10 Best Pizza Restaurants in Sydney 0 Likes

You all love pizza and it is one of the most favourite dishes especially the Napoli style – characterised by an ultra-thin base barely able to hold up its toppings and a bubbly charred crust – is most popular. Brought to Australia by plucky Italian migrants after World War II, the Napoli slice is simple street food, topped with minimal ingredients, like San Marzano tomatoes, mozzarella and basil, and not much else.

But food in Sydney is always changing, and also the appetite for the next big thing never seems to diminish. Now, New York-style slices like those at Epic Pizza in Surry Hills can be found alongside Roman offerings like those at Al Taglio also in Surry Hills. Because of the rich history of migrants, you can now enjoy multicultural twists on the classics like Lebanese pizza, for instance, is also a tasty one.

So if you are looking for the best pizza restaurants in Sydney this year then here are the best 10 where almost all styles of pizza are allowed.

1. La Disfida

·Location: 109 Ramsay St, Haberfield

·Phone: +61 2 9798 8299

There are more than 20 types of pizzas you can find here. In the classic Napoli style, these pizzas have a light, slightly chewy but strong crust with a hint of saltiness.

You can try Crudaiola which is like the Marie Kondo of pizzas – every ingredient sparks joy. With a simple spread of fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, garlic, basil, olive oil and pine nuts, it's best eaten folded in one hand, in four or five quick bites.

La Disfida is famous for its authentic, hand-stretched, thin-crust wood-fired pizza. Their pizzas are topped with the finest quality mozzarella and freshest ingredients, then cooked to perfection directly on the rustic stone of the wood-fired oven. The menu is based on only the freshest seasonal produce, which is sourced daily.

2. Via Napoli

Various locations

From the age of 8 Luigi Esposito, the owner of Via Napoli Pizzeria, followed his grandparents around the streets of Naples selling pagniottiello, and freshly made pizza fritta covered by a blanket in a pram on the side of the streets, that's was when he knew he had the gift, his passion for pizza began.

Luigi believes that a true Neapolitan pizza must be baked in a wood-fired, domed oven at 485°C for no more than 60 to 90 seconds; that the base must be hand-kneaded by rolling it with your fingers and that the pizza must not exceed 35 centimetres in diameter or be more than one-third of a centimetre thick at the centre. Luigi began working in the most famous pizzerias in Naples and all over Europe, gaining as much experience as possible.

The pizza bases in Naples are soft and pliable. The Neapolitans take their pizza very seriously, the Marinara and the Margherita are the two true pizzas.

After many years of searching Luigi finally found the perfect location in Sydney

You can try their pizza and have a look at their menu where the takeaway pizza ranges from $12- $30. You can try the Napoletana which has sweet buffalo mozzarella and perfectly balances the peppery capers and salty anchovies and olives.

3. Rosso Antico

Location: Shop 2, 52-60 Enmore Road, Newtown

Phone: +61 2 8065 4224

Rosso Antico, Nonna stands at the wood-fired oven, barking orders at the young men shoving pizzas in and out of the blistering heat, and the results are uniformly fantastic. The swollen crusts taste of char and salt and are so good you could eat them completely unadorned.

You can try the Margherita where the toppings almost form a puddle of milky mozzarella, acidic tomato and bright bursts of basil and that's exactly how it should be. The pizzas range from $ 16- $23.

4. Rosso Pomodoro

20-24 Buchanan St, Balmain

Phone: +61 2 9555 5924

A perennial on lists spruiking Sydney's top 10 pizzas, this quiet place tucked away on a Balmain backstreet has been slinging excellent pizzas for years. The dough here is fermented for 72 hours (many pizzerias only do a 24-48 hour ferment), and the flour is stone-ground which delivers a light, flavoursome crust with a pleasant chew. You can try the Diavola. Hot salami, tomatoes, mozzarella and capsicum – it's not entirely original, but it is very good. The pizzas range from $19- $25

5. Vacanza

Various locations

Vacanza, meaning ‘holiday’ in Italian, is the brain-child of owner Nick Gilbert, a confessed pizza fanatic whose passion led him to Southern Italy, where he spent his time learning the art of traditional pizza-making before returning to Sydney to open Vacanza Pizzeria.

Vacanza’s to-die-for handmade pizzas are of course the restaurant’s crowning glory, including cult favourite ‘Il Pizzaiolo del Presidente Diavola’, a mouth-watering combination of tomato, fior di latte, hot Calabrese salami, fresh chilli and olives. The traditional ‘Brandi Bufalina Margherita’ is Gilbert’s homage to his time spent in Southern Italy and the Il Capitano, a delicious mix of Swiss mushrooms, goats cheese, Italian sausage and truffle oil.

