Gigi Pizzeria

Absolutely fantastic pizza! The service can’t be beat either. My mum and I felt so looked after. The atmosphere is also amazing. I loved the pizza so much I came back twice the same week for take away. It’s incredible that every thing is vegan, it definitely doesn’t skimp on flavour. Can’t wait to go back. (Forgot to take pics before I started eating.)

Omg the vegan pizza and gnocchi were the best I have ever had in my life! You’d never know it’s vegan. The sauce… the taste is amazing. Best sauce ever.!!!

such an amazing vegan pizza place! i really love how they have kept to traditional italian flavours and don't rely too heavily on fake meat etc. the pizza bases themselves were incredible, and there were so many food options. the service was fast and friendly and the atmosphere was great. the gigi negroni was also delicious!!

Amazing vegan pizza! Never tried a dairy free canola before and they were so delicious! Cream was deliciously cold and creamy and luscious. And the pastry so crunchy and went very well with the cream.

The vegan pizzaria that everyone (even non-veggos) love. Amazing wood-fired pizzas and sides in a cozy atmosphere.

Great food. Highly recommend. For my non onion + garlic eating friends hh these are the pizzas you can have. Great service and atmosphere and food too. Pizzas smelt and tasted so good YES - Regina 4 formaggi Ortolana Capriccio Zucchini Puttanesca Marinara tradizionale NO - Melanzane Patate Sporcaccione Diavola - (because of the beyond sausage) Salsoccia E broccoli

Authentic pizza place in new town! Service was alright - but what do you expect at a local pizza shop eh? The choices of pizza were limited - if you’re a big fan of meat (loves meat lover like i do!) this is probably not a good place that you should choose. The menus were mainly vegetarians - and probably just 1 to 2 pizzas with meat. Pizza - Diavola - taste really good with the pizza base, it will always be better to go for more meats! Another special about this place is eggplant parmigiana, this is a gluten free dish and very delicious indeed. You can see the layers of eggplants and the flavor of it were super on point.

Been hearing about Gigi’s for years now and finally got try. It did not disappoint. The menu highlight was definitely the hazelnut cake. So creamy and decadent, if you’re a chocolate lover, especially with rich chocolate, its absolute heaven. The arancini balls were nice but just wish they were creamier or had cheese as they were a bit dry. Pizza, especially the 4-cheeses one, was so impressive. Full of flavour.

Great pizza. I love that they have vegan options! My only complaint was that there were a lot of peanuts around on the tables. Avoid if you have a significant peanut allergy.

Tasty pizza! Great location and nice ambiance. Fantastic servers makes me come back when in town.

I came across this pizzeria via google. Newtown is a hip area just around 20 mins from the CBD via the train. I went there initially to see what the buzz was about. The lines were just way too long. So I gave up but was curious enough to come back the next day. I stood in the line for 30 mins and finally got seated. Let me just say, it's well worth the trip and wait to eat at Gigi's! It's unique in that every item is vegan. You simply cannot go wrong with any pizza or calazone. They have specials which are pretty good as well. I've eaten in great pizza places all over the world. This definitely is right up there in terms of fantastic pizza, great atmosphere and just a fabulous location!

Super authentic Italian pizza in a lively restaurant. Always busy so be prepared to line up from opening! This was where my fiance and I came on our first date. Obviously it was a good choice, three years later we are still visiting yearly! It's pretty crowded inside, so don't expect the poor waitstaff to be at your beck and call constantly, but I found service reasonable considering :)

I'd give this place 10 stars if I could. It's that good. I'd recommend going right at 6 when they open, if possible, as they don't take reservations and the line to get in gets long (but it's worth the wait if you don't make it at 6). All of the pizzas are vegan and will blow your mind. I came here with my omni boyfriend and he said it's the best pizza he's ever had. They have a solid wine list, a good selection of beers, and the ambiance is great. The restaurant gets busy and sometimes it can be a tight fit between tables, but it's fun, delicious, and incredible. The lighting is a bit dark which makes it hard to take good food photos but very flattering on the face ;) I'd 10/10 recommend this place for a date. I lived in Sydney for three months, and on my last night there, my boyfriend told me to pick my favorite restaurant and he would take me there. I chose Gigi's. GO IF YOU CAN

September 2015: This 'Pizza Institution' just went vegan, and they continue make extremely good pizzas! They definitely don't taste like anything is missing... Genius!! The dough is tasty and cooked 'Napolitana style'; although the pizzas are a few inches bigger than the standard. I went to the party to preview the new menu and it was a resounding success: the new topping combinations are very tasty, and healthy too! It's the new got to try pizza place in Sydney. I'm definitely going back.

