Let’s talk about Adelaide’s best pizza. We really have lifted the pizza benchmark over the past decade and kids *generally* love a slice of the good stuff don’t they? It’s quick, filling and often one of the more affordable take away options. Let’s not forget cold left over pizza makes a brilliant school lunch box treat and you know the easiest way to feed friends, teenagers or energetic kids at a birthday party….. you guessed it, PIZZA!
Pizza can be as sophisticated or as simple as the setting dictates, from fine dining through to sitting on the lounge watching trashy reality TV with a cardboard box on your lap. From eat in urban industrial warehouse venues to hole in the wall pick ups. It really is the perfect food. But where to find the best of the best, those pizza places you hear about from a friend of a friend, the pizza of legends! Well never fear, we have scoured the state to find some of the best pizza in South Australia. From franchise favourites through to traditional Italian fare, pizza lovers this is the post for you!
Antica Pizzeria
If you’re serious about good pizza, Antica Pizza absolutely delivers. With locations in both Hyde Park and the Adelaide CBD, this place is all about fantastic quality pizza made with proper ingredients and loads of flavour. But the real show-stopper? Their iconic 1-metre-long pizza. Yes, one whole metre of pizza goodness, served up and made for sharing. It’s perfect for families, brilliant for group dinners, and 100% kid-approved (because let’s be honest, kids lose their minds when pizza arrives that long). Crispy, cheesy, generously topped and just downright yum, this is one of those Adelaide food experiences you really have to try at least once.
Chicco Palms Hot Pizza Shop
Hit up this retro vibe venue for the best pizzas that we can find on Henley Beach Road! Take away or kick back in the restaurant with a cocktail or two. Chicco’s are open Tuesday to Sunday for lunch and dinner. It’s also become quite the on fleek venue for private hires and last thing, their take home pizza making kits are an absolute hit with the kids. Pick one up these school holidays.
Knead Hand Stretched Pizza Henley
New to Henley in winter 2025, it’s not a want its a knead!
Watch your pizza bubble away in the huge wood oven, perfectly located on Seaview Road near the corner of Henley Square, pick one up after a day at the beach. The toppings are fresh, the base is a gorgeous sourdough and you’ll be lucky to find pizza better than this any where this side of Italy! Check out their Wednesday night $33 all you can eat, dine in special.
Open Wednesday to Sundays from 5.30pm
Avellino Pizza
Beach Road Winery
Amazing pizza with a million-dollar view? Yes please. Beach Road Wines nails the family trifecta — incredible wood-fired pizzas, relaxed kid-friendly vibes, and seriously good wine for the adults. Kids can stretch their legs while parents soak up the views with a glass in hand, making it one of those rare spots where everyone wins. Pizza + views + wine = WIN
More info here
Aldgate Pump Hotel
This beautiful historic family run Adelaide Hills pub is a complete surprise package. Could this be the best pizza in the hills? They are surely a hot contender with the ever impressive huge Italian wood fire oven.
The kids will love it here with a large beer garden and a playground out the back.
Every night is pizza night at the Aldgate Pump Hotel, but Monday nights are $15 PIZZAS from 4pm to 7pm and you simply can’t beat that for value.
Make sure you book, especially in these busier months.
One Sneaky Cheetah
If you haven’t jumped on Adelaide’s One Sneaky Cheetah bandwagon yet, do you even love pizza? They now have FOUR venues operating, Melrose Park, Ridleyton, Stepney and Campbelltown. They also pop up at Adelaide best events!
Made from scratch, hand stretched, wood fired and ready fast – these pizzas are big, simple and completely delicious. Our kids LOVE them and love the ‘Garlic Cheetah Tails’ equally. The venues are fun, you can play pinball while you wait (will be a quick game we tell you) and have a gelato if you eat your crusts!
Doughballs
Never been to Doughballs? You are missing out one of the best family friendly food options around! With their popular Moseley Square location down at Glenelg and now with a new spot out at Mawson Lakes, you are never far from tasting some of the insanely more-ish, delicate balls of pizza goodness.
We highly recommend testing out both the savoury and dessert doughball options, and their traditional pizzas are top shelf too! So what are you waiting for? Book in that return visit or get on down there for the first time…you can thank us later.
