400 Gradi

We tried this at Queen Victoria Marketplace and then the one in Essendon. This is by far the best pizza in Melbourne, probably in all of Australia. I don’t know why the pizza is normally so awful there but these guys do it right. Tastes exactly like pizza in Naples which is so so delicious. We also tried a pasta, can’t remember which one but that was delicious as well. I thought the prices were very fair for the quality you get. We also spoke with Costa at both locations and he was super nice. You must go here if you love pizza!

Apparently, this place received an award for the best pizza in the world for their Margherita. Tried that, as well as the sausage and spinach pizza on a white base. Margherita was good, granted, but best in the world? Hmmm. Sausage pizza was the wrong choice. It had an over-​powering preserved lemon taste and the spinach chard (not broccolini as the waiter translated) dominated and the sausage wasn’t strong enough to balance. Reasonably priced and wait staff were good. Would try somewhere else next time.

Been here on 2 separate occasions
The first for a dinner and the second to grab a takeaway gelato
My first impression of this restaurant is fabulous service. Everyone was friendly and professional and slick.
The bar next door has a lovely vibe and the outdoor seating is just inviting and wonderful.
The pizza were delicious but expensive! I haven’t been back for dinner as I am slightly apprehensive about spending that much. This is probably the main reason that I won’t be back here very often, Pizza is generally not an expensive meal in Italy so why does it cost so much here? Then again, this place is always always busy and clearly there are lots of diners who are happy to pay the price.
The vibe of this place can easily be a cool relaxed weekend and weekday dinner. But on a higher end of the budget range and just slightly outside of my relaxed weekday dinner budget.

If you’re looking for an award winning, mouth watering, jaw dropping traditional pizza, you have to try 400 Gradi. This little guy is call zingara and is complete with Johnny Di Francesco’s famous base, San Marzaro tomatoes, Fior Di late and hot hot salami! This spectacular combination is absolutely to die for, and i think I’ve fallen in love!

Not surprise by the queue just to get a table in this place, their Margarita pizza is sublime, so is the cost.
No wonder they won best Pizza maker of the World with it; you can watch and see those goodness being made in Wood-​fired Oven through a glass window.
A licensed establisment which forbid you to BYO your favourite wines.
Although parking is horrible, Gradi 400 is a fantastic venue with that Italian «la dolce vita» ambiance, kitchen staff are so much fun to watch while making their pizzas.
This place is totally different from its sister venue Crown Hotel, this one is worth a visit and horrible queues.

What a disappointment. The margarita pizza I had actually did a lot of the basics right: a thin base with springy crust, not too much cheese, okay quality. So, perfectly edible. It was just rather dry (the result of being zapped by a 400 degree oven?) and didn’t really taste of anything. What a shame, considering how incredible neapolitan margaritas can taste with the right degree of quality ingredients. It is in my view about getting the basics right rather than turning the oven temperature up to 11.
Elsewhere, the service, atmosphere and interior were all perfectly decent. But given the glut pizzerias on Lygon Road, 400 gradi has to be judged on the pizza, and sadly it could/​should be a lot better.

The pizza was truly delicious. They are generous with their delicious toppings, and the San Marzano tomato sauce is super yummy. But the space feels alienating, with stark cement walls and millions of tables that set close together. It would be a lovely date spot if not for the feeling that the restaurant is trying to churn you out.
We ate the following:
Caserta pizza: piled high with freshly sliced prosciutto and rocket, this is a very well made pizza.
Salsiccia e friarelli: the sausage!!! It’s amazing! And they don’t skimp on it, like a load of other pizza places in town. I loved this pizza so much that I wanted to keep my husband from eating any of it.
The dough on both of these was a bit lacking in flavor. They could let it develop a bit longer. But it’s cooked quite nicely and their toppings are the best we’ve found so far.
Overall, this place is definitely worth a visit!

What more can I about this place other than I drive 25 mins to get a pizza from 400 Gradi. Located at the far end of Lygon St away from the usual Italian Restaurants is this little gem of a pizza place. The Zingara (the most delicious salami I ever had) is my pick. The crust of the pizza is so soft my 1 year old could eat it. Highly recommended for everything from a date night to family meal time.