My first vegan restaurant. I am not a vegan but came here with a few mates that are and was absolutely blown aaway by how amazing the food was here. I will definitely return multiple times

If I were rating Gigi's on food quality alone, I'd be giving a perfect score, but unfortunately when you add quality of service to the mix I'm struggling to justify even a 2 out 5. I've been here multiple times in groups both small and large, and on each and every occasion there's been some type of problem with the staff. Aside from getting the order wrong more than once (as nothing gets written down) - the attitude and arrogance of the wait staff genuinely makes you feel like more of a nuisance than a paying customer. My personal favourite was when the manager (not knowing we could hear what he was saying) instructed the waitress serving us "tell them to go and get f*cked" when asking if we could make two equal payments*. Honourable mention goes out to the time I was snickered at for bumbling my way through the pronunciation of some items on their very Italian menu. 2 stars for consistency - consistently amazing food; and a consistently bottom of the barrel experience. *Disclaimer - I know splitting bills is time consuming, tedious, potentially more expensive, and even stated as a no-go on their website; but we were the second last table to pay for the night - spent $250 - and were asking for 2 equal payments, with a $5 tip for on each payment to cover any fees. I couldn't understand why this would have been a problem; and no explanation was offered except "It's policy".

Staff was rude and arrogant like nowhere in town. Will never go back. We arrived at Gigi, which was less then half-full and asked for a table for 4. The first staff member told us only the manager could allocate tables. We waited... and waited. After asking 2 other staff members, who told us the same thing, the manager finally came. He told us to wait by the bar, which was strange since restaurant was still less than half-full, and no tables were reserved. But we waited, when finally another waiter asked us to follow him, which we did. The waiter then took us... to the other side of the bar! We then told him we didn't want to stay at the bar, and we wanted to sit at a table while waiting for our two other friends. He said the table would be provided soon. Meanwhile, the restaurant was still half of its capacity or less, so plenty of tables available. And we waited. Standing. After not having been assigned to any tables we decided to look for somewhere else to eat. I approached the waiter and asked him to cancel our request, said we didn't need a table anymore, and also told him they needed to improve their service, since the restaurant had many tables available and we were being dragged from one corner to another, asked to wait, while half of all tables were still available and unreserved. To our surprise the obnoxious waiter raised his nose and arrogantly said: "That is how we work, if your friends are not here yet, we won't give you a table. Out method is fair, what your asking for is unfair." At this exact time, our friends arrived... and we left! Never to come back. I was honestly shocked by the level of arrogance and rudeness of that staff. And so Gigi lost 4 customers for good, and the restaurant was still mostly empty by the time we left. I wonder why.... Good riddance!

If you like pizza you should eat here. Yeah yeah it's vegan - whatever, I've never had a better pizza anywhere. I visit Melbourne regularly and mostly eat pizza when I'm there rather than in Sydney and this place absolutely stacks up. This place changed my world view and the pizza tasted INCREDIBLE

One of the best pizza places I've ever been to! I'm not vegan but enjoyed everything! Wait staff were lovely and accommodating only thing is a very long wait line- about 20/30 minutes during prime time. Also the blue cheese pizza is not the best but the other pizzas were fantastic. Will definitely come back!!!

This was our third restaurant for the Sydney Pizza Festival, having previously gone to La Disfida in Haberfield and Ventuno in Millers Point. This would be third on my list, I wasn't impressed with their pizza at all. It is only one notch above from our local pizza shops. In fact, I would rather choose Secret Slice or even Crust over Gigi. Service wasn't too good either, there was a long wait before we got served. I understand it was a busy night but it seems they are always busy anyway so they should know how to cope up with the crowds. Our waitress kept getting our food and drink orders wrong, serving us with items none of us had ordered.

