Motorino

+pepperoni pizza spicy & very tasty
+lunch combo improves economics a bit
+easy access from escalator
+takes credit card
–puzzlingly expensive beer ($ 80hkd?)
–salad a bit too acid
–20% too loud at dinner

Pizza is easy. Good pizza is hard.
Fortunately for the intrepid expats of Hong Kong’s mid levels, there is a nice little Italian pizzeria right on the escalators.
Motorino was recommended to me from someone on GeoExpat. It was a good tip. The pizza has a fluffy crust, lots of cheese and tangy sauce. The only think keeping me from giving five stars is the toppings. Maybe as an American pizza aficionado, my expectations are excessive, but if I ask for sausage on my pizza, I expect more than 10 – 12 small pieces.
Definite go to place, for sure.

Bye bye Pisanos! Hello Motorino! (I guess it can be insulting to compare Pisanos and Motorino as there is really no comparison)
Such yummy pizza with yummy pizza bread! They cook the pizza in a brick oven. You can see for yourself as you make your way to the restroom! So don’t come here starving because the pizza won’t appear right away. I don’t remember the two pizzas we had but both were delicious. We also had the grilled calamari with cherry tomatoes. It’s a little bit spicy but still yummy. You can pair it with three slices pizza bread because the juices from the calamari are just so yummy as a dipping sauce!
It’s a small place so I’d say 4 people is comfortable, but I think they could manage to do 8 people.

Lovely place for excellent pizza.
We also tried the Thai chicken wings which have such a fabulous array of flavors in fused in them, we spent time trying to identify them!
Lovely staff and service. Cool ambience in the «brick wall» area. Definitely will come back!

Pizza set lunch. Pizza is good. Like the crispy brussel sprouts. Lunch set go with antipasti and drinks. Pizza is so large that 3 gals shared 2 lunch sets

Literally a place I go every week. Which is saying something as HK is full of restaurants and eateries so in theory one could survive in this land and never go to the same place twice. The service is awesome (especially when they give you free wine or dessert because they know your face!) The food is tasty and I always get the Brussels sprouts pizza but during restaurant week was able to sample an appetizer and desert — all which was incredible. Both locations are great, but personally I prefer the Wan Chai location because it feels more spacious with the open ceilings. The wine I love is Primitivo and it can only be found at the central location though. Overall you just can’t go wrong with this place.

People-​watching on the Mid-​levels escalators, relaxed and happening vibe, and pizza make for a great night out in Central.
My dining partner and I went up and down the Mid-​levels escalators twice, peering through all the offerings in the bars, restaurants and cafes alongside the escalators and decided on Motorino, thinking it had a great vibe. Our gut feel proved to be correct and we had a great time soaking up the Soho /​Mid-​levels vibe.
The pizzas are nice by Hong Kong standards (Hong Kong is not particularly renowned for its pizzas so if you’re used to having good pizzas, these are average).

It’s so refreshing to come to a restaurant in Hong that has great service and great. Greeted with a smile. Seated right away. Drink order arrived within 1 minute. Appetizer served within 5 minutes. And I’m sure the main will be right on time.
This place has great food and great ambiance.
The management obviously has it all together. Great customer experience. I’ll be back.

Tastes different from the New York Motorino. It’s also pricier, id much rather eat at pizzeria italia in Sai Ying Pun or Piccolo for authentic neopolitan brick oven style pizza

Excellent neapolitan style pizza in a hip /​modern bistro style setting.
Wine, cocktail and beer list were just long enough to staisfy whatever you’d like to drink.
I had a Negroni that was perfectly mixed and oh so refreshing on a hot and humid Hong Kong night.
Wait staff was a bit indifferent but efficient, and the tables were very close together but I guess that’s pretty much standard for HK.
$ 580 for 2 pizzas, 1 cocktail, 1 beer … not cheap but worth it!

Far and away the best Pizza in HK. Orders are made in minutes so it is best not to call ahead to order… instead order in person and wait for «take away.» In terms of size, for a hungry couple or 3 persons order 2 pizzas, they are light and on the small side. And «Selina W» It’s rather impossible for you to be a pizza snob from San Francisco, sorry. The pizza in SF stinks.

It’s one of my favourite casual dinner joints. The pizza is Napoli style, nice chewy crust… If you are not watching your carbs… the Nutella calzone is super yummy. Not on the menu but it was a special that I really enjoyed.
Don’t opt for delivery… As just not the same when the pizza isn’t hot!