This is their second pizza place, at the Crown, on the river front.
The place is huge and must seat 100 to 200 people.
Unfortunately this was a great disappointment. The chef that won the award must not be working in this restaurant.
The pizzas were OK, nothing wrong with them but nothing special either … neither the quality of the ingredients, the crust or the place were out of the ordinary.
There are better italian pizzerias in Melbourne (+39 or Ombra for example) … don’t bother with this one, no flare.

Was driving to get an early Japanese dinner and happened to park across the road from here so had a quick change of mind and pizza it was.
And so glad we did it!
I knew the award winner was the margherita, but we felt like something a little more substantial so got the Frutti Di mare (seafood) pizza and beef carpaccio instead.
The beef was beautiful, and so was the pizza, so halfway through we ordered the margherita as well (not because we were hungry, purely out of wanting to taste it after everything else being so delish), and even more «so glad we did its» came from our mouths.
From the thin, yet still soft base, to the tomato and buffalo mozzarella… Can see why it won best pizza IN THE WORLD!
I’m drooling thinking about it now… May have to grab one for lunch today!
Fun Fact — there’s also a location @ Crown, and soon to be Essendon (yay for closer to home & work!)

When a place claims to have the «best pizza in the world» that’s a big claim to fill. It was however very delicious pizza, I had the margarita, and the service was impeccable. The area is super fun to have a peek around too, all in all a nice evening and will definitely keep it in mind for the future!

Best pizza in the world… I’m not so sure. But it’s still damn good pizza. The crust, the foundation to a good pizza, was chewy but crispy on the ends. Definitely a home run, and who can go wrong with four melted cheeses… Very attentive wait staff and all around pleasant atmosphere.

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Packed out place, delicious pizzas, but very cold and drafty inside. Friendly service. Good menu selection.

Good food, crap service. None of the staff wanted to accept responsibility for our pizza taking 45 minutes. Apparently it was out fault for not letting them know we had to be done within an hour. Typical arrogant Italian waiters.

Been coming here on and off for a year. The pizza is always really good and the service excellent.
It’s bigger than it looks so we’ve always been able to get a table without a booking. There’s outdoor seating which in part is wonderfully smoke free.
At about $ 25 per pizza it’s about average for a fancy pizza place. There is other food than pizza of course.

Yum! The pizza is so yummy and the staff are very friendly. I 100% recommend this place, such a shame I live in Sydney and can’t come more often :(

That’s it. 400grandi has ruined all other pizza for me. I spent all day dreaming of the perfect crust. I had already ordered and reordered in my head during the day in anticipation of this ‘world class pizza’. Well I am so pleased to confirm that this truly was the best pizza I have ever eaten.
One hot salami, one prosciutto, one pumpkin and cheese and one mighty food comma later and I am one satisfied little gal.
The staff were attentive, even in a crowded restaurant they made is feel like the only ones in the room– coming back and checking to ensure out 400grandi experience was flawless. You are looking to spend around $ 20 a pizza + drinks which is a small price to pay for that total feeling of excitement and contentment you will get when you look down at your plate, lock eyes with your friend. and dig in.
Bravo 400grandi. I’ll be seeing you every week for the rest of my life if I could.

Been coming here regularly and it never disappoints, best time to come is lunch time as dinner gets busy and requires a reservation. Pizza at this place is superb and the dough is very rich. Pasta is really good aswell and so are muscles but pizzas are definitely the star. Go for a plain margarita which is light or if on the heavy side take a prosciutto pizza. They have also opened a winebar next door which is nice and more casual and has some interesting dishes like beef capacio which is good. One downside or upside depends on the which way you look at it is the selection of wines and beers. Majority of the wines are Italian and so are the beers there are very few local Australian wines. On the bright side the wine prices per bottle are reasonable. If you like pizza is would also recommend doc pizza bar in Carlton which has pizzas on the lighter side and is byo.

