Where to find Adelaide’s top 25 pizzas

The verdict is in. Thousands of pizza-lovers have cast their votes to create the ultimate pizza guide. Find out which pizza places across Adelaide came out on top.

In a bid to create Adelaide’s ultimate pizza guide, we asked you where to buy Italy’s trademark dish from.

After all, no one knows pizza better than the people who consume it.

More than 11,400 votes later and the results are in.

Here are the top 25 places to get your pizza fix across metropolitan Adelaide.

CITY

Total votes: 3378

1. Antica, 226 Morphett St, city and 144/B King William Rd, Hyde Park,

932 votes, 27.6 per cent

While a trip to Italy sounds romantic, you really don’t have to make the hike. Owner Anthony Crea has toured Italy for you, and polished recipes to create authentic Mediterranean dishes. At locations in the city and Hyde Park, diners can indulge in signature wood-oven pizzas and fresh handmade pasta daily. With 15 pizzas on offer with tomato or white sauce bases – even a vegan mozzarella – it can be difficult to choose just one. Luckily there’s salvation in the form of a 1m pizza with your choice of up to three toppings for $85 to give you the chance to sample the menu.

Try: Parmigiana – San Marzano tomato, fried eggplant, buffalo mozzarella, double parmesan and basil ($25).

2. Tony Tomatoes, 155-157 O’Connell St, North Adelaide

511 votes, 15.1 per cent

Anywhere that spends 72 hours proofing a pizza dough is already off to a great start. North Adelaide’s Tony Tomatoes works from the base up with three dough options including gluten- free to ensure any pizza lover is catered for. Known for their large offering of pizzas ranging from the most simple margherita to the more extravagant PSSS topped with mozzarella, basil pesto, gypsy speck topped with house smoked salmon, fresh rocket and shaved fennel salad, dehydrated prosciutto and cream goats cheese. There is no shortage of options at Tony’s and the playfully named pizzas will please anyone.

Try: Eat My Breast – mozzarella, basil pesto topped with herb-poached free-range chicken breast, fresh cherry tomatoes, baby spinach, radicchio, balsamic vinaigrette & glaze ($23.90).

3. Sunny’s Pizza, 17 Solomon St, city

347 votes, 10.3 per cent

Tucked down a CBD laneway, this pizza bar hotspot is perfectly located to cater to your post-work hunger pangs. They offer crispy, fluffy pizzas that are full of flavour, with the perfect amount of toppings done in the Napoli style. Their #03 Eggplant parmigiana pizza can be made into a hearty vegan delight. Other options on the menu are heavily inspired by Italian produce. Cured meats, cheese and spices are the standouts on this menu. Already salivating? Their 5pm to 2am trading on Friday and Saturday nights means that you can grab a first-class pizza at any point of a night out. Sunny’s is decked out with booths, quirky art and a dance floor, so you can boogie away the carbs to the sounds of cheesy 80s pop.

Try: The #02 with pepperoni, squid ink cacciatore, onion confit, mozzarella, San Marzano sauce and olives ($26).

4. Basilico Cafe, 140 Main N Rd, Prospect

331 votes, 9.8 per cent

This place is the go-to-pizza haven for many in its neighbourhood. With a large pizza oven taking centre stage inside the restaurant, you can be assured these guys take the Italian trademark dish seriously. The service is friendly and welcoming. The food is rustic and traditional – just like what nonna would’ve cooked up in her home kitchen.

Try: Basilica Special with baked pizza base, fresh tomato, rocket, Parmesan, prosciutto crudo and basil ($25).

5. Anchovy Bandit, 96 Prospect Rd, Prospect

328 votes, 9.7 per cent

Is there a better combination – a bar and pizzeria? This joint has a fun list of cocktails,

lots of wine, and a pizza menu indicating which pizzas go best with your whites and reds. The dough is fermented for at least 36 hours to ensure a fluffy base. And they’re not just your run-of-the-mill pizzas, but combos with a bit of flair – pork fennel sausage and bocconcini, provolone with red onion and broccolini for $20, or ‘The Potato Peel Pie Society’ with desiree potato and garlic, truffle pecorino and rosemary for $24.

