan pickup access, packaging, staffing and delivery costs as part of daily operations.
Explore office lunches, celebrations and group orders with pizza and Italian food. Local relationships and reliable execution support repeat catering opportunities.
These channels create different ways to serve customers, not guaranteed sales or profit. Forecast each channel separately for your proposed location.
Historical U.S. performance
$1,368,586Top 25% of franchised stores
$1,042,444Top 50% of franchised stores
Based on Item 19 of the Russo's Franchise Disclosure Document, fiscal year 2025. Some outlets have sold these amounts. There is no assurance you will sell as much. These are historical net sales figures, not profit, owner income, cash flow or forecasts. Individual results may vary.
These U.S. FDD results do not represent international performance or expected results. See the current FDD for complete definitions, outlet population, notes and qualifications.
Read the full Item 19 explanationInternational candidates need at least $1 million in liquid capital and $2 million in net worth to qualify for review. Those thresholds are not the cost of opening a restaurant. International costs and commercial terms depend on the country, format, site and development scope.
Published U.S. investment figures are not a quote for this market. Review property, construction, equipment, sourcing, training, staffing and working capital with the development team and your advisers.
Before and after opening
Discuss site evaluation, restaurant layout, equipment planning and opening coordination before committing to a property.
Review culinary and operational training, recipes, approved suppliers, food safety and service standards for your management team.
Ask about operating systems, technology, local marketing guidance, grand opening support and ongoing resources.
The applicable franchise documents define the support program, responsibilities, expenses and country-specific arrangements.
Review training and supportHear from a franchisee
Hear Waruna describe his experience as a Russo's franchisee in Doha, Qatar. His owner interview gives you a firsthand perspective to consider alongside your own questions about training, opening and operations.
Individual experiences and results vary. Speak with current and former franchisees and review the applicable disclosure documents before making a decision.
Watch more franchisee storiesYour market
Explore the cities and areas below with Franchise Development. These are markets for inquiry, not a confirmed list of available territories. Availability and development rights require review.
Explore owning a Russo's New York Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant in Paris, France. Discuss your qualifications and preferred site with Franchise Development before making commitments.
For Paris, identify the arrondissement and the specific streets you want to serve. Compare a neighborhood dinner proposal with a workplace lunch proposal. Count nearby food choices and observe pickup access rather than treating citywide visitor activity as restaurant demand.
Before choosing a space, ask about extraction, storage, delivery access and the restaurant works permitted in the building. A street-front shop and a larger dining room need different kitchen and staffing plans. Discuss format fit with Russo's using the actual floor plan.
Prepare a French-language staffing and guest-service plan with your local team. Review ingredient sourcing and menu execution with Franchise Development. Bring your operating experience, proposed capital and site assumptions to the inquiry; no Paris territory is reserved by this guide.
Compare the Russo's restaurant concept, training and franchise support and international development process as you prepare your proposal.
Request Paris franchise information. Availability is subject to review; this is not an existing restaurant resale listing.
Paris location research
Build your Paris franchise proposal around a specific neighborhood and property. The areas below provide different settings for research, not a ranking of investment returns, approved sites or confirmed available territories. Compare ordinary weekdays, evenings and weekends before choosing a location.
The Paris tourist office's Saint-Germain-des-Pres guide is a starting point for exploring this Left Bank neighborhood. Walk the actual streets around each shortlisted property and consider who would visit for pizza, pasta or a shared meal.
Observe nearby menus, entrance visibility and takeaway collection space. Keep resident dining separate from visitor demand in your assumptions. A recognized neighborhood does not establish a suitable rent, extraction system or repeat customer base.
Bercy Village's official restaurant directory identifies its dining offer at Cour Saint-Emilion in the 12th arrondissement. Use the directory to prepare a comparison visit, not as evidence that a unit is available for Russo's.
Assess how a full-service restaurant could handle different group sizes and service times. Ask property teams about delivery routes, permitted hours, storage and fit-out constraints. Review the kitchen footprint with Russo's before negotiating terms.
Paris La Defense's dining directory lists restaurants, cafes and food trucks across its business district. La Defense is outside central Paris; identify the actual municipality and property in your inquiry rather than treating it as a Paris arrondissement.
Test lunch, evening and weekend demand separately. Compare the service speed and menu needed for office meals with the staffing required for dine-in dinners. Do not turn workplace activity into a sales forecast without site-level evidence.
If you are researching a pizza restaurant for sale or a business for sale in Paris, compare buying an existing operation with developing a new franchise. An acquisition needs review of its trading records, equipment and lease. A new restaurant needs an approved site, opening budget and operating team. This is not an existing Paris restaurant resale listing.
Review Russo's franchise training and support and the international development process. The US$1 million liquid-capital and US$2 million net-worth thresholds are qualification requirements, not a Paris build-out price. Confirm sourcing, local requirements and development rights before making commitments.
