Best Pizza in Dublin

Muahahaha

Theres probably never been a better time to be a pizza fan than right now in Dublin. Whats your favourites?

My top three (in no order) would have to be-

Da Mimmos, North Strand- always consistent. Superb pasta dishes there too. Must be one of the best traditional Italian restaurants anywhere in the city.

Base in Terenure- take away only but if its a nice day Bushy Park is a short stroll away

Pi Pizza on Georges St. I only ate in Pi for the first time a few weeks ago and must say it is on a different level, they serve really top class neapolitian pizza with some great toppings. No sides available though, not even a garlic bread.

jimmii

The Back Page in Phibsboro do a decent pizza. I tend to prefer that style to take away style.

Passenger

Sano on Exchange Street Upper have by far the best quality-to-price pizza I've had recently in Dublin anyway. Delicious, authentic Neapolitan pizza.

Xterminator

+1 for sano.

maximoose

Passenger wrote: »

Sano on Exchange Street Upper have by far the best quality to price pizza I've had recently in Dublin anyway. Delicious, authentic Neapolitan pizza.

The Sapori del Sud and Diavola... mmm mm mmm

Fantastic pizza under a tenner

Redzer7

*follows thread

HeidiHeidi

Never even heard of Pi Pizza, but going there at the weekend. What sort of bases do they have? Thin'n'crispy? (hopefully!)

Muahahaha

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Never even heard of Pi Pizza, but going there at the weekend. What sort of bases do they have? Thin'n'crispy? (hopefully!)

Thin in the middle but puffed up crusts, proper pies they are

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrfNtUAHTzY/

eldamo

xalot

Pi Pizza
Sano and
Dublin Pizza company would be my favs.

All wood fired, thin crust.

Sano probably win for how reasonable they are.

Gavin "shels"

Sano are lovely - only had it once but sat right opposite the oven and it was great to watch! Very good prices too!

Base Pizza also worth a big mention, have only ever had it in The Jar pub on Wexford St.

La Caverna in Temple Bar is also very good for the more "original" pizza.

heebusjeebus

Galliot & Gray on Clanbrassil street do great pizzas.
Gruyère cheese used rather than mozzarella to give it an extra bite.

Amirani

Been meaning to try Sano, have heard good things.

Ones I've had that I'd rate highest would be Manifesto (Rathmines), Paulie's (Beggar's Bush) and the aforementioned PI.

pauldavis123

Sano has excellent toppings but the base is like Brennan's bread.

Pi does a great pizza but the toppings are boring.

Crillo and Dublin pizza Company are the best overall.

I ran a pizza company in the noughties so have some experience :pac::pac::eek:

pinkypinky

Cirillos on Baggot St really impressed me - proper Italian style thin bases.

BailMeOut

Muahahaha wrote: »

Thin in the middle but puffed up crusts, proper pies they are

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrfNtUAHTzY/

Maybe it's the Instagram filter but these look awful? I like a bit of char but these crusts are properly burnt (especially the rear pizza) and the toppings look like they have flowed into the middle. I do not doubt you that in person they are good but the pictures do not do them any favours.

Tom1991

I find consistency a big issue in these places.Tiger in rathmines when it opened was immense but is now worse than four star for me.
Pi I found pretentious and rude staff bar one girl who worked there. I go to these places in off peak times But when I was there one afternoon it felt I was interrupting the staff banter by trying to buy some food.
I think get a group of friends and get yourself a fresh di Fontaine’s pizza made to order.( it really is a different game to the slices reheated).Cirillos is nice but more on the delicate side where I’m more into the American style pizza.
I can’t eat dominos without feeling queasy I think the dough doesn’t agree with me.
DPC is nice pizza but the standing around on the street with no proper queue pisses me off.
Nolita does a nice pizza which is inbetween the American/ Italian and does generous toppings plus there’s lots of sides and can be quiet early in the week.

Alkers

Dublin Pizza Company is best for me but it's a pain in the ass that I live outside their delivery range and there's no-where to eat it.
You can however get it delivered to the bar "The Fourth Corner" for €1 extra and have a pint with it!