Try: ‘Cheeeese, Gromit Cheese’ with garlic, gruyere, fontina, gorgonzola and for di latte for $25

Antica Pizzeria is officially Adelaide’s city’s best pizzeria after being voted No 1

NORTH

Total votes: 1425

1. Sneaky’s Restaurant, 143 Heaslip Rd, Angle Vale

332 votes, 23.3 per cent

Hidden among the vineyards of Virgara Wines in Angle Vale, Sneaky’s Restaurant is a pizza jewel in the north. Traditional Italian cuisine and an authentic wood oven earn Sneaky’s is spot in the top five. With classic pizza favourites including margherita and napoli alongside pizzas with more high end ingredients like pork belly and wild-caught Australian garlic prawns, there is enough variety to impress any pizza lover. Fluffy housemate pizza dough and San Marzano tomato base give each pizza a strong foundation which only gets better with the addition of authentic Italian toppings. From $22 to $32 each, these pizzas are certainly a treat but the open kitchen and high quality ingredients all add to an experience well worth your money.

Try: Salsiccia – house-made pork and fennel sausage mix, for di latte and ricotta with San Marzano tomato base ($25).

2. Tenafeate Creek Wines, 1071 Gawler-One Tree Hill Rd, Yattalunga

226 votes, 15.9 per cent

With just four 12-inch pizzas on their menu, Tenafeate Creek Wines are definitely going for quality over quantity. Three basic pizzas – margherita, ham and pineapple and salami – featuring just a few ingredients and a more extravagant option in “The Lot” are on offer. With such a compact offering, the Tenafeate pizza chefs are able to ensure each pizza comes out of the wood oven perfectly. Cellar-door dining provides the perfect setting to enjoy a well-made weekend pizza.

Try: The Lot – Virginian ham, cheese, salami, roasted capsicum, eggplant and olives ($25)

3. Italian Kitchen @ Two Twenty, 220 Target Hill Rd, Greenwith

187 votes, 13.1 per cent

Easily the youngest spot on the list, Italian Kitchen @ Two Twenty has already established itself as one of the best pizza outlets in the north. With 11 pizzas to choose from all around the $20 mark, Italian Kitchen @ Two Twenty’s pizzas are good value for the flavour they punch. The menu mixes traditional Italian, modern Australian favourites like BBQ chicken and more lavish options including a smoked salmon and rocket pizza. If a savoury pizza isn’t enough, the decadent dessert pizza with Nutella and whipped vanilla cream is sure to finish any pizza fan’s meal off with a bang.

Try: Polpette – homemade meat balls on a tomato sauce base with Spanish onions and bocconcini topped with melted mozzarella finished with fresh rocket ($19.90).

4. Claude’s Pizza, corner of North East Rd and Grand Junction Rd, Modbury

153 votes, 10.7 per cent

A pizza institution of Modbury, Claude’s has well and truly earnt its place in the top five. Since the late 1970s Claude’s Pizza has been serving some of the best pizzas in the northeast. Its huge range of both traditional and gourmet pizzas means that any diner will be able to find a pizza to tuck into. Even more exotic options like Thai or Tandoori chicken and a cheeseburger pizza make an appearance on the menu. With generous toppings and your choice of base thickness, Claude’s pizzas are everything you could hope for in a takeaway pizza.

Try: The Sticky Finger – tomato base, pepperoni, Claude’s chicken, mushroom, capsicum, onion, pineapple, kalamata olives and bacon, topped with double cheese and BBQ sauce (from $14).

5. Playford Pizza, 4/297 Peachey Rd, Munno Para

51 votes, 3.6 per cent

Not your standard takeaway shop, Playford Pizza has proved itself to be a local favourite in its few years since opening. With all the modern Australian pizza favourites like meatlovers and yiros on offer, Playford Pizza doesn’t proclaim to be an authentic Italian pizzeria. But it knows its their customer base and provides ample toppings with plenty of options. With a wide range of value deals and pizza sizes, Playford Pizza has an option for all budgets and definitely provides bang for your buck when it comes to good pizza.

Try: Playford Special – sauce, mozzarella, ham, mushroom, pepperoni, onion, capsicum, pineapple, olives, bacon, prawns and anchovies (from $9.50).

