Best of Brisbane 2021: Top 10 pizzerias revealed
What type of person doesn’t love pizza? A weirdough. You nominated and then voted for your favourite Brisbane pizza joints. See the top 10 here.
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Whether you love it in its simplest form or loaded and complex, there’s a pizza joint in Brisbane serving your perfect flavour.
Our readers nominated and voted for who they think makes Brisbane’s best pizza. These are the top 10!
10. La Lupa, West End
Shop 3/321 Montague Rd, West End
Instagram: @laluparestaurant
Inspired by central Italian cuisine, La Lupa serves fresh handmade pasta, Roman-style pizza and traditional dishes with a modern twist.
For this Italian restaurant, it’s all about the ingredients and the care taken to prepare and develop the dough to create light and digestible pizzas with gorgeous crunchy crusts.
9. Pizzantica, New Farm
26 Gray St, New Farm
Instagram: @pizzantica_aus
Share a slice of Italian heritage and great pizza at Pizzantica located in the Casa Italia Community Centre at New Farm.
Here you’ll always eat exceptional pizza and for plant-based eaters, their vegan pizzas are just as good as their traditional ones.
8. Pancho’s, Carina
Carina Bowls Club, 401 Stanley Rd, Carina
Since their establishment in 1988, Pancho’s has been serving locals and visitors some of the best pizza in town.
Now located at the Carina Bowls Club, don’t be fooled by its humble location as their tasty Italian food, generous portions and affordable drinks have people obsessed.
Known for their famous cheese filled bread and delicious pizza toppings, you’ll taste quality in every bite.
7. Elio’s, Carina Heights
119 Winstanley St, Carina Heights
If you want to feel as if you’ve just left your nonna’s house, this family-owned restaurant known for its yummy pizzas would be for you.
Elio’s is moving down the road to their new venue at 785 Old Cleveland Rd. Their last trading day at their current restaurant is March 27.
6. Il Forno Pizzeria, Sandgate
3 Third Ave, Sandgate
Instagram: @ilforno_pizzeria
After a Hawaiian pizza? That’s no problem at Il Forno where they serve Italian style wood fired pizzeria with an Aussie twist.
This pizza shop with personality shines when it comes to delectable pizzas made with fresh quality ingredients.
5. Prova Pizzeria, Stafford Heights
61 Wilgarning St, Stafford Heights
Instagram: @provapizzeria
Taste the love the team at Prova Pizzeria put into each one of their pizzas and see why Brisbane keeps saying they make some of the best pizzas money can buy.
You’ll feel like you travelled to Naples with their freshly hand-stretched wood-fired pizzas topped with classic and creative combinations flavours.
Prova Pizzeria is open for dinner every Tuesday – Sunday.
4. Smokin’ Joe’s Pizza Bar, Everton Park
3 Sizer St, Everton Park
Instagram: @smokinjoesbar
If you’re after a thick crust pizza, move along. Smokin’ Joe’s is all about the thin crust life.
Though they offer a few basic flavours, it’s their unique topping combinations that get people talking like their Liston (Peking duck, peanut hoisin, green onion and coriander) and the Russo (pancetta, green olives, confit garlic, white anchovies) that have been created to appease every palate.
Hungry for more? You’ll have to try their all-you-can-eat pizza dinner on Wednesday nights.
3. Arrivederci Pizzeria, Milton
1/1 Park Rd, Milton
Instagram: @arrivedercipizzeria
Milton’s Arrivederci Pizzeria is best known for their metre-long pizzas that they’ve perfected over the last decade.
This local icon is open seven days a week to keep up with customer demand and even then, you’ll always find their team working hard to fill plenty of hungry bellies both in-store and those grabbing takeaway.
Their extensive range of vegetarian and vegan pizzas are also bound to keep all your meat-free friends and family very happy.
2. Julius Pizzeria, South Brisbane
77 Grey St, South Brisbane
Instagram: @juliuspizzeria
If the only Julius that comes to mind is that of Caeser, make room for Julius Pizzeria.
The younger sibling of Beccofino serves a similar menu to its Teneriffe counterpart.
1. Beccofino, Teneriffe
10 Vernon Terrace, Teneriffe
Instagram: @beccofinoteneriffe
Beccofino in Teneriffe has been voted Brisbane’s best pizzeria for 2021!
Their entire list of Pizze Rosse (red based pizzas) and Pizza Bianche (white based pizzas) is so mouthwatering, agreeing on what pizza to order could be a challenge.
With good wines, great pizza, and helpful staff, a dining experience at this Italian favourite is worth the wait and every dollar.
Whether it’s for a big group celebration, a nice family dinner, or a date, they’ll make your meal enjoyable for all the right reasons.
Beccofino is open for dinner Tuesday – Sunday and lunch on weekends.
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