With ingredients sourced from the highest quality Italian and Australian produce, the menu also includes a selection of antipasti, pasta and authentic stone-baked dishes. Vacanza boasts a well-selected list of affordable Australian and Italian wine and course imported Italian beers.

The buzzy atmosphere, Italian accents and of course, the high quality of the pizza here means there's always a line, so get in early.

You can try the Vacanza with a rich combination of Swiss mushrooms, fior di latte, truffle oil and shaved pecorino. The pizza menu is awesome ranging from $20-$23

6. Gigi Pizzeria

Location: 379 King St, Newtown

Phone: +61 2 9557 2224

This is a wonderful place for Vegan pizza with the menu focusing on how brilliant plant-based toppings can be. Owners and managers, Marco and Daniela Matino, opened the Pizzeria eight years ago, with a desire to bring the freshness and clarity of flavour reminiscent of Naples to the famous street of Newtown, with traditional Neapolitan woodfired pizza.

Gigi is one of the very few pizzerias in Sydney that is a proud member of the AVPN (the ‘Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana’ or ‘True Neapolitan Pizza Association’) and adheres to its incredibly specific regulations, including hand-stretched dough, traditionally topped, and wood-fired pizza, Napoli style.
Marco has created a new Plant-Based menu to align with Gigi's ethics, whilst staying true to the traditional Neapolitan Pizza by using fresh, quality local produce, combined with key ingredients imported from Italy, as specified by the AVPN, to create a perfect authentic Neapolitan pizza.

In Newtown, one of Sydney’s most diverse & vibrant suburbs, you will find this little vibrant corner of Naples food culture. For seven years Gigi Pizzeria has been getting it right and this has been rewarded not only with a loyal clientele but with its pizza featured in good food guides around the city of Sydney. Look at their pizza menu which ranges from $17- $24

7. Manoosh Pizzeria

Various locations

Phone: +61 2 9550 6606

Manoosh was named the best takeaway restaurant in Australia and the pizza bases are thicker and denser but still familiarly yeasty, and the toppings are – as you'd guess – not exactly traditional there's a garlic chicken pizza. But go with the Lebanese-style toppings and you won't be disappointed. Fragrant za'atar, fresh labneh and spiced lamb

You can try the Za'atar Beirut Style. Haloumi, tomato, onion and chilli flakes on a bed of nutty za'atar. Fold it up and go for your life. Find their awesome menu here that starts at $12

8. Da Orazio Pizza and Porchetta

75-79 Hall St, Bondi Beach

Phone: +61 2 8090 6969

This is another pizza joint, Maurice Terzini-style with traditional pizza. You can try the Pesto. Smoked mozzarella smoky cheese is paired with pesto, ricotta and cherry tomatoes. The pizzas naturally rise for 48 Hours, 100% Handmade and Cooked the Neapolitan Way in Wood-fired Brick Pizza Oven. You can look at their menu here which ranges from $18- $26

9. The Dolphin Hotel

Location: 412 Crown St, Surry Hills

Phone: +61 2 9331 4800

Monty Koludrovic's ambitious, ingredient-driven restaurant at the Dolphin has much of a focus on the superb wine list and the extensive salumi menu but the pizza is also the best thing about this place. Modelled on the Roman and Northern Italian styles of pizza – that is, slightly bubblier and thicker than Napoli-style (almost like a flatbread, but not quite) – the toppings are both innovative (tuna, green eggs) and traditional. You can try the Peperone which is all sweet and spicy house-roasted peppers and are a perfect match for hot pepperoni and lactic mozzarella. File this one under Do Not Share.

10. Al Taglio

Location: 102-104 Albion St, Surry Hills

Phone: 61 2 8021 5944

Al Taglio is a beautiful restaurant located in Surry Hills. It serves gourmet and authentic regional Italian pizzas, and focaccia made from age-old traditions in buzzing, modern surroundings. They offer imported Italian cured meats, cheeses, and flours including spelt & gluten-free, organic wines and craft beers. The master pizza chef, Enrico Sgarbossa is doing something a little different compared to the other places nearby. His approach is based on being more sustainable and making use of the best local and seasonal ingredients available so that everyone can enjoy a more balanced and healthy pizza. Al Taglio is the first gourmet pizzeria in Sydney, visit us for a slice of real Italy.

The pizza here is Roman-style, where the bases are pre-cooked, heated to order and then topped with the ingredients of your choice. While you'll certainly find the classics here Margherita, diavola and so on and some of the ingredients, from yuzu dressing to house-smoked ham.

You can try the Sfiziosa which is a salty-sweet mix of sardines, capers, olives and yuzu dressing on a tomato base, which is a true standout. Also if you wish to learn how to make pizza then they offer pizza classes too.