A wood oven pizza from Sneaky's Restaurant in Angle Vale. Picture: Sneaky's Restaurant

SOUTH

Total votes: 2134

1. Pizzateca, 319 Chalk Hill Rd, McLaren Vale

1178 votes, 55.2 per cent

Nothing beats an authentic, Italian slice of heaven – made by hand, with no rolling pins. And by the guys who would know best.

With a family hailing from Italy, the father-and-son duo Vito and Tony Mitolo use techniques passed down from generation to generation, with locally sourced ingredients.

Typical of this is their sugo, made with traditional, Italian techniques and local Virginia- grown Roma tomatoes.

And they don’t stop there – they source, sort, cook, drain, crush and jar each one.

On the menu, there’s a very pizza oztalia section, with 35cm pizzas that are hand- stretched, on a thin base with a puffy outer. The dough leavens for 24 to 48 hours, which helps create a black-spotted crust.

Hand built in Naples, their wood oven then cooks at a temperature of more than 400C in 60-90 seconds.

Try: Salsiccia ($28), with house-made pork, chilli & fennel seed sausage, wood-smoked mozzarella, for di latte, lardo, sliced fennel and fennel tops

Russell’s Pizza, 13 High St, Willunga

271 votes, 12.7 per cent

Sharing is caring – or so the saying goes – so if you’ve got a family function, or just have many, many friends, then take them here, to share.

It’s best for its two or three course package. The two-course ($39) has shared starter plates of salads, wood oven bread with dukkah and olive oil, lamb and feta kofta, oven roasted almonds and olives. There are shared pizzas and BYO drinks.

Russell’s does wood-oven pizza and wine just right. It was started in 1992 by Willunga local Russell Jeavons, and strives on serving high quality, wholesome ingredients in a simple and casual style. Your next birthday party sorted, no fuss.

Try: three-course option ($44), same as the two-course but with seasonal dessert

The Redwood Oven, 8a Hill St, Willunga

180 votes, 8.4 per cent

While it gets a touch chilly down south, this haven has a roaring fireplace for you to warm those frozen feet and tuck into some hearty pizza. The dough is made daily and they prioritise fresh ingredients with a selection of local wine and craft beer on offer. Got a friend not too into pizza? They also serve a range of scones made in the same wood oven. Catch The Redwood Oven operating Tuesday through Sunday. For those with a sweet tooth, their dessert pizzas are unmissable.

Try: The gooey choc ($16/20) is the one for Nutella lovers, but the apple crumble pizza ($16/20) will challenge what you thought about dessert pizza. Made with a maple syrup base and topped with apples, house made butter crumble and dollop cream, the apple crumble has to be tasted to be believed.

Beach Road Wines, 309 Seaview Road McLaren Vale

99 votes, 4.6 per cent

Just down the road from other McLaren Vale hot spots, Beach Road Wines is a family-owned cellar door which also features stunning wood oven gourmet pizzas. The menu is heavily Mediterranean-based. Napoli-style sauce is topped with fresh and seasonal produce to ensure the highest of quality. The stunning view from the deck overlooks the surrounding vineyards – adding a visual delight while you devour your pizza. Beach Road Wines is the place to take the family, with a lovely children’s pizza menu and kid-friendly tables on offer.

Try: A vegan-friendly option offers roasted capsicum, zucchini, olives and rocket on a hummus base ($24).

Cesar’s Pizzeria, 142 Hub Drive, Aberfoyle Park

97 votes, 4.6 per cent

Located in the Hub Shopping Centre, this pizza bar and cafe caters delivers Italian flavours to the people of Aberfoyle Park, Happy Valley, Flagstaff Hill, O’Halloran Hill and Coromondal Valley. It’s casual but a crowdpleaser and therefore made it into our top fives in south Adelaide.

Try: Grego Yiros with cheese, fresh tomato, baby spinach, Spanish onion, marinated lamb topped with tzatziki (from $14).

Anthony Mitolo and Ettore Bertonati from Pizzateca cooking their Quattro Formaggi pizza. Picture: CALUM ROBERTSON

EAST

Total votes: 1989

1. 400 Gradi, 121 The Parade, Norwood

578 votes, 23.7 per cent

Chef and owner Johnny Di Francesco’s Neapolitan style pizzas have won him international titles for World Pizza Champion and Best Pizza so it’s no surprise that 400 Gradi has made the top five. The name 400 Gradi refers to the method of cooking in the woodfired oven at 400C for 90 seconds. The traditional cooking method followed by ingredients that emulate authentic Italian flavours means that 400 Gradi pizzas are up there as the cream of the crop in the east.

