The Best Pizza in Newcastle, From Neapolitan to New York Slices
Newcastle's best pizza split by style, with prices, hours and the deals worth knowing, from Grey Street to a park cafe in Exhibition Park.
The best pizza in Newcastle comes in four styles, and each has a clear winner. For Neapolitan, Rudy's on Grey Street uses dough fermented for at least 24 hours with San Marzano tomatoes and fior di latte. For New York style, I Scream For Pizza on the Quayside does 14 and 20 inch pies and slices, and Stupid Good Pizza in Heaton is pre-order only. For value, Sanco on Forth Banks serves all you can eat wood fired pizza for £21, and The Grove in Byker does buy one get one free slices every Wednesday. Hours and prices below were checked in October 2026.
Neapolitan
Rudy's, Grey Street
Rudy's is at 27 to 31 Grey Street, two minutes from Monument Metro. The dough is made fresh every day and fermented for at least 24 hours, and the pizzas are topped with San Marzano tomatoes and fior di latte mozzarella, with other ingredients from Italy and the UK. It opens at 11.45am every day and closes at 10pm Monday to Saturday and 9pm on Sunday, so it works for a quick lunch as well as dinner. A margherita is the test of any Neapolitan place, and this is where to take it.
Ai Fiori, Jesmond
Ai Fiori at 133 Sandyford Road, Jesmond (NE2 1QR) bakes Neapolitan pizzas in a wood fired oven and also serves fresh pasta and mains, plus a Sunday lunch menu. It takes table bookings, which makes it a better choice than the walk-in places for a group or a family meal. Call 0191 380 2720 to book.
Sanco, Forth Banks
Sanco, at The Forge on Forth Banks near Central Station, serves wood fired Neapolitan pizza with margaritas and martinis, and its rule is no menu, no limits, just pizza. Adults pay £21 and children £10.50, and the pizzas keep coming until you stop them. Go hungry.
More on Grey Street
Pizza Punks, Grey Street
Further along Grey Street, Pizza Punks at 34 to 40 Grey Street lists a margherita at £11 and pepperoni or prosciutto at £13.95. It opens at 11am daily and runs until 10pm Sunday to Thursday and 11pm on Friday and Saturday, which makes it one of the later pizza options in the centre. Grey Street is the easiest place to compare two styles in one evening.
New York style and slices
I Scream For Pizza, Quayside
I Scream For Pizza is in Three Indian Kings House at 31 Quayside (NE1 3DE). It does New York style pizza as classic 14 inch pies or huge 20 inch pies, plus slices and subs, and makes its own soft serve sundaes from local organic milk. The Quayside branch is walk-in only and opens 11.30am to 10pm Monday to Friday, 11am to 10pm on Saturday and 10am to 10pm on Sunday. The 20 inch pie is the one to share with a group.
Stupid Good Pizza, Heaton
Stupid Good Pizza arrived on Chillingham Road in Heaton this summer, selling New York style pizza. There are no walk-ins, so you must pre-order. The one to get is the spicy vodka chicken parm with pepperoni.
The Grove, Byker
The Grove at 1 St Michael's Road, Byker (NE6 1QU) is a bar and event space that serves pizza from Byker Slice. Every Wednesday the slices are buy one get one free. There is a rooftop terrace and a retractable roof, and DJ nights from electro and 90s to jungle and hard house, so it works for food and a night out in one stop.
Pizza in the park
Bandstand, Exhibition Park
Bandstand in Exhibition Park serves small plates, wood fired pizzas, natural wines, local beers and ice cream. It is dog friendly and open daily until 6pm, so this is a lunch or late afternoon stop after a walk round the lake rather than a dinner.
Good to know
Rudy's and Pizza Punks are both on Grey Street, closest to Monument Metro. I Scream For Pizza on the Quayside does not take bookings, so go early on a Saturday. Stupid Good Pizza in Heaton is pre-order only, so do not turn up hoping for a table. Bandstand closes at 6pm. For more Italian and other restaurants, see our restaurants page, and watch What's On for pop-ups and food markets.
FAQs
Where is the best pizza in Newcastle?
For Neapolitan pizza, Rudy's on Grey Street, where dough is fermented for at least 24 hours. For New York style, I Scream For Pizza on the Quayside. For value, Sanco on Forth Banks serves all you can eat pizza for £21.
Where can I get pizza by the slice in Newcastle?
I Scream For Pizza on the Quayside sells slices alongside 14 and 20 inch pies, and The Grove in Byker sells Byker Slice pizza, buy one get one free every Wednesday.
Is there all you can eat pizza in Newcastle?
Yes. Sanco at The Forge on Forth Banks charges £21 per adult and £10.50 per child, and the wood fired pizzas keep coming.
Where can I get pizza in Jesmond?
Ai Fiori at 133 Sandyford Road bakes Neapolitan pizzas in a wood fired oven and takes table bookings.