My experience at Gigi is never consistent. The first time was 'meh'. The second was 'hells yeah!' And the third, somewhere in between. I always get the same salad on the specials board of baby spinach, goat cheese, pine nuts and balsamic dressing. At times it can be good, but on others it is mind-blowing, earth-shattering good. I just wish it were the latter every single time. For pizza I have tried Margherita, Caprese, Napoli, Diavola and San Daniele, all pizzas varying each time I go back. I have also had the Canneloni on two separate occasions, and unfortunately like everything else, it was 'just ok' on the first but amazingly good on the second. The one thing that never changes and always manages to keep me smiling when I leave is the Chocolate Tart. Yes, please! The waiters, like the food, can also be inconsistent. I have had the same waiter several times and one week he may be overly happy but downright cold the next. What gives? Gigi, if you got your act together and was consistently good every time I visited you, you would be a solid 5 stars, but until then 4 stars will have to do.

The pizza is good. There aren't too many pizza places in the area so don't be distracted by the rest of the menu. Just order pizza. The service is dubious, sometimes ok, sometimes poor. The restaurant itself is noisy, so be prepared to yell. Or just not talk to your dining partners? This place has been around a while and is not doing anything particularly amazing. Worth a try if you like pizza, but don't pass up a fave restaurant for this place as you may be disappointed.

Gigi, your pizza is amazing, but please dear god get some airconditioning! I love going here for piping hot and oh so tasty pizza on a cold winter's night, but come summer, Gigi gets stifling. Ok you're getting woodfired pizza, which is crisp and delicious with an array of toppings to please even the pickiest (or traditionalist) of pizza lovers. I get that woodfired ovens pump out the heat, but in summer you're going to leave your lovely dinner as a complete sweat spot. So you definitely need to go to Gigi's - just choose a cool night!

this place was seriously the best pizzeria in sydney but has recently gone vegan.even though i admire them for their ethics i can't go with out buffalo mozzarella.i guess the only true pizza on the menu now is a marinara.i can't begin to tell you how devastated i am at this news.i still haven't found anywhere near as good yet. RIP old gigi.....

Absolutely amazing (vegan!!) pizza. Whether you're a vegan or not, Gigi's is a must while in Sydney. The dough is so, so incredible and tastes exactly what you'd expect to find on the streets in Italy. The interior is super charming and the staff is kind, friendly, and inviting. Already planning my next visit back.

This has to be the best vegan pizza I've ever eaten. The owners are lovely and the service was great. Also, the tiramisu was so delicious ... even better than non-vegan tiramisu and should be ordered no matter how full you are !!

We went to Gigi on a Tuesday night, fairly early I thought, but within an hour the place was packed with just one free table. I'd heard about Gigi, it has a great reputation in Newtown, but I was blown away by how busy it was mid week. Is the reputation deserved? Well, going by yesterday, hell yeah! We had three different pizzas; margherita, a spicy salami with olives and capsicum, and a cheese and mushroom. The bases were a little more doughy than I usual like, but they were cooked to perfection in a wood-fired pizza oven. The toppings were also amazing, especially the cheese and mushroom - something I'd never usually order, but glad we did this time around. We finished the meal with gelato. They make it on-site, so the range is limited but what they have is fresh, creamy, and incredibly good. The only downside was the service, which was a little patchy with one very attentive waiter and a second who seemed to be in a world of her own last night. The food and overall ambiance more than made up for it though, and we'll be back.

We love this place, especially since they have remodeled the interior and moved the oven to the back. Super tasty pizza, staff are friendly and polite at my attempts at Italian pronunciation. It would be great to be able to book tables though! (Worth a 5th star)

Was sort of left with a "meh" feeling about this place, perhaps because I'd heard it hyped so badly. I am something of a pizza connoisseur and had heard of this place spoken of very highly. As I live just up the street from it in Newtown, I thought I'd give it a shot for date night. We ordered some olive-based appetizer which was okay. The pizza names I can't recall - one had some artichokes, ham and olives, and the other had some mushrooms and garlic. They were both tasty, but not mind blowing. In addition - I do love a thin-crust pizza, but this was so thin that the toppings kind of soaked through and made the bottom soggy - not so easy to eat and not so appetizing. But overall the pizza still tasted good. Homemade desserts won me over and the boyfriend wound up trying the Ricotta cheesecake which he loved but I found a little bland, while I went for the chocolate tart with the vanilla ice-cream - very very yummy. But overall - meh. I don't know if I'd go back. I've had better pizza's in the city by far.

