Best Pizza in Dubrovnik: Old Town and Lapad Picks

Best pizza in Dubrovnik: the short answer

Choose by style first. Pizzeria Oliva suits a quick, casual bite and offers a gluten-free option, while Pizzeria Mirakul is the guide's pick for pizza with pasta. Over in Uvala Lapad, Pizzeria Mamma Mia gives you outdoor seating, a fuller menu and room for a group.

Pizza is often one of the cheaper sit-down meals you can plan around here. Dubrovnik Eats groups Oliva with other casual snack spots in the city and flags its gluten-free and vegetarian options.

If nobody in your party wants a tomato base, Don't force it. Mamma Mia's own menu runs to lasagne, risotto, fish and meat dishes as well as pizza, which makes it the easier booking for a mixed group.

Pizzeria Oliva: casual slices and gluten-free options

Pizzeria Oliva is the casual stop, listed as a snack bar and vegetarian-friendly pizzeria and pasta place. It is also the one pick in this guide with a gluten-free option.

Treat it as a lunch stop or an early-evening bite of pizza or pasta rather than a long dinner. If you are still working out where to eat across the city, our guide to eating out in Dubrovnik is a good starting point.

Pizzeria Mirakul: pizza and pasta

Pizzeria Mirakul is the second name here, noted for serving pizza alongside pasta dishes. That combination is what makes it worth keeping in mind when half the table wants a pizza and the other half would rather have a bowl of pasta.

If you want a pizza-and-pasta meal without choosing between the two, Mirakul is the straightforward pick: order a pizza to share and a pasta each, and you cover both sides of the table in one sitting.

Pizzeria Mamma Mia in Lapad: XXL pizzas, calzone and outdoor seating

Pizzeria Mamma Mia has been baking pizza in Dubrovnik since 1998 and sits at Šetalište Kralja Zvonimira 2 in Uvala Lapad, with outdoor seating. The menu covers pizza, lasagne, spaghetti, risotto, salads, fish and meat, plus panzerotti, the folded, stuffed dough that makes a good shared starter.

Two orders stand out for a group. The XXL pizza is built as a jumbo sharing size for families, and the four-cheese calzone is on the menu, so it is a sensible thing to put in the middle of the table.

If you would rather have a proper steak or a burger, this is not the place to push it. Use a steakhouse or burger joint for that and come here for the pizza, the calzone and the pasta that comes alongside.

Casual stop versus Lapad sit-down: which suits your evening

Oliva suits a quick stop, with its casual snack setup and gluten-free and vegetarian options. Mirakul is the slower choice if you want pizza and pasta in the same meal. Lapad, by contrast, is a short ride out of the centre but gives you more room to settle in for the evening.

Lapad suits a slower dinner. Mamma Mia's outdoor seating and its group-sized pizza make it the better fit for families, birthdays and anyone who wants to sit for an hour or two rather than eat and move on.

If you need somewhere to eat after a late arrival, plan that separately; our guide to late night food covers a very late landing.

Booking ahead in high season

Mamma Mia recommends booking ahead because it can get busy, and takes reservations through its own site. That advice matters most in July and August, when a larger group is best secured in advance.

At the more casual spots that Don't take bookings, arriving slightly before the peak hour is the practical approach; where a place does take reservations, book earlier the same day.

What to order: pizza, calzone and the pasta that comes alongside

Order a shared panzerotti to start, then split the table between one pizza each and a pasta or lasagne for anyone who wants a change. At Mamma Mia the four-cheese calzone is the pick if you like a rich, folded pizza, while Oliva is where the gluten-free option is.

Keep drinks simple with a cold beer or a glass of local white, and nobody will push you towards more. If the group would rather eat Asian food, that is a different booking entirely, so see our guide to Sushi and Asian Restaurants in Dubrovnik before you commit the whole table to pizza.

Which pizzeria should you book?

For a quick, casual bite with a gluten-free option, go to Pizzeria Oliva. For pizza and pasta in the same meal, Pizzeria Mirakul is the pick, and for a sit-down dinner in Lapad with an XXL pizza to share and outdoor seating, book Pizzeria Mamma Mia ahead in summer.