The best of
Wellington. Ranked.

1. #1

   Editor's Pick
   

   La Bella Italia

   The one with the international silverware: named among the world's best restaurants with a pizzeria, and its salmon-and-mascarpone Bravo Gubello was ranked a top-ten pizza globally. Dough rests 72 hours before it sees the oven.

   Petone

   Neapolitan-style72-hour doughaward-winningItalian deli
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2. #2
   

   Pizza Pomodoro

   Certified by the Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana, so the wood-fired margherita here follows the actual Neapolitan rulebook — real San Marzano-style tomato, proper mozzarella, blistered crust, no shortcuts.

   Wellington Central

   certified Neapolitanwood-firedfamily-run
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3. #3
   

   Scopa Caffe Cucina

   Cuba Street's original pizzeria and still one of its busiest — an eclectic pizza line-up alongside pastas, salads and a famously rich hot chocolate that regulars order as often as the food.

   Cuba Street, Te Aro

   Cuba Street institutionfamily-friendlyItalian menu
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4. #4
   

   Cicio Cacio Osteria Newtown

   A tiny, unpretentious osteria where a Roman chef turns out hand-crafted pizzas and fresh pasta with real Italian conviction — the kind of humble neighbourhood spot Newtown locals quietly guard as their own.

   Newtown

   Roman-Italianosteriahand-crafted pizza
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5. #5
   

   Nolita

   New Zealand's first fully plant-based pizzeria: 48-hour fermented sourdough hand-stretched to order and topped with house-fermented cashew mozzarella — proof vegan pizza can still get properly blistered and chewy.

   Cuba Street, Te Aro

   100% plant-basedsourdoughCuba Street
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6. #6
   

   Heaven Woodfire Pizza

   Top-of-Cuba-Street favourite built around a wood-fired oven that takes centre stage in the room, turning out everything from a classic margherita to a bacon-egg-mozzarella 'Kiwi' — even a Nutella pizza for dessert.

   Te Aro

   wood-fired ovenCuba Streetcasual dining
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7. #7
   

   Slice

   A neon-green laneway slice joint from the team behind Pickle & Pie and Dough Bakery — thick, generous slabs from around $9, rotating flavours like pork-and-fennel sausage, plus a self-serve chilli-oil and hot-honey station.

   Lombard Lane, Te Aro

   pizza by the slicelaneway spottakeaway
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8. #8
   

   Tommy Millions

   A Wellington institution and certified late-night essential — grab-a-slice-or-a-whole-pie energy on Courtenay Place, plus multiple city outposts, with a cult following for its rich hot chocolate on the side.

   Courtenay Place

   by the sliceCourtenay Placelate-night
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9. #9
   

   Pizzeria Napoli

   No gimmicks, just classic woodfired pizza done properly — a straightforward Courtenay Place spot for people who want a well-charred base and honest toppings without the fuss of a tasting menu.

   Courtenay Place

   woodfiredclassic styleCourtenay Place
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10. #10
    

    Sal's Authentic NY Pizza

    Big, foldable 18-inch New York pies served just up from the Bucket Fountain — pepperoni, cheese and a loaded 'Nonna' among the classics, backed by garlic knots and buffalo wings for the full diner experience.

    Cuba Street, Te Aro

    New York style18-inch piesCuba Street
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11. #11
    

    Mediterranean Foods Trattoria & Deli

    Part deli, part trattoria, this Constable Street institution fires Neapolitan-style pizza seven nights a week — and on Monday nights you can build your own pizza by the metre, best tackled with a crowd.

    Newtown

    Neapolitan-stylepizza by the metreItalian deli
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12. #12
    

    Buster's Woodfired Pizza

    A wood-fired oven built into a converted shipping container by the beach at Lyall Bay, with a thin, smoky manuka-fired crust and a menu of pizzas named after Wellington suburbs — a quirky seaside pizza run.

    Lyall Bay

    shipping-container kitchenmanuka wood-firedLyall Bay
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13. #13
    

    Dirty Little Secret

    A lively Te Aro bar-restaurant pairing wood-fired pizza with an extensive list of craft beer, wine and cocktails — less about pizza purism, more about a solid pie fuelling a proper night out.

    Te Aro

    bar and pizzacraft beer listTe Aro nightlife
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14. #14
    

    Non Solo Pizza

    A long-running Thorndon neighbourhood favourite doing reliable, no-nonsense Italian pizza and pasta for locals who want a solid weeknight pie close to home rather than a queue in the CBD.

    Thorndon

    neighbourhood ItalianThorndonpizza and pasta
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