Foodie guide to pizza in our slice of paradise

We believe we have the upper crust when it comes to pizza restaurants on the Central Coast. With many cuisines from around the world in our region, Italian is certainly a big contender. From fluffy deep bases to thin and crispy, with flavours inspired from Scilly and Rome, check out some of the places to gather your friends and enjoy a slice of the good stuff!

Tropicana Social Club, Woy Woy 

The name says everything about this Hawaiian style pizza diner Tropicana Social Club. Tropical vintage decor, funky tunes, great pizzas and of course, an array of delicious cocktails, essential for that holiday vibe.

Try the Fisherman’s Wharf with local seafood marinara and the Tropicana Spritz with Averna Amaro, prosecco, grapefruit bitters and lime juice.

The Savoy, Long Jetty

The Savoy Long Jetty is a 1950s theatre converted into a bar and restaurant offering craft beer, cocktails, pizza, and share plates! Movie nights are just perfect for a pizza and night out! Supporting local producers with fresh ingredients, their pizzas are perfect to share or keep for yourself!  

La Fiamma, Ettalong Beach

Deserving of emoji flames and hearts La Fiamma is the perfect place for pizza lovers with dishes guaranteed to fan the flame. Order their classic Margherita or new classic Verdure, and enjoy the ambience of the Galleria courtyard that feels more like a romantic getaway piazza style location in Naples.

BamVino, Erina Heights

One of the best in terms of the quality of dough (and choice ingredients you’d expect from their on-site deli premises) is Erina Heights' BamVino restaurant. A foodie’s delight! These innovative pizzas with non-classic ingredients and creative combinations are excellent, with a fanatical quality in everything from the raw materials to the service and the wine list. The only hard thing is choosing... try the Trio of Truffle with truffle salami, mushroom, truffle pecorino and truffle oil. You also must try their Special 15 Year Old Muscat from BamVino's own barrel.

Pinocchios, Gosford

Serving traditional style, thin-base, hand-stretched pizzas. The pizza base recipe served here has been perfected over the last four years to deliver a light crusty flavour. The topping options on the menu at Pinocchios are influenced by regions all over Italy taking you through a series of aromas and tastes. With over 120 wines to pair, you had better schedule this a long lunch – Sardinian style.

Whatever pizza you choose, a smart option for savvy foodies is to start with their widely praised arancini balls.

Terrigal Pavillion, Terrigal

This fantastic establishment prides itself on having not only an amazing waterfront location but also serving a mouthwatering menu. The Pavillion is a place that makes you feel like you are on holiday all year round, with good vibes, white watched furniture and European styled pizza to match. With its cool decor and coastal charms, the pizza at The Terrigal Pavillion is second to none. Check out their 2 for 1 nights while you decide to add or not to add pineapple? 

Lagune,  Wamberal 

Aptly named for its location between Wamberal beach and the lagoon Lagune. You’ll find pizza down to the basics, with southern Italy inspired pizzas. The pizza bases are perfect: in the rise, the consistency, the digestibility. The toppings are like real dishes chosen on the basis of a harmonic game of colours, flavours, and textures.

Try the Norma with Fior di Latte mozzarella, eggplant, Grana Padano parmesan, chilli flakes, and olive oil washed down with a glass of Italian Poggiotondo Chianti. Be sure to keep some room for their gelato.

Rhonda's, Terrigal

Rhonda’s delivers a modern take on wood fired pizza, light and breezy cocktails and on the weekends, an open roof seating space, perfect to enjoy some coastal sunshine well into the evening in a Mediterranean setting.

Your choice of both traditional pizza like a classic Oz (with pineapple!) thrown in. Crispy fresh insalatas and what’s most excellent, build your own antipasti with all your favourites.

The Beachcomber Hotel, Toukley 

We can’t think of a better place for a sundowner staple with water views. Get started with a bucket of succulent local prawns and oysters for entrée followed by the Divola pizza with hot pepperoni, kalamata olives, mushrooms and tomato base. The Beachie's Hamptons-inspired ambience at The Beachie, exclusive pool-club, multiple eateries and bars, it’s the perfect place to eat pizza in holiday mode, even if it's just for an afternoon.

Lago Cucina, Budgewoi

With glimpse of Lake Budgewoi, Lago Cucina offer a relaxed contemporary Italian trattoria dining experience unique to the Central Coast. 

Lago’s chic Mediterranean interiors and contemporary Italian inspired cuisine will have you feeling the Mediterranean lifestyle in no time. Their pizzas offer an inviting difference, like black truffle pesto or garlic prawn topped deliciousness, one thing's for sure the bold flavours and classic favourites perfectly paired with cocktails to capture the essence of the Italian coastline. 

Four Hands Pizza, Terrigal

Expect innovative pizzas with seasonal ingredients to try at Four Hands Pizza like this chilli beef, beans, jalapeños, corn chips, sour cream weekly special. It’s also a great place to try a diverse range of craft beers, wines and cocktails. They also have fantastic group bookings menus that do all the hard work for you.

New York Bar, Erina

True American style pizza from the city that claims to be the birthplace of America’s first ever-pies.  No wonder why New York Pizza Bar & Grill feels like a place of pizza worship. These pizzas have the right balance of a floppy and crunchy crust, as well as tomato sauce that’s a little sweet, a little tangy and good enough to eat with a spoon. It's the bees knees on the Coast for New York inspired food.

Nero’s Woodfired Pizza, Woy Woy 

Nero’s Woodfired Pizza have put a lot of energy into understanding what makes pizza so delicious. How is it possible for each bite of these pizzas to crunch like a cracker, despite the generous layer of sweet tomato sauce hugging its top? How does the innermost layers of their pizza stay so crispy? If we knew the answers we'd open a successful pizzeria like this one. To anyone who views the crust as the first, second and third most important aspect of pizza this is your number one spot.

The Salsiccia's tomato, grana, Italian pork and fennel bratwurst, wood roasted peppers, Fior Di Latte and EVO shines like a slip-n-slide you can't help but dive into.

Sorrento Pizzeria, Empire Bay

Sorrento Pizzeria is inspired by Amalfi Coast. The puffy crusted, wood fired Neapolitan style pizza prides itself on its Rustica Napoletana dough that uses a careful blend of imported flours from Italy, elevated with mineral water, to take you back to the farmlands of the southern Italy with every single bite. It doesn't matter what you call the style. what matters is that you're going to come to their family friendly pizza joint every week.