Lucio Pizzeria

I ordered three types of pizzas, and all of them were delicious. I received pizzas pretty fast. However, was that the dough of the two tomato-based pizzas was overcooked and too burnt, which made the burnt taste overpower the overall flavor. However, the cream-based pizza that came later was perfectly baked, and I was able to enjoy it thoroughly. Overall, I would be willing to visit again.

16/11/24 - 4 stars Neatly tucked away in central Darlinghurst is this open woodfired Neapolitan style pizzeria. The focus is definitely on the food as the furnishing and decor are rudimentary at best (which I don't mind). Service is quick and no bookings needed even at the busiest times which is a plus. Food, overall, is good. But. This is a pizzeria as stated in the name and that's a hint on what to order. Margherita Pizza base: S+, 8.5/10. Quite light and chewy without being doughy. Thin centre but sometimes too thin I think Toppings: SS+, 9.5/10. One of the best balanced I've had. Basil flavours were nice Value: B, 6/10. $24 is not the worst but for your basic margherita that is expensive even for Sydney Lamb ragu Flavour: A, 7/10. Decent but a bit too salty so can't rate it more than average Texture: S, 8/10. Ragu was tender and pappardelle was al dente. Maybe a bit more sauce would have been nice Value: B-, 5.5/10. $30? Really?

I first visited this place 6 years ago and fell in love with their tiramisu and Margherita pizza. I recently came back, and I'm happy to say still love it as much as I did back then. The friendly staff, exceptional food, and lovely atmosphere make it a perfect dining experience.

in a photo pizze capricciosa and rustica, two excellent pizzas. as Italians we felt at home, the pizzas were full of flavor, the olives in the capricciosa pizza were really delicious and quality, I would definitely go back. location in a very nice and comfortable, nearby there are two other restaurants but coming to Lucio was the best choice

I came here as a solo diner for dinner during a weeknight and was able to be dated right away. The service was nice. I ordered the diavola pizza and thought it was really good. The crust was very tasty and cooked well.

We went to celebrated my boyfriend's birthday and waaaaaas amazing! The place is located in a hidden vibrant street. Nice service. Also, I'm gluten-free and this one its been the most trusty, flavoury crusty pizza ever! Please, go and give it a chance!. We will be there again, for sure.

Had an enjoyable, relaxed family dinner here. Outside seating area has a great European summer vibe with a few restaurants sharing a common large courtyard area. Pizza is Napoletana style so very thin base and big, soft and chewy crust. This is our preferred style. Flavours and toppings were good. Spinach calzone was mu favourite, kids liked the Lucio pizza. Probably would give 4.5 star but just not 5/5 for me when comparing to some other Napoletana pizzerias in Sydney. Definitely worth a visit though.

This place is fantastic! The staff, including a friendly Spanish guy, was really nice. He had great recommendations and was very helpful. The pizza, with either tomato or mozzarella base, was delicious! The Tartufata was really good and cheesy, and their tiramisu is a must-try. 🤤🤤

Walked past Macchiatto Pizza (bad reviews) twice as far to find out of the path Lucio pizza. What a gem! Similar in price but apparently superior in service and flavor. Would definitely return again!

Went with the whole family (all 12 of us) on our last night in Sydney. It was a welcome change from the packed streets and long waits of Chinatown. Lucio's is about the same distance walk from Hyde Park, just in the other direction, tucked in a quiet residential area. They don't take reservations so we made sure we were there right at 6 when they opened. Friendly servers stacked some tables up and we enjoyed the outdoor-cafe ambiance watching people in a stroll or arriving at ours and the other little restaurants in the square. The pizza was just what we've come to expect from certified Neopolitano pizzerias. The crust is key: thin, chewy and delicious. They have a wide variety of toppings. We loved the Calzone but just as toppings on the pizza, the Fontina, the arugula-prosciutto one and the white-sauce broccoli. We ordered the 1 meter pizza (which is NOT a diameter like we were thinking - more like 4 pizzas in a row) but it wasn't enough so we ordered another 1/2 meter. The rocket-pear salad was also very good. We finished the equivalent of 6 pizzas between 8 adults and 3 kids. One of us was gluten free so they brought a mozzarella/prosciutto plate. The location was nice. The kids could run around the square while we sat and chatted. It filled up quickly - if you have a big group get there early.