Lavinia

Al Boshcetto restaurant opposite the RDS ... best pizza i had in my life

oLoonatic

Bleeding starvin now, why would you post this!!!

fermanagh_man

Maximilians in Blanch

dudara

Another vote for Sano here. Superb pizzas and great prices. Best of the places that I’ve tried recently.

It’s always packed with Italians too, which is a good sign.

I’ll throw an honourable mention here for Forno 500 also. Neapolitan style pizza and quite good.

Lord Derpington

+1 for Da Mimmo pizza is top notch.

Osteria Lucio at Clanwilliam Terrace is also fantastic.

HopsAndJumps

There are two excellent options in Dun Laoghaire.

Shovelhead pizza. They use Toonsbridge mozzarella, its crazy good.

00 in Dun Loaghaire also, thin base minimalist style. You can taste different flavours with each bite. Actually i'm getting one of these tonight at thinking of the roasted garlic flavour just now.

vintagecosmos

+! on PI nothing but positive things to say. They have a new menu now too. The Bianca (no tomato) pizzas are really good too.
The charring on that instagram pic might look odd, but it gives a really smoky taste. Its not like a chunk of carbon but a dusting of the wood fire flavour.


Havent tried Sano yet, must give it a whirl.

pauldavis123

Tom1991 wrote: »

Pi I found pretentious and rude staff bar one girl who worked there. I go to these places in off peak times But when I was there one afternoon it felt I was interrupting the staff banter by trying to buy some food.

Staff in Pi are stunningly rude. The tall guy who cleaned my table was the worst service experience in my 45 years.

mfceiling

Revolution in rathgar is very nice. Good selection of craft beer to wash it down with.

dr.kenneth noisewater

Pi is the best I've had anyway, must try Sano. Next best are Paulies and Coke Lane Pizza in Luckys

retalivity

Had dpc twice,was not impressed. First time was really soggy, 2nd had no flavour. Best ive had was bellucci's in ballsbridge, but that was expensive, as well as pinheads in d8.
Best chipper pizza ive had is from capri in kimmage, it is top quality for a 5€ margherita

OldMrBrennan83

Pizza Hut in Tyrrellstown for me. Never took to that bubbly dry Italian type base so it'd have to be a more American style for me. The one in question is better than any of the other branches I've tried.

TCM

Had pizza in Milanos in Dub & Galway. Lovely in both. Unfortunately they don't do 'ordinary' fries/chips.

Muahahaha

Great thing about Milanos is that they always have some kind of offer on, at the moment it is 2 courses for €15
http://www.milanooffers.ie/

Gavin "shels"

heebusjeebus wrote: »

Galliot & Gray on Clanbrassil street do great pizzas.
Gruyère cheese used rather than mozzarella to give it an extra bite.

Only up the road and pass it a lot - shamed to say never popped in. Would the cheese taste similar to mozzarella?

dudara wrote: »

I’ll throw an honourable mention here for Forno 500 also. Neapolitan style pizza and quite good.

Without being a cheese degenerate (by the way, I hate cheese unless it's on a pizza) - what's the hard smelly cheese they put on with their "red" pizzas?

Simona1986 wrote: »

Dublin Pizza Company is best for me but it's a pain in the ass that I live outside their delivery range and there's no-where to eat it.
You can however get it delivered to the bar "The Fourth Corner" for €1 extra and have a pint with it!

On the list to pop into the The Fourth Corner - assume it gets their nice and hot?

Coke Lane pizza is also on my list - Luckys on Meath St sell it and somewhere in Stoneybatter (they've moved about a bit there).

Pintman Paddy Losty

4 star are decent enough.

Domino's mighty meaty is still my favourite I think. Especially if you can get a good discount code.

The hipster places being mentioned so far are overpriced sh1te. Floppy bases with hardly any toppings and very little dough. They burn half the base as well. Terrible stuff.

Pizza hut is consistent but none deliver near me.

dr.kenneth noisewater

Gavin shels wrote:

Coke Lane pizza is also on my list - Luckys on Meath St sell it and somewhere in Stoneybatter (they've moved about a bit there).

