Sicily Pizzeria & Lounge Bar — Restaurant in Syracuse

The absolute best pizza I’ve eaten in Sicily.

Sicily Pizzeria was recommended to us by a local, it was the only pizza place he recommended in Ortigia, not because the rest are bad, but because he knows this business and they make great pizza.

I had to stop the owner to ask about the crust because I’m obsessed with flour used in pizza dough. I’m not a big fan of all-white flour crusts. They use exceptionally high quality flours in a slow fermentation process and you can taste it! After our conversation it was clear that attention to quality is the drive behind this pizzeria, more of a mission than a business. I ordered the seasonal pumpkin pizza with fresh sausage and the delicious fiordilatte mozzarella. It was divine. My husband ordered the Vicenza which he also loved. We took a Margherita home for our girls and they devoured it. The entire staff was very friendly, the atmosphere was cozy and sophisticated and fun, but with a touch of nostalgic...

The sauce in this pizza was genuinely incredible.

But unfortunately the service was very disappointing.

We waited around half an hour for the pizza to come, although the place only seemed half full, and unfortunately saw three tables who'd come in after us get all their pizzas before us. We were actually about to walk out when the pizza arrived.

My friend asked for pepper and the server said 'You don't need pepper, the pizza is spicy enough already'.

When we came to pay this again took us asking 3x and waiting a while, watching others get served for payment really quickly. It was quite strange - we really do go above and beyond to be happy and polite and asking how they are, but it felt like we were being ignored :(

Pizza was amazing, though. Which is why I'm...

Well, you need to compare any pizza you eat with the Neapolitan one of course. I had pizza fritta (Gina), the filling was good enough and I was happy about it but the way it was fried felt more like an empanada (if you have that in mind) than a light fired pizza so it was too crunchy/hard. The service was simple which is totally fine and the atmosphere is just like a pizzeria which is totally fine. Overall a 3 out of 5 isn't bad for a pizzeria especially if it's not in Napoli. Just more to improve with time, my reviews are about food mainly so that's the main driving factor. Keep up the good work ! Last thing maybe €2.50 for 1L of water is overdoing it and €6.50 is just ok for the pizza fritta i mentioned but who...