The Best Pizza in Melbourne
Melbourne established its pizza credentials long ago. The now-closed Toto’s Pizza House, our first pizzeria, opened on Lygon Street in 1961. Neapolitan-style pizza – woodfired, crisp at the edges, pliant in the middle – has dominated restaurants ever since, with spots like Pizza D’Asporto and 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar developing loyal followings. More recently, a new generation has done some tinkering with interesting results. Capitano and Deep End have embraced pie styles from North America, while Red Sparrow and Green Acre show that plant-based pizzas can please even the most avid omnivores. Try these top slices across the city, curated by Broadsheet's expert food and drink editors.
Words by Dan Cunningham
Updated on 24 December 2025
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Capitano
This fun Italian joint, from Bar Liberty’s crew, takes plenty of cues from North America – with deep-dish pizza “squares” and rich, fermented base “rounds”. While the US gets a big look-in, the wine list is almost entirely Italian.
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Takeaway Pizza
There’s no cutlery, table service or fuss at this casual pizzeria and bar. Dough is fermented for three days, resulting in an American-style slice with a thin base and a crunchy edge. Try the bone marrow and pastrami number.
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Grazia
Hit this elevated Italian spot for 72-hour fermented pizza cooked in an imported Roman oven. The standouts are Gamberoni Grazia with king prawns, rocket pesto, green olives and Di Cintio’s chilli crisp.
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DOC
Come to this buzzy restaurant for pizza like the Italians eat: simple and brilliant combos that don’t overload the palate, with a focus on best-in-class ingredients. It can be hard to squeeze in on a busy night – that’s half the fun.
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Pizza Elettrica
Order takeaway or dine in at the small shop, with decor that riffs on subway cars, for thin-crust 15-inch New York-style pizza.
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Di Stasio Pizzeria
When veteran restaurateur Rinaldo Di Stasio started serving pizza for the first time, people duly took notice. Come for classic Margheritas and luxurious lobster pies in a colourful, artwork-filled space.
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Dom’s Social Club
A three-storey Italian joint geared for good times. Head to the first floor for a woodfired pizza feast, or up again to the public bar for lambrusco and pool. The rooftop is one of the city’s best spots to drink with a view.
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Rita’s Abbotsford
A rustic Italian spot serving hefty, semolina-crusted pizzas. Play it straight with Napoletana or dial up the salt with pancetta, anchovy, capers and garlic. It’s near Victoria Park – a perfect place to bask in the sun with takeaway.
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Figlia
Left-of-centre pizzas are the draw at this big, industrial-chic room from the Tipo 00 and Osteria Ilaria crew. Post up at the central bar for snacks and natural wines, or share bistecca and nebbiolo at a bistro-style table.
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Leonardo’s Pizza Palace
Leonardo’s is the kind of place you can accidentally spend hours at, and wake up far dustier than planned. The pepperoni is a classic, and the jalapeno number with fermented pepper and bechamel is a spicy wake-up call in the low-lit diner.
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Pizza Shop
Follow the red-neon glow to one of Melbourne’s best pizzerias, attached to an already-excellent neighbourhood bar. Perfectly blistered sourdough pies, left-field toppings and gluten-free options await.
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48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar South Yarra
Named for its dough’s 48-hour rise time (and recognised as one of Oceania’s best pizzerias), the menu here runs the gamut of classic and modern pies with notable vegan alternatives.
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+39 Pizzeria
The prefix for an international call to Italy is a fitting name for this tiny pizzeria (with big European energy). There’s enough pizza variety to satisfy any aficionado and an extensive antipasti selection, if you’re so inclined.
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Pizza Pizza Pizza
Stop by for a late-night New York-style pizza, either by the slice or whole. The magic mushroom’s mix of cheese and mushrooms with truffle oil is satisfying, while the pepperoni provides just enough bite. Stick around for cocktails.
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Harley & Rose
The woodfired pizzas at this family-friendly spot are mainly classic, but occasionally defy expectations. Also, take note of the banging wine list – it’s all about minimal intervention here.
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Italian Artisans
Pizza is king here, but the ex-DOC owner behind it also serves killer antipasto. Enjoy your pie with an extensive drinks list championing lo-fi wines from Italian regions like Puglia, Toscana and Piedmont, and small-batch Italian beers.
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Ollie’s Pizza Parlour
Pizzas that fall somewhere between Neapolitan and New York-style. Pull up for spicy, garlicky clam pies (with chowder-like cream); zhooshed-up Hawaiians; crispy, cheesy mozzarella sticks; boozy desserts; and live music.
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Thin Slizzy
At this rock’n’roll pizzeria and bar you’ll find punny, Neapolitan-style pizzas such as the Meatallica, the Smashing Pumpkins or the Brockin’ in the Free World – by an ex-Rita's chef.
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Small Print Pizza
Short for “small eco-footprint”, this pizzeria is mostly vego – but when there is meat, it’s locally sourced. It’s also completely glass-free (all drinks are poured from a tap), and staff can deliver your pizza to nearby Victoria Gardens.
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Shop225 Pizzeria
Melbourne’s first pizzeria to be Coeliac Australia accredited made it into the 50 Top Pizza Asia-Pacific 2025 guide. Come for convincing, gut-friendly crusts.
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Slice Shop Pizza
Behind the Western Bulldogs-coloured neon sign, the team from now-closed barbeque joint Burn City Smokers is serving New York-style slices – large, thin and pliable enough to fold into your mouth.