Try: Margherita Verace (Awarded World’s Best Pizza 2014) – San Marzano tomato, for di latte, basil and extra virgin olive oil ($20).

2. Pizzalola, 432 Goodwood Road Cumberland Park

237 votes, 11.9 per cent

Pizzalola embraces the Naples way of pizza, using a wood-fired Stefano Ferrara oven imported straight from the heart of Italy. This gem is modern Australian dining meets traditional Italian pizza preparation. The sugo is all homemade, none of their ingredients come frozen, and their dough is hand-stretched and proofed for 36 hours. Pizzalola is vegetarian friendly and offers some unique twists on Australian favourites. Pizzalola is open Wednesday through Sunday.

Try: The Banksy ($24), a delicious twist on a meaty classic or try something new and grab their Sunday special “The Zeus” ($24), topped with succulent Calabrese salami, for di latte cheese, shaved parmesan, fresh jalapeño and chill honey.

3. Wood Oven Gourmet Pizza, 6/36 Hambledon Road, Campbelltown

206 votes, 10.4 per cent

A line of Vespas outside the shop window makes Wood Oven Gourmet stand out on a nondescript road in Campbelltown. To cross the threshold is to be taken back in time to 1960s Italy. This cash-only restaurant is a suburban treasure that hosts some of the most authentic Italian pizza in Adelaide. Done in the style of Naples, the thin crust is doused in sumptuous sugo and topped with the freshest ingredients. This pizza is best consumed with a knife and fork. With Tony running the wood oven solo, his wife Rita’s warmth and service will make you feel at home. Pizzas are served one at a time here and there is no takeaway. Time seems to slow as you take a break from fast-paced dining and dashing away, allowing you to sit, relax, and truly savour each delicious bite.

Try: Try La Puttanesca ($19.90) with pomodoro, for di latte, black olives, capers, anchovy, roast garlic, cherry tomatoes fresh basil and chilli.

4. Da Mario’s Pizza Restaurant, 9/337 Gorge Rd, Athelstone

184 votes, 9.3 per cent

Athelstone’s Da Mario’s has been an institution in the region since the 1970s. A family favourite for many eastern families and even Adelaide United players, Da Mario’s has plenty of generously topped pizzas to choose from. The family-owned restaurant offers more than 35 traditional and gourmet pizzas in a range of sizes to suit a single diner up to a large family. Da Mario’s doesn’t claim to offer fast food, preferring to spend time lovingly rolling each handmade dough before topping it with plenty of fresh ingredients.

Try: Pesto Special – pizza sauce, mozzarella, roasted chicken, roast capsicum, semi-dried tomato and home made pesto sauce (from $24.90).

5. Coccobello, 209 Glen Osmond Road Frewville

170 votes, 8.5 per cent

It’s a relatively new player on the scene, but it’s making its mark on the Adelaide food scene already. The crew behind Ruby Red Flamingo and Tony Tomatoes have brought us Coccobello, a collection of central and northern Italian cuisine under one roof. The curation of the pizza menu has all the fixings of a Mediterranean love affair: for di latte, stracchino, pancetta, prosciutto, radicchio, stracciatella, scarmoza and pecorino to name a few. In true Italian style, add on a side of creamy polenta. All gelati, tortellini and bread is made in house with love and care. Can’t be bothered leaving the house today? They’re on Deliveroo.

Try: The Stracciatella ($24.90) with tomato, for di latte, San Daniele prosciutto, stracciatella, basil and pepper for cheesy delight.

