1 Rita’s | Neapolitan, wood-fired, very soft crust | Margherita with buffalo mozzarella | €€ | 51 Elmwood Avenue Lower, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 A8P3 | Dublin | Like, 95% of the time this is where I end up after a late shift — tiny room, big flavour, and you can actually taste the two-day dough obsession. |
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2 DiFontaine’s Pizzeria | NYC-style 20" pies and slices | Half cheese, half veggie 20" to share | €€ | 22 Parliament Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 NF24 | Dublin | Temple Bar tax on the walk, not on the pizza — giant, floppy slices that account for about 70% of my bad late-night decisions. |
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3 Bonobo | Neapolitan-style in a bar setting | Salami pizza with a pint | €€ | 119 Church Street Upper, Inns Quay, Dublin 7, D07 E128 | Dublin | If you want the Venn diagram of great beer garden and serious pizza, this is about 90% overlap — feels like cheating on your local pub. |
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4 Da Mimmo | Italian restaurant pizza, thin and blistered | Diavola with extra chilli | €€€ | 148 North Strand Road, Dublin 3, D03 FK52 | Dublin | Feels more like a family treat than a quick slice; you come here when you want 100% comfort and you’re fine rolling home afterwards. |
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5 Manifesto | Award-winning Italian, gourmet toppings | House speciality pizza with seasonal toppings | €€€ | 208 Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6, D06 K466 | Dublin | Rathmines flex — menu reads like a wine list, pizzas come with stories, and my inner accountant just has to shut up for one evening. |
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