Authentic Neapolitan Pizza in Melbourne
Wood-fired in the heart of Moonee Ponds, slow-proved dough, San Marzano sauce and a 90-second bake, exactly the way it’s done in Naples.
What Is Neapolitan Pizza?
Neapolitan pizza (pizza napoletana) is the original pizza, born in Naples. It’s defined by a short list of quality ingredients, a long, slow fermentation and a fierce wood-fired oven, soft and foldable, with a puffy, leopard-spotted crust.
Neapolitan Pizza Dough
Just four ingredients, fine 00 flour, water, salt and a touch of yeast. Slowly proved for 24–48 hours, then hand-stretched (never rolled) so the air stays in the rim. That long ferment gives the crust its light, airy chew.
Neapolitan Pizza Sauce
Defined by restraint and quality. Hand-crushed San Marzano tomatoes, seasoned with a pinch of salt, left uncooked and untouched. Their natural sweetness and low acidity allow the tomato to shine, as it should on a genuine pizza napoletana.
Neapolitan Pizza Toppings
The signatures are the Margherita (tomato, fior di latte, basil, olive oil) and the Marinara (tomato, garlic, oregano, no cheese). A handful of fine ingredients, never overwhelmed, so the dough and sauce stay where they belong, at the centre.
Why Il Caminetto? The best Neapolitan pizza in Melbourne
You can find and try the best Neapolitan pizza in Melbourne right here at Il Caminetto Moonee Ponds. We stay faithful to the Naples method from start to finish, and you can taste it in every bite.
- Wood-fired, the traditional Neapolitan way
- Slow-proved 00 dough, hand-stretched to order
- San Marzano sauce & quality Italian ingredients
- A warm, welcoming pizzeria in Moonee Ponds
485°C
Roaring wood-fired oven
~90s
Bake time
4
Dough ingredients
00
Italian flour
A taste of the classics, made fresh to order.
Our Neapolitan Pizzas
Our Neapolitan Pizzas are a taste of the classics, made fresh to order. At the heart of the range is the Margherita, made with pomodoro, grated Parmigiano Reggiano, mozzarella, and fragrant basil, finished simply and baked to order. It's the pizza that defines the tradition, where a handful of quality ingredients are allowed to speak for themselves, letting the dough and sauce take centre stage. If you want to taste what Neapolitan pizza is truly about, this is where to begin, honest, balanced, and made the way it was meant to be.
Visit Il Caminetto in Moonee Ponds
Ready to taste authentic Neapolitan
pizza in Melbourne? Book a table or drop in to our Moonee Ponds pizzeria, and we'll have a place set for you.
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