Best Places for Pizza
1. PI PIZZA
2 venues: 23 Essex Street East, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | 4 minute walk from the apartment & 73-83 South Great George's Street, Dublin 2 | 6 minute walk from the apartment
Pizzeria | €€
TIMES: 12pm-9.30pm, Sunday to Wednesday; 12pm-10pm, Thursday to Saturday
RESERVATIONS: Walk-in only
ONLINE ORDERS: Can order delivery or collection
WEBSITE: pipizzas.ie
A fairly simple menu, this isn't one of those pizzerias that also does salads, sides, pastas, burgers and so on - just 10 different pizzas, wine, beer, sodas, and two dessert options, but what they do, they do very, very well. A 12-inch pizza will cost around €15 or €16, which you'll see, when it's in front of you, is really good value. This isn't standard assembly-line=type pizza - there is a craft here and evident pride taken in every pizza they make.
**Can order a takeout or delivery but this is a conventional sit-down restaurant with table service etc. Some of the other best pizzerias in Dublin are more casual - a small seating area but more geared to takeouts**
2. MANI PIZZERIA
42 Drury Street, Dublin 2, D02T210 |
Pizzeria | €€
TIMES: 12pm-8pm, 7 days a week (but closes early if everything sold)
RESERVATIONS: Just walk ins
ONLINE ORDERS: No
WEBSITE: manipizza.ie
Another pizzeria with a fairly limited menu - just pizza slices, a couple of fried sides (don't miss the fried lasagna!) and a couple of panini and cannoli options - but that genuinely does mean the things they do are done to really high standard. Mani's started out as a food truck in Dublin Castle and achieved almost cult status among pizza fans around Dublin. Mani's does pizza "Roman style", meaning the slices are rectangular, the base is almost like a thin focaccia (crisp and crunchy) and the toppings are a little more novel/unique (expect things like potato and carbonara. The slices aren't cheap at around €7-8 each but they're high quality and filling.
**There is limited seating but this is more of a takeout place**
3. BAMBINO
37 Stephen Street Lower, Dublin 2 | 11 minute walk from the apartment
Pizzeria | €€
TIMES: Noon to 11pm, Tuesday to Sunday; CLOSED on Mondays
ORDERS: Can pre-order for collection for full pies (only) by calling +35315471552
WEBSITE: bambino.ie
A little different to most pizzerias in Dublin, Bambino is a New York-style pizza slice shop that uses a massive 3-deck electric oven rather than a wood-fired one, giving thinner, crisper bases. One of the defining characteristics of Bambino is the quality of everything that goes into its pizzas - from the dough that is fermented for 48 hours to the local, organic ingredients. Slices range from €4.50 to €6.50, and 20-inch pizzas range from €29 to €34. Look out for the meal deal, which is 2 slices and a drink for €13.
**Limited seating along the wall counter, this is more of a takeout place**
4. FORNO 500
74 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | 3 minute walk from the apartment
Italian | €€
TIMES: 12pm-late, 7 days a week
RESERVATIONS: Can make a reservation online here or call +35316794555 or email hello@forno500.ie
ONLINE ORDERS: Can order delivery or collection here
WEBSITE: forno500.ie
An institution in Dublin, you won't find pizza more authentically Italian anywhere outside Italy! Forno500 prides itself on the foundations of the pizza base - made with sourdough, it's a dense, slightly chewy crust rather than the crispier alternatives in some places. Not just a pizzeria, either: the menu is full-on Italian with everything from pizza to meat, fish, pasta and more.
**Forno 500 does takeouts and deliveries but it's a conventional restaurant - plenty of seating and table service etc**
5. DOOM SLICE
WHERE: 14 Dame Lane, Dublin 2, D02XC91 | 5 minutes walk from the apartment
WHAT: Pizzeria (Detroit-style) | €
TIMES: 12pm-9pm, Sunday, Monday & Tuesday; 12pm-10pm, Wednesday; 12pm-midnight, Thursday; 12pm-3am, Friday & Saturday
RESERVATIONS/ORDERS: Walk-in only
WEBSITE: doomslice.pizza
Doom Slice sells Detroit-style slices (so square slices with a deep dish crispy crust) with a wide range of options for toppings - expect things like ricotta flowers, hot honey, carmelised shallots, cab sauv glaze, carnitas, as well as all the usuals and classics. It's €5 per slice, which, when you see them, you'll realise it's great value.
**Technically, Doom Slice is a pizzeria that sells slices out of a hole in the wall in a lane behind Dame Street (so as cool as it gets!) and there is very limited seating outside but you can take your slice into the pub it's connected with (Pawn Shop on Dame St - a 'cool kids' bar)**