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Boss Pizzeria
A Napoli-trained pizzaiolo brings more than 25 years’ experience to Boss, and it’s no surprise there’s a purist streak here – the tomatoes are San Marzano, the flour is 00-quality and the toppings are simple yet exceptional.
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Ladro Gertrude
Ladro has a reputation for incredible pizza for every taste – from pork to porcini. It’s served whole with a cutting wheel so you can size your slice (no judgements). The sleek operation is clean, uncomplicated and all about the flavours.
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Baby Pizza
If you’re after Italian with a fun, neighbourhood feel, head here. Restaurateur Chris Lucas’s buzzing southside spot turns out pizzas alongside salumi and traditional, crowd-pleasing pastas.
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Sunnyside Sliced
A killer pizza joint bringing a slice of Manhattan to Mentone. Visit for 18-inch pies (whole or by the slice) slathered in hot honey, super cheesy “upside-down” grandma pies and three-day garlic focaccia.
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A25 Pizzeria
Whether or not you agree with the A25’s neon sign (“Pizza is sexy”), you can’t argue with the quality. This spot – named after an Italian motorway – turns out classic pies, occasionally wild toppings and a solid vegan range.
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St Domenico Pizza Bar
From its stone-baked slices to the retro neon sign hanging by the espresso machine, this spot looks like a scene straight out of Italy. There are also cured meats, classic pastas and wines imported from the motherland.
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Farro Pizzeria Thornbury
Organic, low-gluten spelt flour and vegan cheeses are staples at Farro. The dining room resembles a farmhouse kitchen – take note of the ceiling, which features 400 suspended rolling pins. Also in Thornbury, Windsor, Fitzroy and Hawthorn.
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Cucina & Co
This family-friendly spot is by a DOC and Caffe e Cucina alum, so you know it’ll be good. Stick to the classics, or order creative combos like a pumpkin cream base topped with buffalo mozzarella, sausage, basil and olive oil.
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Pizza Meine Liebe
Pizza Meine Liebe (German for "pizza my love") rode in with a new wave of produce-driven pizza joints – and it’s still around for a reason.
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Deep End
Chances are you haven’t had these in Melbourne. Deep End’s owner studied in the US and brought its pizza back here. Choose from thin New York-style; crispy-cornered Detroit-style; and hulking Chicago deep-dish pizzas.
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Pizza d’Asporto Yarraville
D’asporto’s founder started making pizzas when he was seven. Today, his family-run diner serves some of the best pies in the west. The menu features red- and white-based pizzas, alongside plenty of Italian wines and beers. Also in Williamstown and Essendon.
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Il Caminetto
A corner eatery serving umami-heavy pizza, vegan “Notella” calzones and Aperol spritz on tap.
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Freddy’s Pizza
This Chapel Street diner nods to the traditional trattorias of Italy. Seventy-two-hour dough leans on classic flavour combinations and ingredients imported from Italy.
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The Hills
A neighbourhood pizza and wine bar from the Toorak Cellars and Milton Wine Shop crew. Start with its signature pies – like a marinara or margherita – and linger with its 200-strong wine list.
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Hotel Lombardo
A moodily lit diner that hits all the right notes, with a big hit of nostalgia. Slide into a cushy booth for a glossy pepperoni pizza – or a culture-crossing mortadella and pineapple. Then bring a round of Negronis to the pool table.
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Red Sparrow
Vegans, rejoice. Red Sparrow’s owner spent years testing vegan “meats” and "cheeses", and only serves those he eats. A standout is a pepperoni pizza with “meat” made from organic gluten and tofu, with the original herbs and spices.
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Green Acre
A vegan-friendly pizza bar from one of the Small Print Pizza owners. All the classics are here, including ham and pineapple, and pepperoni – but there are plant-based alternatives and flavours that champion vegetables, too.
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90 Secondi
If it’s in the oven for more than 90 seconds, it’s not true Neapolitan pizza. So says the team behind this boutique pizzeria. Along with Neapolitan staples, look out for house-made gnocchi, slow-cooked meatballs and crispy cotoletta.
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Madonna Electric
A kitschy, maximalist diner with Franco Cozzo furniture and truly original pizzas. Thin-crust numbers feature creative combos like smoked ham and caramelised pineapple. Plus, share-friendly wines and fun cocktails.
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Pizzeria Magma
An imposing wood pizza oven welcomes you at Pizzeria Magma, a neon-lit diner in the former Supermaxi space. Come for Naples-style pies, plus small plates, antipasti and a fun, fizzy wine list.
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Neighbourhood Pizza
Look for the fairy lights and locals eating puffy Neapolitan pizzas on the parklet out front. Find a spot there or head inside for pies with a twist (a Pepperoni number with honey), on-point pastas and mostly Italian wines.
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Da Bruno
Take a seat on the rooftop, mezzanine or one of two rooftops for woodfired pies like margherita and the gamberi with prawns, garlic, mozzarella, chilli, parsley and olive oil.
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Homeslice
These 12-inch Roman-style wheels range from simple classics (margherita) to meaty (salami with olives and capers) to veggie-heavy (pumpkin with goat’s cheese).
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Santoni Pizza Bar
This sleek, three-storey pizza bar keeps it things simple. Thin pizza bases come with blistered crusts and only four or five toppings to create well-balanced spins on old classics.