Suppose to be the winner for one of the best pizza in the world. It is a popular place and gets pretty packed. But it’s only after trying it out of curiosity I can see why. The pizza base is perfect. I have not tried many pizza with a base that amazing; crispy yet nicely chewy and a perfect consistency. The last time I was there I got magherita verace (includes tomato, air freighted fresh from caserta mozerella) for $ 20 and frutti de mare (includes mussels and prawns) $ 25.
I give it 4.5 stars out of 5.
Pros: my favourite out of the two is the magherita. It was so nice. The quality of the pizza is high. The sauce, cheese and herbs came together nicely to create a enjoyable pizza eating experience. The frutti de mare is nice too and I’m usually a fan of marinara pizza, so I enjoyed it.
The pizzas were nicely presented and looked pretty. It looked like a rustic home made traditional Italian pizza. The rocket salad on the frutti de mare pizza made it look so appetising.
The service was pretty good and the guys were quite cordial.
Cons: pretty minor. The pizza size, I thought was kind of small and the frutti de mare didn’t have as much prawn or mussel on it as I would like. I could easily give it 5 stars if they were a bit more generous with the mussels and prawn.
Overall it is gourmet pizza that is about quality not so much quantity. The serving size is enough to satisfy. It’s not a place to stuff your face with so much pizza that you can barely walk. If your a person with a big appetite you might walk out still hungry and unsatisfied. Its a good place for the pizza connoisseur.

Absolutely best pizza restaurant in
Melbourne! Also, the service is good, and atmosphere is good. My recommendation is Fungi for appetiser and seafood pizza as a main. For a desert, chocolate fondant with vanilla ice cream will be a good choice if you are sweet lover. Better to make a reservation or you would have to wait more than a hour in the line!

After weeks of trying to get a reservation (if you want to get in on a weekend be sure to call two weeks in advance), I finally booked a table for two on a Tuesday evening. The place was surprisingly packed at that time and despite that it took a while for them to seat us, the service afterward was very attentive and fast. My partner and I were both starving but the time to order and receive our food and wine was very prompt.
I have to say, I really had doubts about this place and all the hype. However, to my surprise the pizza was absolutely delicious. Possibly the best or second best pizza I have had in my life — the competition is Grimaldi’s Pizza in Brooklyn, NY but that was a long time ago and it’s hard to really remember.
For the delicious pizza combined with the good service, I give this place a well-​deserved 5 stars.

Pizza is best in the world — I put that to the test!
I know there is a great deal of hype surrounding 400 Gradi at the moment and deservedly so! The pizza passed the test and was absolutely to die for. I also grabbed an appetizer order of their meatballs and wow… the sauce served with those puppies was fresh, nicely seasoned with just the right amount of sweetness.
The only issue I have with the restaurant is they are losing opportunities by allowing their phone exclusively revert to an answering machine — the mailbox fills up and no one checks it… unfortunate for them. Additionally, the first time we went to the establishment, we ended up grabbing takeout — no problem here, except the hostess told us it would take over an hour to get our food. I doubted this and went in and ordered it anyway. We were out in 20 minutes.
Next time you are in the mood for some amazing Italian fare on lygon, if you are ready to brave the crowds, this is the place for you!

Lygon Street, Brunswick East is a cool part of town. Seriously, it is and I’m not saying that because it’s my neck of the woods and I love it but it really is. There’s plenty going on here — cool bars, nice restaurants, cafes and bakeries. So, it’s no surprise that it’s home to 400 Gradi.
I drive past this joint everyday and it’s packed to the rafters every night. It’s that popular that I’ve had people at work and at the gym asking me if I’ve eaten there. Well, we finally did it a few weeks ago and it was a great experience.
I’m pretty sure almost all the staff there are from Italy, judging by their accent and this adds to the authenticity of the whole experience. They are a good looking bunch as well. My cousin was drooling over the waiters and the waitresses… Yep, not bad, not bad at all!
We ordered 4 pizzas to share and they were all delicious — thin and light base, fresh ingredients and lots of flavour. The residents of Napoli would be proud!
The décor is vibrant and modern whilst also having a bit of a homely atmosphere. The staff are really nice too and they kept checking on us to make sure we were happy with everything without overdoing it.
The Frutti Di Mare is a fan favourite but I personally really liked the Toscana.
It’s always busy so make sure you call at least a week ahead to book a table.