The Best Pizza Joints In Auckland

Dante’s is a legend in the making, serving up great authentic Italian cuisine. With multiple locations around Auckland, you can get a slice of Italy wherever and whenever you like. Making pizza’s is a form of art, from start to end, you can taste the love put into them. The dough takes four days to create, then it’s stretched out by hand and served with fresh toppings. Cooked by wood fire, this technique captures the taste of real pizza Napoletana; a light yet fluffy crust with crisp and charred spots across the sourdough base. There’s a reason that Dante’s secured a membership with prestigious culinary institute Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana – it would be a crime against the food Gods to miss this experience.

Proper Pizza shows us how versatile our favourite dish can be, in every aspect. From the shape they’re served in to the sweet and savoury toppings available. Serving up tasty treats until 4am, you can satisfy those late-night cravings anytime you want. With luxurious toppings like black truffle and blue vein cheese, Proper Pizza gives us the food we deserve. Whether you dine in or grab a pizza and go, the quality of pizza will have you coming back again and again. If you’re feeling the love then opt for the heart shape pizza base! Proper Pizza even have a range of desert pizzas’, like the apple crumble or a personal favourite the Circle of Life, with a Nutella base and a selection of yummy fruit.

Sitting sentinel above the glittering lights and swaying boats of the Viaduct in Dr Rudi’s. This rooftop bar is serving up stunning views, multiple flavours of frosé and pizza by the foot (up to three foot long). Go big or go home! Combine your love of both burgers and pizza with the Burger Pizza extravaganza. With 2x the amount of beef patties, lettuce, pickles and a sesame base – you get the best of both worlds. Spend the evening trying Rudi’s range of brewed beers while you play a few rounds of bowling with friends and eat until your heart’s content.

Browse upon their blackboard of specials proudly displayed on the wall outside. Situated in the perfect location right across from Eden Park, stop off for a bite to eat before you head to a game. Authentic Italian dishes from pasta to pizza. Snuggle up out back in Papa’s fully covered courtyard area, invite the whole family out for hearty dishes. On the delicious crispy base is the traditional napolitana sauce with a selection of fresh tasty toppings. Stick with the trusty classics like Hawaiian or try something new with the Gambino; with garlic prawns, shrimps, capsicum and ricotta. Naturally, the drinks are always flowing, we’d suggest enjoying the frozen tropical kamikaze cocktail.

Sal Rose has perfectly captured the ambience of traditional Italian eateries, warm and welcoming. The booth seating offers a cosy and intimate vibe to enjoy the hearty dishes, gaze upon the art on the walls and share more than a slice with family and friends. While you can’t go wrong with the traditional Italian tomato sauce base, you can choose to spice up your usual pizza and go for something a little bit different. The Salmone affumicato uses a garlic, olive oil and sour cream concoction as the base of the pizza, then it’s loaded up with smoked salmon and capers. Treat yourself to one of their many Italian beers or if you visit on a Monday, it’s BYO, so bring your favourite bottle of wine from home.