Bring a different Italian-American dining story to your Paris restaurant research. Russo's combines New York-style pizza with a chef-founded Italian kitchen: pizza for sharing, pasta for a sit-down meal, and salads and other Italian dishes that give a group more ways to order together. The concept is built around Chef Anthony Russo's family recipes and hospitality.
These are reasons to evaluate the concept, not evidence that a Paris restaurant will achieve a particular level of demand. Test menu preferences, pricing and operating costs locally with your proposed team.
The Paris transport operator's landmark guide identifies the Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Champs-Elysees and Montmartre among the places visitors explore. Use these areas to plan a research visit, then assess individual streets and premises.
These are research areas, not approved Russo's sites or confirmed franchise territories. Visitor activity varies by street, season and time of day; it does not guarantee restaurant sales.
If Paris is part of your ownership plan, now is a good time to begin the research and speak with Russo's. The right time to commit depends on finding a suitable site, building a qualified operating team, confirming development rights and preparing a realistic budget. There is no universal perfect investment date.
Start with the Paris restaurant location research guide, then request the franchise toolkit. Share your preferred neighborhood, experience and timeline so the development team can review your proposal before you make a property commitment.
Growth opportunities
The best area for your restaurant depends on the site, lease, operating team and guests you plan to serve. Start with the shortlist below and compare each property on its own merits. These are research areas, not a ranking of profitability or confirmed available territories. Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Bercy and Montmartre are Paris neighborhoods; Puteaux and Courbevoie are separate Greater Paris municipalities.
Study the dining choices around a proposed Left Bank location. Compare the appeal of shared pizza and pasta meals with the nearby menus, then test lunch and evening assumptions separately. Prioritize usable kitchen space and repeat local demand alongside visitor visibility.
Use Bercy Village as a starting point for comparing restaurant and leisure occasions in the 12th arrondissement. Ask how dine-in guests, takeaway customers and suppliers would share access at your chosen property. Existing restaurants do not confirm space for a new franchise.
Walk the streets around the exact frontage rather than relying on the neighborhood's visitor reputation. Check supplier access, collection space and kitchen extraction. Observe ordinary weekday service as well as busy visitor periods before preparing a budget.
For a Greater Paris proposal, compare the intended guest mix at your specific Puteaux address. Separate an office-lunch plan from neighborhood dinner and catering assumptions. Identify the local operator and test the proposed trading hours against staffing costs.
Assess a Courbevoie property with its own menu, access and operating plan rather than applying one forecast across La Defense. Discuss seating, takeaway collection and storage with the landlord and franchise team before selecting a format.
Location references: Paris tourist office, Bercy Village, RATP landmark guide, and Paris La Defense's directory by municipality. These sources identify places to research, not Russo's availability.
Compare pizza franchise site-planning considerations for Paris, then send your preferred neighborhood or municipality to our team. A phased growth plan should follow site review, approved sourcing and the development agreement.
Your role as a partner
Identify who will lead the restaurant every day, recruit and supervise staff, manage purchasing and protect food and service standards. Include your own role and any partners in the inquiry. A hired manager does not replace the owner's responsibility to oversee the business.
Start with a defined trade area, a realistic budget and a named operating leader. Review the approved format and support arrangements before committing to a property.
Explain how your capital, managers and site pipeline could support additional openings. Discuss a phased schedule rather than assuming every proposed city can open at once.
Review local staffing, sourcing, permissions and professional advice alongside Russo's standards. Confirm training arrangements, travel requirements and opening responsibilities in the applicable documents.
International candidates need $1 million or more in liquid capital and $2 million or more in net worth for review. These are qualification thresholds, not a restaurant investment quote or a guarantee of approval.
Discuss a single restaurant with a defined local operating plan, or propose multiple restaurants with a management team and phased opening schedule. Development rights, obligations and timing depend on review and the applicable agreements.
Ask Franchise Development to confirm training location, attendance, language needs, travel costs and opening assistance for your country. The applicable documents define the support provided and the responsibilities of your local team.
Review approved suppliers, product documentation, preparation procedures and menu standards with the development team. Halal sourcing and restaurant claims must be approved for the specific market; this page does not certify a proposed restaurant.
The city list identifies markets for inquiry, not confirmed available territories. Franchise Development must check existing rights, candidate qualifications and the proposed site. An inquiry does not reserve a territory.
The team reviews your contact details, preferred market, qualifications and ownership plan. The next conversation can address the concept, country-specific requirements and documents for further review. Opening timelines depend on site approval, agreements, permits, construction and training.
Take the next step
Get the Russo's Franchise Toolkit. Complete the form to request franchise information and access the PDF download after your submission is accepted. Review the concept, investment information and support, then discuss the requirements for your market with our team. The toolkit is not a substitute for the applicable franchise disclosure documents.
Complete the inquiry form to access the toolkit after a successful submission.
Tell us your preferred city, restaurant experience, operating role and timeline. Our team can discuss the concept, financial qualifications and next steps for your market.
International qualification: $1 million+ liquid capital and $2 million+ net worth. Submission does not reserve a territory or constitute a franchise offer.
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