Unfortunately I have to say that I was disappointed. This place was billed by online reviews as some of the best pizza available in Sydney, and although my pizza ended up being quite nice (very good crust and sauce, basically perfect), I quickly realised what was wrong. The restaurant has recently gone vegan, meaning that any pizzas bought there not only have no meat, but also no cheese. This is a real shame I think, there is so much potential here (extremely friendly staff, lovely atmosphere, quick waiting times, beautifully cooked authentic pizza). But no cheese. Why?

I've been to a lot of pizza joints in Sydney with many of them painting themselves as authentic Italian style pizza and none of them hold a candle to Gigi's. My friend and I ordered the Calamari Fritti and the 4 Formaggi and both dishes were great. The 4 Formaggi was the best four cheese pizza I've had in years. It is my current go to standard to rate pizza joints on. I think overall what I took away after eating the first slice was just how amazing the dough was. It's definitely not treated just as a food delivery system and is a quality gourmet item on its own. Service was friendly and not overbearing, food came out quick and delicious, quite a loud restaurant but that may be from the masses of people having mouthgasms. Gigi's is my new favourite pizza restaurant in Sydney.

Don't be intimidated with the long line outside. They moved reasonably quickly. We went around 7pm Saturday night and we got a table within 20 mins despite the crazy looking line. Stone oven pizza. Need I say more? Get the pizza!!! Anyone of them... Oh if you feel like garlic bread, get the rosemary one. Smelled and tasted heavenly.

Neapolitan Pizza Association approved. Finally a pizzeria in Sydney that does a proper margerita with mozzarella, fresh tomato, and fresh basil leaves on top. The cheese and meats appetiser was delicious and the service was excellent too. Will be coming back for sure.

A bustling joint with quite good pizza and interesting looking menu. It can get busy so be prepared to wait for a table in the evening. The pizza is yummy but can get soggy quickly (mostly an issue for take away). Staff were friendly and efficient and I was impressed at how quickly take away was ready on a Saturday night. I think it took me 10 minutes to get a pizza. Annoying that they have a $30 credit minimum. Mostly you won't have problem reaching that amount but it does mean that just having one pizza doesn't cut it.

This place is so unique. The staff member leading me through the menu is clearly part owner or some other vested interest. He recognized my lack of love for beer non... Let's say 'local'. So he gravitated towards my clearly 'picky' side and my desire to be local and true to the origin... And he delivered. The pizza was epic... TRUE to the region and as he explained the mozz is local to Italy and is brought in twice a week! So... This is NOT a new local joint trying to be 'italian'. It IS italian. And it is hip... Comfortable... And delicious. Oh and it is not insanely expensive... It is what it should be for the quality it is. Another good find in Sydney! Note... Epic beer? No. Epic cocktails? No. Genuine place with amazing food? Yes.

Pizza supreme - I know there is a reason that pizza has taken off the way it has. It's just one of those fail safe remedies for the eats. You can have one alone you can have them in a group - it's a low fuss, economically sound idea. At Gigi they deliver what pizza ultimately stands for and that's good value. They home deliver or you can eat in. It's casual so there's no pressure what so ever on your style. But you know what you are paying for is quality. They don't cut corners at Gigi with pizza, there is not a lot in the way of wine so what you see if what you get. If you want to try pizza with an authentic Italian flavour try Gigi.

it was very okay. the line at 8pm on a wednesday was like an hour which is craaaazy ... i don't mind waiting but it wasn't amazing. it was ok. maybe erring on not very good. also service not good at all. probably do not recommend unless you're specifically vegan and want pizza

Been wanting to try Gigi for ages and it was beautiful! The food was very tasty and made with love! We had pumpkin pizza with cashew and almond ricotta yum, the staff were helpful handsome and they all asked how we enjoyed all the food. I am looking forward to going back for desert, we were so full of pizza unfortunately we couldn't fit anything else in.