What the whaaaaaat - this pizza slayed me slice by oozing slice. It was pizza of the TMNT variety - thin, floppy, saucy, cheesy, and utterly life affirming. Traditional with a capital T, from the Italian service to the proper pizza oven rituals, it's a super humble and almost sterile restaurant, and it's clear that the focus is on one thing and one thing alone. (Or so I thought, until I tried the ridiculously amazing vanilla panacotta.) Get here quick as it fills up about 15 minutes after opening.

Hard to believe that this is some of the best pizza that Sydney has to offer! Fairly mediocre at best, the best thing about it is its location on a quiet street.

Decent pizza. Neapolitan style which means soft dough and crust. Not my favorite but if you like Neapolitan pizza this is your place. Located in residential area next to 2 or 3 other restaurants. Fun atmosphere. Very kid friendly.

Convenient Darlinghurst location and opens onto large square with a few other restaurants. Good for noise as the chatter doesn't bounce off the walls but disperses outside. Tartafurta (sic) is great- proscitutto, mushrooms and truffle oil and so is the sausage, rosemary and potato pizza. No BYO but the wine is quite cheap. Messina is also a short walk away.

Probably one of the best pizza in Sydney. We've ordered from them quite a lot of times And we've always been satisfied with the quality of the ingredients they use. Their pizzas try to respect the real tradition even if sometimes the pizza base is a bit high. Anyway usually they have a very good quality pizza and the price is average in Sydney.

Plain looking, no frills or decor at all really... Lots of white, nice-enough-but-stiff seating. Even their wine glasses are ugly. But who cares when the food is the #1 priority and this place absolutely nails it. They're too busy cooking really good stuff to have to bother about the looks. Thin yet cushy dough pizza that 2 fresh-from-small-town Italy friends have attested is the best pizza they've had in Australia. Menu is one page, showing that they are experts at a few really good dishes. Place is always packed for a reason, despite being a little hidden away on a very random, quiet street in Darlinghurst.

We enjoy this pizza! One of the best I have ever tried... the dough was really thin and delicious and the service extraordinary.

This is my favorite spot for pizza in Sydney: authentic Italian crust, fast service, reasonable prices, definitely a winner for some nice pizza comfort Not exactly ideal if you're planning to spend 3 hours though: you can't book and there's always a queue at the door after 7 pm, which makes it hard to sit back and relax once you've finished eating I still give it a 5 out of 5 because the food is so beautiful

So the family was craving pizza half way across the world on our vacation. Long story short...One of the best pizza joints I've been too. The family ordered the Bufalina and the 4 Formaggi. Classic Naples thin crust - delicious. It was so good we had to order a pizza to go. We had the tiramisu to top it off with some drinks to finish off a great meal. Service was great. I would go there early since it's not a big place and it did get packed pretty quick. This is the place to go for pizza in Sydney.

One of the best pizzas I've ever had. We got the bufolina. It was cooked perfectly with fresh ingredients. The bread is so soft and has the best flavor. Very small restaurant located on a residential street. Most of the tables are indoors but we were seated on one of the four tables inside. I would definitely recommended sitting outside as it gets a bit warm with the pizza oven.

Best pizza place EVER!!! We had the capricossa and the lucio calzone amazing ! I love how the place us completely run by Italians cooking wood fire pizza, serving italian beer and great hospitality love it love it love - def coming back!