Sorry… I’m a bit of a pizza snob hailing from San Francisco. (Look up PIzzeria Delfina in SF or just any pizza place in SF: P)
But my favorite thing about the Motorino pizza was the red pepper flakes that I was able to sprinkle on top of my Margherita pizza… really amazing smokey flavor and just the right amount of heat. no joke.
Ordered half side with pancetta. Pancetta was overly oily and not very crispy. Pizza was flavored well and crust was alright, but was soooo soggy. And just soooo oily.
I guess if lived in Hong Kong then this place would be pretty good for Italian style pizza, but if you’ve had pizza anywhere else in the world, it’s just mediocre. Especially corresponding to the price tag.
Service is mediocre, some server are very friendly, some are a bit cold. Pizza comes out at a medium pace as they are usually very packed. They do not take reservations (when we called at least) but we got to sit down fairly quickly.
Not the most amazing pizza… but for HK it’ll have to do :)

Bomb-​ass woodfired pizzas (dare I say the best in Hong Kong?); decent cocktail, wine, and beer menu; and deliciously fresh antipasti, including a very nice A+ grade arugula salad with dried yellow figs, fresh pear, and some kind of delicious thick cut bacon.
Heaven.
The waitstaff was attentive, but not annoyingly so. They were also familiar with the menu items and able to quickly answer any questions you might have about ingredients or whatever.
It’s conveniently located on the escalator, but even if you’re too lazy to make it that far, you can thankfully call them for delivery. Hooray!

Sometimes, a successful restaurant in New York transported to Hong Kong just doesn’t work. Thankfully, Motorino does. Motorino has been open for less than two years but sees a full house almost every night — that could be because it’s situated by the Mid-​Levels escalator. The Ship Street branch is also packed — whether lunch or dinner.
I’m going to review the one over at SoHo as I’ve been there more often. The brick wall façade is every present here and I love the outdoor area posted dab smack in the middle of the restaurant. The atmosphere is convivial and is composed of 99.9% Westerners. That’s not to say there aren’t any Asians here but they mostly do takeout from what I’ve seen.
The only thing I dislike is that the place is tiny as it is yet the music is always trying to contend with conversations, rendering everyone shouting most of the time. Actually, when a colleague talks to me here, I would only understand half of what he/​she said and just enjoy my pizza slice. How do you beat this madness? Either go for takeout or come early when the Central working crowd hasn’t settled in.
The menu is as comprehensive as it gets, with selections from antipasti, pizzas, wine, beer and so on. The only thing you should fixate your attention on is pizza, pizza, and you guessed it, pizza. It’s the only thing you should spend your hard-​earned money for, unless you’re a trust fund baby. That open-​fire brick oven is ready to serve you well.
As with any good pizza place, the dough is made fresh everyday. We went for the pizza Motorino is famous for, the Brussels sprout. I like my crusts golden and not carcinogenic so I kindly told the staff how I did not want the crust to be so charred. Thankfully, they gave it a very slight charring only which rendered it crispy. The wine the staff paired with our pizzas was surprisingly good, it was my first time tasting the fizzy red Gragnano.
Does it serve the best pizza in Hong Kong? That’s subjective, but I can safely say that it is on a pedestal among other pizzas in Hong Kong. The flavor, ingredients, and how it is made is truly important and Motorino recognizes this. I’ll definitely be coming back for dinner, well before the crowd begins to gather.

I’m currently addicted to Neopolitan pizza and Motorino does the best in town… and in the world if you read some online reviews! I live close to the SoHo branch and was lucky enough to pay them a visit on opening night. Since then, I’ve not stopped going back and am no stranger to a Motorino delivery either.
The pizzas have a light base which I prefer as it doesn’t take anything away from the toppings. The dough’s slightly chewy texture is my cup of tea as well — so much nicer than a heavy, bready base which tend to leave me feeling uncomfortable (and guilty) and more wholesome than those paper thin pizzas that are a pain to eat. Apparently the oven is specially imported and it does a great job of perfectly charring the crusts of the generously sized pizzas.
There are a range of toppings for your to make your own creation but I tend to order off of the menu. On my most recent visit I gobbled down a Soppressata Piccante which has a nice chilli kick. The Cherry Stone Clam might sound weird but it tastes amazing and I love to mop up the juices with chunks of bubble crust. The Meatball Pizza is pure indulgence but it’s so good, combining two of my favourite foods into one awesome meal… although you can order meatballs independently if you like. and sometimes I do, along with a pizza of course!
Actually all of the antipasti options are delicious although my favourite is the beetroot salad with gorgeous chunks of ricotta. The mint is a great addition — nice and refreshing.
What to drink? They say that Gragnano is the perfect ‘pizza wine’ and who am I to question their advice — bottoms up!

Undoubtedly best pizza in town. Just try and get a booking on a Friday night.
Situated literally ON the Central Soho escalator, this joint offers not only pizza but the most delectable menu including octopus and potato salad, roasted mortadella and a beautiful glistening bowl of tomato & meatballs.
Prices are a bit steep but worth it. The crust alone…
Originally from trendy Brooklyn, NYC Motorino is homemade, Italian, just like «Momma» made it. Have a Negroni and a Brussel Sprout pizza (no, really).
They have also just opened up on Star Street. And, uh, they deliver too. Date night?