400 Gradi

The story

Crafted with passion, served with love

Pizza with Purpose on Lygon Street

On one of Melbourne's most storied dining streets, 400 Gradi has built a reputation serious enough to earn recognition from Gambero Rosso, the authoritative Italian food guide that awarded the restaurant 2 Slices — a mark of genuine quality in the world of pizza.

The Brunswick East address on Lygon Street is the flagship, but 400 Gradi has expanded well beyond it, with locations across Melbourne and Victoria including Crown, Eastland, Essendon, