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Lucio Pizzeria

87/100 (1470 ratings)

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Neapolitan

Campania

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Italian

Vegan Options

Southern-Italian

Neapolitan

Campania

Vegetarian Friendly

Pizza

Italian

Southern-Italian

Vegan Options

Vegetarian Friendly

Dinner

Lucio Pizza

Calamares

Lamb Shoulder Ragu with Home Made Casarecce Pasta

Capesante Con Pancetta E Vellutata Di Zucca

Caprese Salad

Antipasto Misto

Tiramisu Cake

Capricciosa

Tiramisu

Orecchiette Al Pesto

Ice Cream

Bombolone

Prosciutto

Calamari Fritti

Gelato

Rocket Salad

Contadina

Tiramisú

Margherita Pizza

Pesto

Gnocchi Alla Sorrentina

Antipasti

Pasta

Antipasti

Sauces

Salad

Frittura Napoletana

Calzone

Calamari

Sit down

Pizza

Campânia

Italian

Southern-Italian

Neapolitan

Accepts Mastercard

Seating

Table Service

Wheelchair Accessible

Accepts Visa

Serves Alcohol

Accepts American Express

Wine and Beer

Highchairs Available

Full Bar

Accepts Credit Cards

Outdoor Seating

Takeout

Dinner

Mid-range

"Best pizzeria in Sydney. My husband and his brother, who were born in Italy along with my sister in law went for pizzas tonight. We started out..."

Mickey Mennella

"Ordered the capricciosa and the verdurine the other night. BEST pizza I've had outside of Italy. Tasted like real Italian pizza - thin base, chewy..."

Emma Thornett

"My friend and I thought it was the best Pizza we ever tried in Australia. Cosy ambience in a lovely neighbourhood. Their service was top notch, I did..."

Deon Nicholas Lee

"I've been to both the Zetland and Darlinghurst venues and they're both amazing but also very different! Darlinghurst is small and simple - very..."

Annette Nagliati

"Absolutely love Lucio pizza, definitely my most favourite pizzaria that I’ve tried in both Sydney and Melbourne!! Pretty much the only restaurant..."

Natalie Ho

"Best Pizza and starters in Australia! The food, atmosphere and staff are just devine! You can't wait to go back..."

Sebastian Kadas

"Love this place! The staff are amazing and the food is always delicious, if I did ever have a bad experience in sure they'd do their best to rectify..."

Andrew Griffiths

"wonderful pizza and amazing staff. well done guys!!! keep..."

Leonardo Malucci

"12/10 best pizza ex italy best dough ingredients piazza setting friendly staff I'm..."

Ugo Gregorio

"Best pizzeria in the world! If I travel to Sydney again, I will comeback to eat Your delicious..."

Jūratė Kliukaitė

"Outstanding. The best pizza in town. Very tasty. Service is always..."

Maria Coco

"One of the highest stardard of Neapolitan pizza you will ever find in..."

Giulio Abussi

"Took my family there today for Mothers Day lunch. It was awesome. Best pizza we've had. Thank you for making it such a great..."

Rose Cappelleri

"Great food and excellent friendly..."

Claire Wimpenny

"I have dined at both venues but I always love to come back to Darlinghurst, as it reminds me of being in a tiny Pizzeria in Napoli. the atmosphere..."

Sab Giuliano

"Place not really beautiful but pizzas were all right. I ordered Lucio pizza, half Margherita and half Calzone. I liked more the Calzone side, with..."

Chicca Fumagalli

"Wow, what an amazing authentic Italian pizzeria. From start to finish the service was excellent and the food. Well, we had no complaints. Tasty fresh..."

Nikki Shah

"Being a student in Sydney can have its toll, especially on the weekends. But when it came to this pizzeria I was exceptionally glad to splurge my..."

Jayant Pandey

"The calzone we had was so yummy. Burrata was decent. A pity the anchovies/olive pizza was too salty for us.. Food is served really really fast!..."

Lilmsmangosteen

"My partner and I came here when Mardi Gras was on so it wasn't so busy. We ordered the Verdurin Pizza, Calamari Fritti and Tiramisu for dessert. The..."

Thao Nguyen

"Lucio is the closest to Italian Pizza you can get in Sydney. The sauce, crust and base are exceptional, their service is even better. We were treated..."

Shubham Kedia

"Quite a small pizzeria tucked away from the busy parts of Darlinghurst that offers mostly outdoor seating. Quite cosy with some great friendly staff..."

Lien Nguyen

"Best pizza by Francesco! Friendly service and always good food. Tiramisu is melting in the mouth 👌🏻 Calzone is delishious and huge ! :) Great..."

Inna Ishenko

"Lucio is always packed for dinner and it's not hard to see why. They've got a really nice outdoor area which is pet-friendly. Their prices are a..."

Tommy Birken

"The outdoor area is a big win of this place as well as the staff, always checking if everything was good. Service was really fast and food was..."

Margarida Salvado

"got the calamari, prosciutto wrapped figs, radicchio salad, and mushroom/anchovy/ham/olive/mozzarella pizza. the pizza crust ws amazing bt the amt of..."

Michelle

"Classic stuff. Pizzas are of course good but don't skip out on the antipasti menu - the figs are a great pick. The pizzas are focused and simple like..."

Justin Tam

"Delicious, authentic Italian wood fired pizza served hot! Every single flavour is as good as the next and I would highly recommend this place to any..."

Simply Starving

"Incredible pizza! I got the prosciutto and rocket - very generous toppings and amazing pizza base. The service was a bit scattered but that was..."

Fiona

"Gosh the pizzas here are amazing. Best marinara I've ever had hands down. Perfect base, good amount of sauce, and bites of garlic. The salad needed a..."

Anna

"“Mumma Mia! Very Tasty!”Really enjoyed this restaurant for dinner... unpretentious and not too hipster. Tried the authentic Margherita..."

Eatdrinkbe_merry

"Lucio's is one of the best Italian places I've been to. Amazing staff, and great service. To top it all, great desserts as well. Italy in..."

Namil Shah

"Lucio is located in a relatively quiet street of Darlinghurst. Found parking without much effort on a Friday night. It was busy but we were lucky..."

Nandini Gaur

"Lucio's has the best pizzas in Sydney. This is my go-to joint (approx 1-2 times a fortnight).The staff are very polite and helpful, the..."

Bill Hurst

"The best costume service and the best pizza I've ever had while overseas. It tastes exactly like a wood fire pizza. I've asked for a Nutella pizza as..."

Lilian Segui

"Convenient Darlinghurst location and opens onto large square with a few other restaurants. Good for noise as the chatter doesn't bounce off the..."

Rosie Posie

"An Italian friend took me here, telling me this place has the best pizza he has had since coming to Sydney. He was not wrong! I absolute love pizza,..."

Kevin To

"Another one of my favourite pizzas in Sydney, this little institition has a no bookings policy and if your not here by 6.15pm, it is hard to nab a..."

Princess Greedy Guts

"Voted in the top 10 pizzerias in Sydney and for good reason, this Place subscribes to the old school style of wood fired pizzasStaff are..."

Baz Juan Pablo Sanchez

"I went here with a couple of friends. We all ordered a pizza each and ate it all! One of the best pizzas I've ever tried. Small space with a bit of a..."

Hayley Pak

"Heard so much about how authentic pizza is here 3 of us decided to find out for ourselves. We got a table outside and service was speedy...."

The RnB Diary

"Decided to come here after reading all the positive reviews and I am so glad I did. My goodness the food was heavenly. The octopus was perfectly..."

Neda Rabbani

"When to go to Lucio? When you want fantastic pizza, a great atmosphere and some of the best service in Sydney. The food was light, enticing and..."

Nimmy G

"Great Pizza !!! Definitely one of my favourites..Nothing more to say. It's a small restaurant, limited seating, but really nice..."

Zaki P

"As a self proclaimed Pizza Nazi, I find it difficult to dine at places that don’t serve proper Neapolitan Pizza. The ones that do (and do it well),..."

Look Mum No Hands

"Worth the wait if you want a great pizza in my opinion, the Marinara and the Cheese with Truffle oil both were fantastic. Their tiramisu isn't bad..."

Steak Me Out

"My french friend likes it very much said it is authentic Napoli pizza. The service is good though I cannot book a seat. I am not a pizza lover, but I..."

Monica612

"Really good Pizza, very friendly and accommodating staff. Will come back again. We asked for a smaller size arancini and they did that without any..."

Antonio Tolo

"Lucio Pizzeria offers one of the best traditional Neapolitan style pizzas in Sydney, and they do it with fresh and beautiful..."

LiveLifeSydney

"The place has been getting a tonne of press lately with all the big name Italian Chefs – Armando Percuoco, Adriano Zumbo, Alessandro Pavoni, and..."

The Napoli Alert

"I’m usually pretty averse to “best-of” lists. Once you reach that point, elements become pretty much indistinguishable from another, and even..."

I'm Still Hungry

"...last-minute decision to go for ‘the best pizza in Sydney’ as is Lucio Pizzeria’s claim to fame (according to some local rag). I had dined..."

Claire

"Lucio Pizzeria has gained a strong reputation for outstanding pizza - but the rest of the food available here is also amazing too - as we..."

Sir And Mlady Dine Out

"Buffalo mozzarella and wood fired oven were the main successes to the pizzas we ordered. The pizza base was freshly made, and has a gentle and soft..."

Darryl Lin

"This is good pizza; great flavours, well made, perhaps a little on the blonde-side but definitely a nice pizza to sink your teeth into. It just..."

Heneedsfood

"...the crust is everything that the Neopolitan pizza police could wish for, but the toppings are just too, well, over the top. I went to Lucios with..."

Jules_breadshoes

"The Lucio (Margarita Amd Ham Calzone) 9/10. Sublime simplicity, favourite pizza..."

Chrissonn

"The best pizza in Sydney outside Napoli. Lovely hospitality from Lucio and the team. Proud family Italian restaurant and well worth the..."

Janella

"Everything on the menu is..."

Nicki

"We've been to Italy and New York and this is by far the best pizza we have eaten. A definite must try, we went back two nights in a row! Give the..."

A.a

"Pizza buonissima!. Without any dout the best pizza in Sydney so far for me.No to much topping like in Italy. Really..."

Alemoio

"Best pizza i've ever had. The lucio pizza was absolutely to die for - BEST PIZZA I'VE EVER HAD. found entrees to be a bit overpriced (but delicious..."

Kathleen Ooi

"Amazing as always!! Big delicious slices Best pizza in the east!! Shame you guys don't do..."

James Williams

"Great tasting pizza shared 2 with my wife cooked well with just the right amount of toppings definitely will be trying it out again quite location..."

Michael

"Nice napoli style pizza.. worth an eat. My fiance and I are always on the hunt for the best pizza in Sydney, and had heard so many glowing reviews..."

Monique Loves Food

"Great pizza, the best I have found in Sydney. We've had the buffalina & the diavola a few times & they are consistently good. The service could be..."

K

"Absolutely hands down the best pizza in Sydney. I've eaten at all the cult places and lucios is far better. The prices are really fair..."

Charde

"I just saved $1600 and 30 hours of flying - my favourite pizza place is no longer in Monza, Italy where I lived - Lucio's in Sydney reigns supreme...."

FoodieLuke

"The best pizza I've had in Australia, hands..."

Michael

"Best pizza in Sydney?? Not sure if I'm totally convinced...willing to give it another go though!. Have wanted to try this place for ages and finally..."

Claire

"The Best!. Amazing food, great service & fantastic location.Best pizza in..."

Renee Blake

"Great Pizza. This is one of Sydney's best pizzas. If they are full you can always try Phamish in the same complex. Nice courtyard..."

SteveO

"Sydney's best pizza. Food 10/10Service 7/10Ambiance 7/10Setting 7/10I have yet to find better or more authentic Italian pizza in..."

Mel

"The Mother of All Good Pizzas.. Buffalo mozzarella and a wood fired oven are the main successes to Lucio's. The pizza base was freshly made, and has..."

Darryl Lin

"Vera Neapolitan. Every time I get to Sydney , my pizza stop is Lucio, from the days from nth Sydney to now Darlinhurst.We always get,..."

Mr Chef

"Great Pizza in Sydney. This place is such a great casual place that serves excellent pizza. The pizza is old skool and so good. It is so nice to sit..."

ShanShan

"The real Pizza from Naples. For sure Lucio's is one of the best pizzeria in Sydney (if not the best). This is the real pizza has it is intended..."

Daniele Niero

"Pizza as it was intended. I was quite shocked to see that the only other review for this restaurant was extremely vague and negative, so here are my..."

Danny Gray

"Classic Neapolitan pizzas and salads. My favourite is the buffalo mozzarella margarita and the pear and arugula salad. Nice choice of wines by the..."

Geoff Trimpol

"This review is for Lucio's mobile pizza oven. This service was provided as part of catering for our wedding. Overall, this was a fantastic addition..."

James Martin

"Hands down the best pizza I’ve had ANYWHERE in the world. The sauce and dough are out of this world, perfectly balanced flavours. Keep it simple..."

Jaysil Patel

"Pizza was a little over cooked, leaves it with a slight burned taste, other than that it was fresh and delicious, tiramisu is made in house, very..."

Jack Appleton

"Lucio De Falco, from Naples, Lucio has a long history of working with pizza from a young age and has worked all around Europe before settling in..."

Sarah charles (Thewhereto)

"We had a delicious meal at Lucio Pizzeria’s flagship Darlinghurst store. The service was professional and the staff were very charming and..."

Vivian Xiao

"Great little italian restaurant which has been around for over 13 years. They have another shop in zetland but we choose to come here to try the..."

Kelvin Ong

Via Napoli Pizzeria

81/100 (1857 ratings)

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Vegan Options

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Vegan Options

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Campânia

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"Cool atmosphere, good customer service and an amazing food, at least the gnocchi 4 cheese e/ truffle I get was delicious! Want to come back for..."

Janaina I Comendo Sem Frescura

"A great place for authentic Italian food. The pizzas were wonderful and the service was fast, despite it being a really busy..."

Hungriestsam - Samantha

"Happy that the gentleman I was with let me choose his pizza, so I ordered my 2 favourite pizzas to share, the one with fior di latte and prosciutto..."

Chicca Fumagalli

"Via Napoli definitely lived up to expectations! A friend (who used to live in Sydney) and I were in visiting from Melbourne over the..."

Nicole

"Went to Via Napoli for an anniversary date and I couldn’t fault a single thing. Considering how full the restaurant was and the lengths of the..."

Cassidy Bingon

"I always enjoy the pizza here. Thin base and just the right amount of topping. Great atmosphere and very much reminds me of being back in Italy as..."

Marianna Tuccia

"I’ve been to this lovely place a few times with family and friends and it never disappoints. They have great food, great service and a nice..."

Aylin

"Get the Truffle pizza! This place compares to the pizza places I’ve been to in Italy :) i never like eating the crust but this place has a good..."

Pat Aspiras

"We had a 30 ppl+ birthday group dinner there. We had the set menu and im really impressed by their accomodating service. We had a few people running..."

Vanessa Kuo

"I love the pizzas here. Yes, they are among the best in Sydney and as we found out when we went to Napoli later on, actually authentic. Of course,..."

Chey_ct

"This is my ideal pizza base - puffy edges you can tear off and a thin base. The toppings are also sooo tasty. We ordered the Burratina and..."

Phfat

"Came here on a Sunday evening at around 8pm, Mother’s Day.Been wanting to come here for a while to see what the fuss is about...."

@KeraBearEats

"I would describe this restaurant as chaotic. We made a booking for 2 for 8pm on a Friday night and got seated at 8:15, it seemed that other people..."

Food Lover

"Super crowded pizzeria whenever I pass by Crown St. We went by earlier one day and luckily could get a table for 4. We were greeted by very lovely..."

Lily

"Booked dinner for a Friday night. This restaurant is really busy & staff are always on the go. Great ambience, energetic & lively, though can get..."

Quel

"We wandered upon Via Napoli in Surry Hills after we arrived to our initially planned restaurant, only to find it closed an hour early for cleaning...."

Teegan

"Great atmosphere and friendly service - efficient and fast. Good place for large groups. Check out the impressive metre long pizza, antipasto, pasta..."

Samantha Kim

"Amazing authentic Pizzas! Came here last night with a group of 9. Had the $50 set menu which included the antipasto platter & 2 x 1m pizzas with 6..."

Andrew Singh

"Excellent food, good service, atmosphere and price. We had a group of six on a busy Friday night, and whilst we booked at 7pm, some arrived 15mins..."

Pyobeon

"This place is amazing. Service is great, everyone is super friendly and welcoming. Pizza is AMAZING. Overall great experience! Will be back!..."

Ace

"Yum! Best pizza in town. Try this place any chance you get! But don't go to late or you won't get a table. You also have to try the desserts. The..."

Marco Minchia

"Driving down Crown Street you can’t help but notice the filled to the brim Italian Pizzaria called Via Napoli. First starting in the North of..."

2Foodiefrogs

"I love this place, 50aud p/p u can eat a big Italian antipasto to share, plus half meter of pizza,it's a lot for 2 people, 50aud p/p is a good price,..."

Daniele

"This. Is. Pizza.This is perfection. If you're wondering why this place has such a comparatively low (3.2) rating, you should look at all..."

Matias Campino

"Came here with a group of 9 people, was very surprised by how busy the restaurant was, though of course we had a booking. Even though it was an..."

Kevin To

"V I A ☆ N A P O L IFound the service quite abrupt at times e.g feeling rushed to place our food and drink orders.However, the food it..."

Foodies Guide To Sydney

"I came here with my parents about a month ago and we had such an incredible time! All the staff were really knowledgable and recommended great wines..."

Daniiwatda

"Very friendly service. One MAJOR FLAW was they told us that they would give us more food since each entree that we ordered had roughly 4..."

Jenny

"This place has some of the best pizza in Sydney. The service is friendly and fun and the pizza is delicious, fresh and served fast. Only..."

Simply Starving

"Went with mates for a post-uni dinner.Ordered the Calamari and Prosciutto with Burrata Cheese for Entree.Both were absolutely..."

Coffee.lover

"Booked for 8pm on Saturday night. Several groups were waiting outside while one guy was running around getting people in and out. Got a table after a..."

Sal Eats Sydney

"Ok, I am not born with a passion for Napoli style pizza, I have to say that I become quite a lover here in Sydney and Via Napoli make me appreciated..."

Stef.

"I really enjoyed myself on the 2 occasions I've visited. Granted not the best Italian out there but still very good and what they lack in the food..."

Baz Juan Pablo Sanchez

"Bring your entourage & get your pizza on! The 1 meter pizza allows you to choose 4 flavours & you might have doubts that its a gimmick and wont taste..."

Princess Greedy Guts

"Walked past an old cafe on Crown street one evening and noticed it unusually busy until we looked up and realised it was taken over by Via Napoli...."

Howardwashere

"Pretty good pizza with fantastic chew in the base/crust and tasty toppings. Nice starters and salads too. Friendly service and good..."

Princess_Porky

"Awesome night!!! Food and service were fantastic!!! (Best tiramisu I've ever tried.) I can't recommend this place highly enough. ..."

Volkan Demircan

"Love these guys! Best pizza in Sydney hands down. The service was quick, and the food was well priced for what we got...not to mention how good it..."

Lawrence Wisdom

"The staff here are crazy in a good way. They're energetic and attentive but a little bit pushy and always trying to upsell which can be annoying...."

F-miester

"The $55 per person set menu is one the best set menus in Sydney. Honestly the value for money is amazing, and not to mention the quality of the..."

Daniel Sutti Mansutti

"Slice open the burrata and you'll be greeted with a river of mozzarella and cream. Its a dairy fiend's dream of rich butteriness sloshed over with..."

Helen | Grab Your Fork

"Honestly one of the warmest greeting I've ever experienced at a restaurant especially for my daughters- felt right at home. Super busy and loud but..."

Anastasia

"For Mitch’s birthday we went to the new Via Napoli Pizzeria in Surry Hills. The Via Napoli Pizzeria in Lane Cove is an old favourite that never..."

David Ma

"Excellent pizza Pasta ok but pizza is better ..."

DT

"Decided to get ASAP delivery of Via Napoli as it didn't deliver to our area. Ordered the metre long pizza. Unfortunately the pizza arrived cold but..."

Miss Deliziosa

"Excellent food. The buffalo mozzarella and prosciutto is divine. Pizzas are authentic and delicious. Service was super friendly and the place had a..."

Justin

"Having heard raving review for Via Napoli in Lane Cove, we were excited to finally assess the hype when it opened south of the Bridge in Surry Hills...."

Khana

"Great pizzas here and are authentic Italian pizzas too. The 2 metre long pizzas were a big hit and loved it. Very busy restaurant so recommend..."

Thien Vuong (fooderarri)

"What an amazing experience! I've been there twice and quality is always here, along with great customer service. I couldn't recommend that place..."

Mikael Besse

"One of our favourite Italian restaurants, the food was even better than last time we went. The pizza was so yummy, gnocchi delicious as always. The..."

Chiara Massini

"Their pizzas are simply the best. You can see the pizzas get cooked in the restaurant as the oven is in full display. Service was fantastic and it..."

Zee Wang

"Thankfully we made a booking as it was a busy night. Gathered here with my friends as we say goodbye to one of us moving to a different city. The..."

Miguel Kristoffer Efondo

"Great pizza. Service was ok.. they forgot to pass on the order to the kitchen for our kids so they had to wait 30min for their food. Other wise great..."

Phil. my Spittle

"Great atmosphere! People were chatting laughing and celebrating here. Great for families too! Gonocci and pizzas are..."

Andrew Miao

"Unbelievable food, we tried pasta and the nutella dessert. The place was packed but the waiters were really nice and the food didn’t take long to..."

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