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Zia Lucia
★ 4.0(1 review)Restaurant
cozycasualfamily-friendly
About the Vibe
Zia Lucia on Blythe Road is the kind of neighbourhood pizzeria that punches well above its weight — voted Best Local Restaurant by Time Out and ranked among the top 30 pizzas in the world. The hook is their 48-hour slow-fermented dough, offered in four varieties (traditional, wholemeal, vegetable charcoal, and gluten-free), all blistered in a hand-crafted wood-fired oven. It's part of a small group of six, but the family-run feel and genuinely good pizza make this Hammersmith outpost a local favourite worth seeking out.
Why it's worth it
Voted Best Local Restaurant by Time Out and ranked among the world's top 30 pizzas, Zia Lucia's 48-hour dough in four varieties from a wood-fired oven is a Blythe Road essential.
Highlights
48-hour doughwood-fired ovenfour dough optionsTime Out winner
Before you go
Book ahead or arrive early on weekends — this neighbourhood favourite fills up fast, especially Friday and Saturday evenings.
Known For
- •48-hour slow-fermented dough
- •wood-fired oven pizza
- •four dough options including charcoal and gluten-free
- •Best Local Restaurant Time Out award
Best For
casual dinnersfamily mealspizza nights with friends
1 review
City InsidersEditorialJuly 8, 2026
Neighbourhood pizza done right — 48-hour dough and a wood-fired oven
If you live anywhere near Blythe Road, Zia Lucia is probably already your go-to pizza spot — and if it isn't, it should be. Tucked behind Olympia, this unassuming pizzeria has earned its stripes: Time Out voted it Best Local Restaurant, and it's been ranked among the top 30 pizzas in the world. The secret is the 48-hour slow-fermented dough, which you can get in four different styles — traditional, wholemeal, vegetable charcoal (yes, it's black, and yes, it's delicious), and gluten-free. Not many places give you that kind of choice without compromising on quality.
The wood-fired oven does the heavy lifting, turning out pizzas with properly blistered crusts and fresh, no-nonsense toppings. Starters are solidly Italian — think burrata, bruschetta, antipasti — and there are homemade desserts if you've got room. They also pour Islington-brewed beers and wines from small producers, which is a nice touch you don't expect at this price point. The atmosphere is cosy and casually stylish, equally suited to a family dinner or a low-key date night.
Is it the most refined pizza in London? No. But that's not the point. Zia Lucia delivers consistently excellent, properly satisfying pizza at a fair price, and the staff genuinely care. It can get busy, especially on weekends, so book ahead or come early. For a neighbourhood pizzeria, it's hard to beat.