My favourite pizza in Sydney! The meatballs are exactly like nonnas home made. The calamari also a must. Best pizza is the tartufata

I loved this place! Interior would have been a bit crowded without outdoor seating option, but in the summer on a nice evening, outdoor table was perfect . The guy who took our names on a busy Saturday night was really nice and definitely on the ball- people were seated promptly and he was running food and taking orders. The service were efficient, attentive and perfectly timed without being imposing. My husband and I ordered a salad, a bottle of wine (all bottles very reasonably priced), the Bufala pizza and the ricotta e spinaci calzone. We told them they were sharing and, again, the pizza and calzone were perfectly timed and delicious. The calzone especially was probably one of the best I've had- the crust was crispy but not over-dry or hard to cut, and every item had the right proportion of cheese, sauce and dough. For dessert we had the Nutella bombolone- DELICIOUS! Will definitely be trying this at home.

Lucio might just become one of the gourmet pizza champs in Darlinghurst. Ingredients in the thickly crusted, floppy Lucio signature pizza ($20) tasted fresh and delicious. For value though, I'm still digging the $10 cracker-crust garlic pizza at Hugo's in Woolloomooloo or the amazing, ultra gourmet pumpkin pizza at romantic Puntino Trattoria nearby, just on the other side of William street.

Fantastic pizza, you must try the Siciliana pizza. Good service, they don't take bookings. I have waited 1 hour for a table but there is a nice pub called the darlo you can down a nice cocktail while waiting. ;)

One of my favourite pizza places in Sydney! Bufalina is by far my favourite with excellent buffalo mozzarella, a tangy but sweet tomato base and fresh basil. The pizza base is chewy but soft and crunchy, really perfect all round. Truly Italian pizza in Sydney. To top it off you can sit outside in the courtyard. Absolutely recommend!

This was back in summer. After hearing about it somewhere that it was one of the best pizza places in Sydney, I wanted to come try it and so I did with my friend. After walking around, I finally found the right place and knowing it was first come first served, we were lucky to get a table after a few minutes. The weather was warm and cool so getting a seat outside was good as there was a light breeze. The waiter was quite friendly and good at suggesting and explaining what was on the menu. After looking at the menu, we got the Flori di Zucchini and Lucio, the signature pizza of Lucio Pizzeria. It is half a Margherita and half calzone and when it came, it was great. The taste of the pizza here was unbelievable, much better than anything I have ever tried at that time. I think describing the taste of the pizza is quite hard and so you need to come try it for yourself to see. This is a great place to go to for their pizzas and I think it is certainly one of the best pizza places in Sydney.

I've been to most of Sydney's hyped pizza places: Lucio's, Mario's, Via Napoli, La Disfida and Rosso Pommodoro. In my opinion Lucio's is the best! The woodfired crust is fluffy, but with just enough bite to the dough. It is delicious enough to eat on its own, but add the fresh and simple toppings offered at Lucio's and you have a sumptuous feast. Personally I am a big fan of the calzone pizze at Lucio's. Folded over pizza packed with flavour inside. Try the eponymous 'Lucio' (half calzone, half normal) at the eponymous 'Lucio' pizzeria, named after the owner, Lucio De Falco. Service is also fantastic.

This place is really good. We live two minutes away, but walking by on a weekend you'll see crowds of people waiting outside for a table. We came on a weeknight, no wait but still full house. I believe it's only opened for dinner? Full Italian experience. We shared the antipasto plate, with cheese, melon and prosiutto, olives, bread, etc. Had a margharita pizza and a rocket salad on the size. Reasonable pricing (about $20-something for a pizza -- filling and yummy). Would definitely return if in a pizza mood!