Have a look at our full Doughballs feature here
Smiling Samoyed Brewery
Pizza and Beer. Beer and Pizza. They kinda’ go hand in hand right?…
This family owned brewery are dishing out the goods at Myponga with a selection of mouth watering wood oven pizzas. Made using SA Lauke flour which is fermentated for a minimum of three days to give it a delicious depth of flavour, these 11 inch bad boys are the real deal. Thin crusts baked to perfection and although they’re made to be shared, polishing one off on your own is just too damn easy!
Our top pick: Chilli Chorizo Pizza – OMG!
Greenwith Pizza & Pasta
Excellent, consistent ‘suburban’ pizza? We got you. You absolutely know when a business has been around for over 20 years, they are getting it right. Dough that’s prepared daily with quality Italian 00 flour, olive oil, authenticity and love make this takeaway experience a tasty one that you will love.
If wood oven pizza isn’t for you? This is your place.
Pizza Bite
Here is a small family business, making damn fine pizza, that give and give and give to their local community. We see them feeding people and pumping up and supporting other businesses all of the time. There is always a good value deal here and the pizza is fresh, authentic great quality and honestly, an absolute bargain. Find them at 414 Milne Road, Redwood Park. Try their famous YIROS pizza!
Pie Square Adelaide
The pizza pie you never knew you needed – until now! A deep, stuffed, thick foccacia loaded with the most delcious ( and ethically sourced we might just add) ingredients. The ‘Pina Babe’ loaded with pork belly and pickled pineapple was our favourite pizza pie of the night. Not to mention a gluten-free base that actually tasted SO good!
Pie Square is located right in the heart of the CBD in the coolest venue. Think coffee at the front, party at the back, with intimate rooms and private nooks everywhere! Open Wednesday through to Saturday 4-9pm. With open mic and music events to come, this is definetly a venue with a vibe!
A small family-run business, Pie Square directly supports non-profit smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda via @intersectiontraders
Ember Pizza
Ah the Barossa, how lucky are we to have such incredible mouth watering restaurants in this famous region, but still easy driving distance from the city. For that special pizza experience, you cannot go past Ember Pizza. Located in the heart of Nuriootpa in a lovely old Penfolds building that presents as a hub of eclectic, genuine Barossa food, beverage and tourism experiences.
A must do if you are travelling with others, as there is bound to be something here that is sure to please every one, including food and a decent lawn + indoor or outdoor dining, perfet with the kids! The venue, service and menu options (heavily weighted with local fare) provided us with the casual sophistication that we were chasing for our Barossa (with kids) experience. Equally it offered space, a cracking uncomplicated kids menu PLUS an activity or two to keep them occupied while the adults confirmed our weekend itineraries over a wine (of course.)
Check out the feature from our visit here
Gepetto’s Hahndorf
Gepetto’s Pizzas in Hahndorf is bursting with flavour and personality just like it’s incredibly vibrant owner who clearly pours her heart and soul into every pizza.
We had ours delivered straight to our cabin at Discovery Parks Hahndorf (yes, free delivery ) and it was the ultimate cosy night-in treat. But honestly, if the pizzas taste this good off-site, the restaurant on Hahndorf’s main street, Gepetto’s Pizzas, looks absolutely incredible and full of buzz. Big flavours, big energy, and exactly the kind of place that makes Hahndorf such a vibe. 11/10.
Pizza Lola
Pizza Lola has made a name itself as one of Adelaide’s best pizzerias, blending traditional Neapolitan techniques with a fresh, playful approach. This fun and family friendly space on Goodwood Road is complete with an amazing imported pizza oven. While staying true to tradition, Pizza Lola isn’t afraid to break the rules, offering generous toppings and unique takes on classics. Make sure to head in regularly to try out their monthly specials, we got to try their delicious pork and fennel sausage special.
If you’re looking for a venue for you next function, Pizza Lola do not charge a venue hire fee and they have the perfect space with free arcade machines, foosball table, a bar and plenty of room for kids to run around. With its cool aesthetic, welcoming vibe, and growing cult following, Pizza Lola is a must-visit for pizza lovers. Open Wed-Sun, 5 PM till late.
Grunthal Brew Deep Dish Pizza’s
The deep dish pizzas at Grunthal Brew are next-level comfort food – thick, cheesy, generously topped and absolutely worth the hype. Add in the huge, exciting outdoor play space for kids (think room to roam, explore and burn off energy) and you’ve got a total family win. Parents can relax with a drink, kids can play freely, and on Friday nights the all-you-can-eat pizza deal takes things to legendary status. Come hungry, bring the kids, and settle in for one of those nights where everyone leaves happy.
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