You know the pizza here is pretty good if it's repeatedly won the title of 'best pizza in Australia' year after year. With locations in both Elsternwick and South Yarra, pizzeria 48h Pizza e Gnocchi was recently named the best pizza in Australia by a presitgious Italian judging panel in 2024. The pizza afficionados favoured both chef Michele Chirchirillo's ability to marry tradition and creativity and master a softy but crunch dough texture indicative of "a true Neopolitan-style pizza."
The pizzeria is named for the amount of time the natural pizza dough takes to rise, and as you might expect, they take every element of pizza preparation very seriously here. The bases are topped with fresh local produce and quality Italian exports, while the extensive menu's selection of gnocchi has also been found to hit the mark. In the "e gnocchi" category, there are gluten-free gnocchis with toppings like slow-cooked lamb, pesto or yellow tomato sauce with some housemade pasta dishes, too.
48h was also named the 5th best pizzeria in Oceania in 2023 by 50 Top Pizza, an online guide to the best pizza around the world. The Di Parma (mozzarella fior di latte, prosciutto di Parma, buffalo mozzarella) is the most popular and an award-winner in its own right, but there are all kinds of pizzas to try, including vegetarian and vegan options.