I was very excited to eat at Lucio, since it had a five star yelp rating, which you don't see very often. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed. The pizza itself was...fine. It was floppy, which some folks say is traditional-- but that's just not for me. Some parts were cool, like it hadn't been cooked evenly. It really wasn't bad at all, but when a place has a five star yelp rating, I expect to be blown away. The service was miserable. When we first arrived, I wove my way to the front to request a table (they were full). A waiter snapped at me and said "What do you want?" Um...a table. For two. Please. He nodded, then shooed me away to wait. Ok... Eventually, a table came available. It took about ten minutes for someone to bring us water and take our order. We ordered two pizzas, and since we were sharing, the waiter said he'd bring them one at a time so they stayed hot. I appreciated that, and it made sense. SO, our first pizza came. It was, as described, fine. Then...we waited. And waited. And waited. Someone came to take our plates, but we explained we were still waiting on another pizza. Our waiter was talking to another table of people he clearly knew well, his back to us, for about fifteen minutes before vanishing entirely. Finally, almost thirty minutes later, our second pizza arrived. We finished the second, and it was time to get the check. We waited another thirty minutes for that. I was quite sincerely considering walking out without paying the bill entirely (we only had a little cash on us, so we would have shorted them about $10)-- I mean NO ONE would give us a second glance so we could flag someone over to pay, and after getting snapped at for walking toward the front when we arrived, I didn't want to do that again. Finally, we got a check, and got the hell out of there. Food was okay, but not great, service was terrible. I can't recommend Lucio, sorry to say.

Amazing pizza in Sydney! If you are looking for the real Italian pizza, this is the place. We ordered a Margherita and a Bufalina, they were both great. As a dessert a tiramisu to share... A positive surprise as usually it's hard to find such good tiramisu outside of Italy! Great service as well, I can't find a bad comment. Highly recommended!

Went back to Lucio's and had the Calzone, since last time I was pretty convinced by the calzone half of the Lucio pizza. Well I am happy to say that it wasn't a fluke, the calzones are truly great: perfect dough, great tasting ham, ricotta that has a nice taste ... nothing to add !

Possibly the best pizzas in Sydney. Also: gorgeous Italian waiters who address you as 'signorina'. Swoon. Come here early if you don't want to queue. Best flavours are the marinara, the margherita and the calzone.

This was the best pizza I've had in Australia and pretty much anywhere. The tiramisu was awesome also.

I am so glad we tried this place. So thankful for previous reviews. Truly a GEM with the best thin crust pizza I have ever had with real Italian speaking staff!

my fav Italian pizza joint ! The pizza is authentic and delicious. Staff are warm and friendly too

My hubby and I stopped in here after doing some research on yelp for some delicious pizza. It was a nice walk from our hotel. This place is tucked in off the street with about three other restaurants all with open seating. We sat on the front patio which was lovely since it was a very warm night. Started off with a radicchio salad. This was fantastic. Had walnuts, fresh creamy blue cheese and a balsamic reduction sauce. Next up were our pizzas. I opted for the buffalina (added some mushrooms) and the hubs got a margherita. Both were great. Dough was soft yet had a slight crunch and the cheese was creamy. I preferred my hubby's since he had more sauce but I'm a sauce freak lol. The wait staff was friendly and our waiter was patient. Thanks Lucios! You made us Americans feel right at home.

Good food, great service. Wait staff was excellent, you could tell they really care about their customers. When an extra dessert was accidentally brought over, they said - keep it on the house, our mistake. And that was an awesome tiramisu!

Best pizza I've ever had, and I've traveled to Italy. Warm, gracious host and servers (and cooks) from various cities of Italy provided an amazing Neapolitan-style pizza -- top quality, fresh ingredients and perfectly balanced sauce -- with superb crust. The radicchio salad with walnuts and Gorgonzola is a delicious start and large enough to share. Even the fruity olive oil in the salad was a stand out. I'll definitely return.

AMAZING! I've been to Italy (and South Philly;) and I've never had a better calzone. The Lucio was so good...half margarita pizza half calzone; highly recommended. Not much diversity on the menu but definitely an upscale pizza/Italian place. The owner is hands-on and very great. Would come back for sure!

Great pizza, one of the best in Sydney. The ambiance of the courtyard is nice too, and if it is too busy there is always take out from Phamish.

Classic Neapolitan style pizza. Nice chewy crust, right about of charring, good quality toppings. Small but good wine list - had the Salento which was excellent. Friendly service, good vibe.