The Glimmer Man

skimpydoo

Sano and BOCO are my 2 favourites in Dublin and I am surprised nobody else has mentioned BOCO.

alexmalalex

Muahahaha wrote: »

Thin in the middle but puffed up crusts, proper pies they are

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrfNtUAHTzY/

This pizza is clearly burned...you have no taste

Muahahaha

alexmalalex wrote: »

This pizza is clearly burned...you have no taste

And you're lacking in pizza knowledge
It is exactly the way Ive had it in Naples, the home of neapolitian pizza. Its called leopard spots or leoparding and is desirable on wood fired pizzas to give the crust a smokey flavour

Leopard-spotting is a subset of charring — it's the little spots of char that occur on the rim of the pizza. Sometimes large or sometimes pinprick-size. True pizza nerds would not refer to the blackened spots on the undercarriage as leopard-spotting — that's just char.

https://slice.seriouseats.com/2011/01/glossary-crust-terminology.html

Chefs at Pomo, true to Neapolitan style, cook their pizzas in a 900° oven, creating what Schiavone refers to as “leopard skin” on the pizza—spots of char that lend a seductively smoky characteristic to the finished pie. McClain works with combination fire-deck ovens; the decks maintain a consistent cooking surface temperature, but he can also add apricot wood for smoke, top heat and color

http://www.pmq.com/October-2013/Top-chefs-and-operators-share-5-tips-for-a-more-flavorful-crust/

alexmalalex

Muahahaha wrote: »

And you're lacking in pizza knowledge
It is exactly the way Ive had it in Naples, the home of neapolitian pizza. Its called leopard spots or leoparding and is desirable on wood fired pizzas to give the crust a smokey flavour


https://slice.seriouseats.com/2011/01/glossary-crust-terminology.html


http://www.pmq.com/October-2013/Top-chefs-and-operators-share-5-tips-for-a-more-flavorful-crust/

...it was far from neapolitan pizzas you were reared....tis burrened

He saw you coming....don;t believe everything you read on the internet

Whelo79

My wife is from Naples and she says the best, most authentic Neopolitan style pizza she has had in Dublin is from Wallace's Asti on the Corner of Russell St in Drumcondra (beside Croke Park).

We haven't tried Sano but that is going onto our list now.

cangirl86

Gonna have to give a shout out to Quattro in stepaside- their base is amazing and topping combinations are delicious 🀀

Muahahaha

alexmalalex wrote: »

...it was far from neapolitan pizzas you were reared....tis burrened

He saw you coming....don;t believe everything you read on the internet

yeah you're right and experienced pizza chefs are clearly wrong :rolleyes:

Andrew Beef

Revolution in Rathgar is excellent. Paulie’s at Shelbourne Road is lovely too. Manifesto in Rathmines is also excellent.

Base is the best delivery option in my view, but it can be a little inconsistent (i.e. sometimes sensational and sometimes just okay).

Birneybau

Gavin shels wrote: »

On the list to pop into the The Fourth Corner - assume it gets their nice and hot?

Have had it a few times in there and it has been consistently cold.

For a pub, McGarry's in Harold's Cross does a mighty fine pizza. None of that frozen pub crap.

mojesius

Paulie's pizza or cirillos.

vintagecosmos

Muahahaha wrote: »

yeah you're right and experienced pizza chefs are clearly wrong :rolleyes:

And all the positive reviews. Food critics. People here. Etc etc

OldMrBrennan83

You don't need to be 'well travelled' or a chef to know burnt is burnt.

murphyebass

Read through this thread with interest. Will try DBC and PI. Both sound great!!

My suggestions is Di Fontaine in temple bar. In fairness it’s a bit of nostalgia for me though as it’s the same as the auld Eamon Doran’s place which I would have frequented in the day. Thank you fun lovin’s!

Gavin "shels"

Birneybau wrote: »

Have had it a few times in there and it has been consistently cold.

For a pub, McGarry's in Harold's Cross does a mighty fine pizza. None of that frozen pub crap.

Might avoid so Not a fan of takeaways delivered by bicycles....

One of the chefs from McGarrys posts in this forum - he'll be chuffed

salmocab

Very partial to Dave’s wood fired pizza that does be at various markets around the place.

The Hound Gone Wild

Very surprised by the lack of Forno 500. That's the closest thing to a Neoplaton pizza I've had outside of Naples. Always rammed with Italians too.