400 Gradi owner Johnny di Francesco is officially making the best pizzas in Adelaide’s east. Picture: DEAN MARTIN

WEST

Total votes: 2536

1. Chicco Palms, 437 Henley Beach Rd, Brooklyn Park

601 votes, 23.7 per cent

Set on the old Barnacle Bill’s site on Henley Beach Road, Brooklyn Park, this doozy of a pizza joint has a chilled Palm Springs vibe. Opened in 2017, it’s fast paced, loud and the wafting aroma of food is divine. They’ve kept ingredients simple on the thin-base, Roman-style wood fired pizzas, because less is more. Choose from seven sauce-based pizzas or five white (pizza bianche) including the ever-popular margherita ($19), marinara (the American style with no seafood, $16) or quattro formaggi (four cheeses, $24). The cheese is stretchy, the ingredients fresh and the sauce rich. Bellissimo!

Try: Prosciutto – with tomato, for di latte and fresh prosciutto ($22)

2. Napoli Pizzeria, 2/127 Henley Beach Rd, Mile End

405 votes, 16 per cent

Good luck trying to choose a pizza to dig in to – there are 17 mouth-watering creations on the menu. From the Napoli (San Marzano tomato, for di latte, anchovies, black olives, garlic, capers, herbs, $21.50) to the specials (San Marzano tomato, for di latte, leg ham, salami, mushrooms, roasted capsicums, kalamata olives, herbs, $23.50) and diavola (San Marzano tomato, for di latte, salami, chilli, $21), these authentic wood-fired pizzas are made using the finest pizza flour and the best imported and local ingredients. The result – a light base with a bubbly and crunchy edge to sink your teeth into. And you know you’re onto a good thing when it is recognised by the Association of Neapolitan Pizza in Italy as being the only authentic Neapolitan pizza restaurant in Adelaide.

Try: Tre Salumi –- San Marzano tomato, for di latte, leg ham, salami, salsiccia ($23.50)

3. Pizza Meccanica, 2 Hawker St, Bowden

393 votes, 15.5 per cent

If you’re looking for a pizza with pineapple, then you’ve come to the wrong place. Pizza Meccanica nails the authentic traditional Neapolitan pizza on the head with simple, fresh and high quality toppings. The seven varieties are so light, with an incredibly thin base, you could down 10 of them. The sauce is so red and rich you can’t wait to tuck into it when it lands on your table. The Margherita ($20) is topped with San Marzano tomatoes, for di latte, fresh basil and extra virgin olive oil, while the salsiccia e friarielli ($25) is a white base with fresh homemade pork sausage, friariello, for di latte and extra virgin olive oil. Is your mouth watering yet?

Try: Meccanica – San Marzano tomatoes, fresh garlic, basil, oregano and extra virgin olive oil ($17)

4. Port Pizza Bar (as part of Carmine and Co), 49 Commercial Rd, Port Adelaide

349 votes, 13.8 per cent

With an extensive menu of Italian dishes, the pizzas here are only a small part, but they pack a punch. Topped with delicious ingredients, you’ll want one of everything. The Italiano is based with garlic-sprinkled mozzarella cheese, pork and fennel sausage, roast peppers, grilled eggplant, onion, fresh tomato, bocconcini, fresh tomato, basil leaves, $27). If you’re after something more simple, the prosciutto di bufala (sauce, mozzarella di bufala, prosciutto, rocket and olive oil) is the one to order. If you’re a sweet tooth, of course there’s also a creation there to satisfy – the Nutella pizza has a base coated with Nutella, topped with coconut, white and classic Tim Tams, and strawberries finished with a scoop of Rocher gelati.

Try: Pizza di Carmine – Sauce, mozzarella cheese, provolone cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, Casalinga salami, olives, roasted capsicum and Spanish onions and mild fresh chilli ($28)

5. Melt Pizzeria, 269 Seaview Rd, Henley Beach

282 votes, 11.1 per cent

This seaside gem steps out of the (pizza) box when it comes to its unique menu. You’ll find more exotic flavours such as Spanish meatballs, truffle and peas, zucchini and broccolini on their gourmet pizzas. Although not exactly your authentic Italian pizza, the base is still crunchy and won’t flop when you pick it up. With 15 to choose from, there’s a flavour for everyone. This place is going gangbusters so firmly sits in the top five for the west.

Try: Albondigas - Spanish meatballs, asiago, roasted cherry tomatoes, chilli, oregano and parsley ($23)

Darren Hearne serves fashion designer Cristina Tridente food and a rose shaker cocktail at Chicco Palms. Picture: CALUM ROBERTSON