Our Story
He built the oven
with his own hands.
Rainer left Switzerland in 2020 and made Tbilisi his home. With no pizza-making experience but a lifetime of carpentry skills, he built everything by hand — Popolo's cozy interior, the counters, the tables, and most remarkably, its iconic wood-and-gas-fired brick oven.
Nestled in Fabrika's courtyard — a converted Soviet textile factory turned into Tbilisi's most vibrant cultural hub — Popolo quickly became a neighborhood favorite.
