Castello

After two years of living in the beautiful Hietzing district, I can honestly say this is the first pizzeria that truly makes a perfect Italian pizza. From the very first bite, you can taste the authenticity. The dough is exactly how it should be light, airy, and perfectly crisp on the outside while soft and delicate inside. It’s clear that it’s made with care and properly fermented, just like in Italy. The tomato sauce is rich and balanced, the mozzarella is fresh and creamy, and the toppings are high quality without overwhelming the base. Everything works in harmony. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, with friendly staff who genuinely care about their guests. You can feel the passion for Italian tradition in every detail, from the ingredients to the presentation. If you’re searching for real Italian pizza in Hietzing, look no further. After two years here, this is the first place that truly brings the authentic taste of Italy to the neighborhood. Highly recommended! 🍕🇮🇹

The authentic Neapolitan pizza! Perfect dough and quality ingredients. Highly recommended!

The service and place was nice but pizza could have been better. It looks better than it tastes. Tiramisu was good.

Let’s start with the crust and the texture: it was strangely rubbery, almost bouncy, like over-kneaded dough that had been left to proof for too long or baked at the wrong temperature. Every bite required an uncomfortable amount of chewing, and instead of that satisfying crisp-yet-chewy contrast you expect from a good pizza, it felt more like I was gnawing on a tire made of mozzarella-flavored gum. The bottom wasn’t crisp at all; it was soft and floppy in a way that made the slices fold and droop the moment you picked them up. Sauce and toppings just slid off – not the mark of a well-executed pie. Then there’s the salami. I love a proper, spicy, slightly fatty salami on pizza – the kind that curls up at the edges and releases that beautiful peppery oil when it hits the heat. What we got here was… something else entirely. The flavor was overwhelmingly barnyard-like, as if the meat had been stored somewhere that still smelled strongly of the stable the pig once lived in. It wasn’t just “intense” or “rustic”; it had a stale, almost damp hay and animal funk that completely overpowered everything else on the pizza. Even the cheese and the sauce couldn’t mask it. One bite and my partner actually pushed the plate away, saying it tasted like licking the floor of a barn. I forced down two slices just to be sure I wasn’t overreacting, but no – that unmistakable livestock-pen aftertaste lingered in the mouth long after we left.

Ordered the Pizza Diavolo and Pizza Cardinale from Al Castello via Liefarando. Both were delicious with great flavors and fresh ingredients. Excellent value for money. Highly recommend!