Best Pizza in Ravello: Where to Eat It and What to Order
Ravello has just a handful of pizzerias, so choosing is quick. Here is where to eat pizza in Ravello, what goes on it, and which pies to order.
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In Ravello, the pizzeria worth planning around is Mimì Pizzeria & Cucina, which runs a named pizza menu in the centre of town. Ravello is small, so the choice in the village itself is narrow, and the rest of your pizza eating means looking down the Amalfi Coast. This guide covers what Mimì serves, how a Ravello pizza is built, and which village pizzerias justify the trip.
Mimì Pizzeria & Cucina: the Ravello pizzeria to know
Mimì sits in the centre of Ravello and runs as a pizzeria and restaurant in one, with an outdoor garden setting that makes it a sensible lunch or dinner stop. The pizza side is led by Sergio Siniscalchi, who comes from a family of Neapolitan master pizzaioli, and the kitchen also turns out pasta and seafood dishes alongside the pies. That combination is the practical reason to pick it for a mixed group.
Because the place is a restaurant with a pizzeria inside it rather than a pizza-only joint, one table can order a pizza while someone else has a plate of pasta or seafood from the restaurant side. For families and friends who disagree about dinner, that flexibility saves splitting up. Use the restaurant's online booking if you want a table at a peak hour.
What Mimì's pizza menu looks like
The pizza list names five options: Margherita, Cosacca, Primavera, Rebellum and Calzone. Margherita and Cosacca are the classic names to recognise, while Primavera and Rebellum are house creations — ask at the table what each carries before committing.
A calzone is the folded, oven-baked version of the same dough, sealed around its filling, and useful if you want something more substantial than a flat pie. It works well shared as a starter or ordered as a main in its own right. If you would rather keep the meal light, a single pizza and a shared antipasto does the job.
Ravello pizza versus the coast below
Ravello sits above the coast road, and the villages below have their own pizza traditions worth knowing. Tramonti, the mountain town inland from Maiori, is described in local coverage of the coast's pizzerias as the patria dei pizzaioli — the homeland of pizza-makers — which helps explain why the dough in this part of Campania tends to be well risen and generous.
Pizzeria Vaccaro in Tramonti makes a Pizza Amalfi topped with prosciutto crudo, provola and lemon zest from the coast — a combination that captures the local larder in one pie. In Cetara, Il Piennolo bakes wood-fired pizzas with high crusts and a 72-hour rise, and its Sole mio comes with a yellow-tomato velvety base, prosciutto crudo, stracciatella di bufala and fig jam. These are the pies to seek out if you have a car and a free evening.
How a Ravello pizza is built
Lemon zest is a coastal signature you will meet on pies such as the Pizza Amalfi, and it works because the acidity cuts through the fat of provola, the stretched-curd cow's milk cheese used across Campania. Prosciutto crudo — dry-cured ham sliced thin — adds salt and depth without weighing the pie down. If a menu lists a lemon-and-provola pizza, it is a very local pairing to try.
Elsewhere on the coast the same dough turns up in different guises: Divina Vietri in Vietri sul Mare builds seafood-topped pizzas, Al Giardiniello in Minori puts cherry tomatoes and mozzarella di bufala on its Pizza Giardiniello, and Il Pinguino in Scala offers metre-long pizzas including one with mushrooms and peppers. I Due Fratelli in Vietri sul Mare is known for its panuozzo — a sandwich made from pizza dough, originally from Gragnano — alongside metre pizzas. None of these is a Ravello pie, but they show how the same dough adapts across the coast.
Ordering and paying at a Ravello pizzeria
At a sit-down pizzeria in Ravello, expect to be seated and handed a menu, with pizza listed alongside pasta and secondi — main courses. Order a pizza each, or share a calzone to start. Italian meals often run antipasto, then pasta or pizza, then a main, so a pizza is usually a course in its own right rather than a small opener.
If you want a drink before dinner, an aperitivo in Ravello near the Duomo end of town is the easy move, with a spritz or a glass of white before walking to the table. Keep it to one, since the lanes around town are steep.
Pizza elsewhere on the Amalfi Coast worth the drive
Beyond Ravello, several village pizzerias are close enough for an evening out. La Rua in Amalfi is mainly takeaway and turns out both round and fried pizzas, with a fried pizza with Bolognese sauce among its options — useful if you are eating on the move. Ai Galli in Agerola runs a family kitchen with around thirty pizzas, gluten-free variants and a star-shaped pizza with five different fillings in its points.
Divina Vietri in Vietri sul Mare won the 2019 Sottosopra prize within the Di Pizza 2019 format, according to local coverage, and is known for its seafood-flavoured pizzas. Il Pinguino in Scala is a family restaurant with a wood-fired oven and metre pizzas including one topped with mushrooms and peppers. All of these are day-trip or drive-out options rather than Ravello neighbourhood spots.
Which pizzeria should you book in Ravello?
Book Mimì Pizzeria & Cucina if you want pizza in Ravello itself, especially with a group that also wants pasta or seafood at the same table. Choose one of the coastal village pizzerias — Vaccaro in Tramonti, Il Piennolo in Cetara, Al Giardiniello in Minori — if you have a car and want a wider choice of styles. Whichever you pick, check current hours and table availability before setting out, since Ravello's kitchens run on seasonal rhythms.
For the rest of your eating in town, from pasta to pastry, the best restaurants in Ravello give you the fuller picture alongside this pizza guide.
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