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Westwood Pizza

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Westwood Pizza. (2026, October 22). The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/nsw-good-food-guide/westwood-pizza-newtown-20240130-p5f13f.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Westwood Pizza is a small pizza joint in the inner west known for its thin-base pizzas served in a casual setting. The article highlights their signature honey and garlic pizza, made with three-month fermented garlic and thyme-infused honey, as well as other high-quality toppings like spicy ’nduja and spanner crab. Each evening, they only make 250 pizzas before closing at around 8 PM. The review praises the establishment's restrained yet flavorful menu options and recommends pre-ordering by phone after 3 PM for takeaway orders.

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Story summary

Westwood Pizza, an Italian restaurant in Sydney's inner west, is gaining attention for its unique pizza offerings. Known for its small menu and cozy atmosphere, Westwood Pizza features a signature honey and garlic pizza that uses a three-month fermented garlic process combined with thyme-infused honey. Other toppings include spicy ’nduja with ricotta and spanner crab enhanced by shellfish oil, all served on thin, charred dough that undergoes a three-day fermentation period. The restaurant limits its evening production to 250 pizzas, which are cooked in a wood oven. Customers can pre-order for takeaway from 3 PM onwards. Despite the competitive local pizza scene, Westwood Pizza is praised for its high-quality ingredients and innovative approach.

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Topics

Ciccone & Sons Westwood Pizza

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Westwood Pizza ORG · 2× Ciccone & Sons ORG · 1×

Narrative

Elsewhere on the blackboard, the topping list is equally restrained and high quality – spicy ’nduja with ricotta, say, for the sting, or spanner crab ramped up by shellfish oil – and presented on thin, charred dough, which has spent three days under ferment.

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2026-10-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Westwood Pizza · assertive framing

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In the cutthroat battleground of the inner west pizza scene, it can be hard to decide which slice reigns supreme. asserted

slice → decide → scene

The bantamweight Westwood Pizza, with a tight menu and tiny footprint, puts up a commendable fight. asserted

Pizza → put → fight

Its signature honey and garlic number floats like a butterfly thanks to a savoury-sweet double-punch, achieved through a three-month garlic fermentation process and a drizzle of thyme-infused honey. asserted

number → float → honey

which → ramp → ferment

Throw in some XO sauce as a condiment, a tumble of scorched shishito peppers and Ciccone & Sons ice-cream and it’s a bona fide knockout. asserted

it → throw → peppers

Once the 250th pizza leaves the wood oven each evening, the show’s over. asserted

show → leave → oven

Good to know: For takeaway, you can pre-order by phone from 3pm. Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. asserted

reviews → know → 3

A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide. asserted

restaurant → pay → Guide