I'm not Vegan, but have been Vegetarian for 12 years and been to many veg and vegan places around Sydney. Generally I love my cheese pizza so was extremely excited to try Gigi's to find out if something felt missing or not. Wow...I was impressed. The marina was great, but I'd still pick one with cheese if given the chance. However, the Mushroom and Radicchio was amazing. I will be back for this and bringing others with me. Line up was about 5 people on a weeknight, but we were seated within 15 mins.

We used to love going to this wood fired pizza place but after moving a suburb away we hadn't been here for awhile so were looking forward to it. Arrived to learn it is no longer BYO and is now vegan. Okay, still willing to stay but the doof doof music with thumping sub woofer was oppressively and unpleasantly loud. The staff loved it, singing and bopping along but I did not feel like shouting over my dinner. They wouldn't turn it down, we were made to feel unwelcome so we left and spent our money elsewhere. If you like having your ears assaulted while eating vegan pizza this may be the place for you but next time I want a great pizza in a relaxing and friendly atmosphere I'm going to Haberfield or Concord.

Gigi provides pizza as nature (or the Italians) originally intended: lighteningly fast, wonderfully crisp and deliciously topped with good quality tomato passata, mozzerella and other such things. One mouthful and you're whisked back to Naples, the home of pizza. Perch in front of the woodfired pizza ovens, or order a takeaway to eat in the comfort of your own home, either way, you can be assured that you'll love Gigi's pizzas. They offer a range of other Italian dishes - calzone, pasta, risotto - but I highly recommend ordering pizza if you come here. A favourite restaurant of mine for a quick, casual and extremely satisfying meal. The staff are lovely, the service is efficient and the prices are extremely reasonable. The best pizza in Newtown, if not the whole of Sydney.

Waited over an hour for a table and was sadly met with horrible service from our waiter which ruined our whole night. He was rude, arrogant and treated us like we were wasting his time. Pizza was basically bread with veggies, nothing special, nothing creative and nothing to be back for. When they asked if we wanted to leave a tip I nearly laughed in their face.

Yum-yum! After another visit to Gigis - this time with a toddler in tow - we came away yet again with big smiles & satisfied bellies. Great simple pizza, friendly service & they did all they could to make our visit with a little one as easy as it could be. We happily consider ourselves regulars now and don't go anywhere else when a bit of local pizza is what our hearts' desire!!

After recently coming back from a holiday in Italy, I was missing some simple yet tasty pizza, I went on a Sunday night, it was busy, but there was a table free, getting their attention and service was the hard part. I wanted to order a pizza off the specials menu, but when they finally came to take my order, they told me it was sold out. Nevertheless, the pizza I got was still good, not Italy good, but OK compared to your typical pizza joint.

Very good pizza place. Nice atmosphere and good value on the food. We had a potato pizza and burrata crostini and quite enjoyed them both. Gigi is a great place to go if you're hanging around Newtown for the evening.

As a vegan, I was very excited to eat at an all vegan pizzeria. It was quite close to the Newtown train station, which made it very accessible to Sydney's cheap, clean public transit. I came on a Saturday night, and there was a line out the door (there is no room to wait inside). There were enthusiastic patrons that seemed to have endless praise for the place, so I was excited. Because we had to wait for a bit, and there was no way to get a drink while waiting, I got some sparkling water from the place next door. When we sat down, it was clear how loud the atmosphere was. I have never understood the point of loud background music when conversation itself is loud enough. I had not finished my sparkling water, so I had it on the table. Without a word, one of the waiters walked by and took it away. I noticed, and they gave it back, but said that I needed to keep it out of sight because it was branded, or from another place. This seemed really unreasonable, because we were full paying customers which were getting drinks and only got something else because we had to wait. It was also a simple, non-alcoholic beverage. We got a pizza and a calzone, which we thought was a pizza based on the menu. While the flavor was OK, the pizza was so soggy, and a bit thick. Maybe this was just not my style of pizza, but if you want crisp, thin pizza this is not your place! Dessert was quite good, and vegan dessert is rare. I had a little cannoli for $4.5 that was a good value, and the vanilla custard was very rich. Overall, Gigi's Pizzeria was a loud restaurant with mediocre pizza and a service that seemed overly focused on speed.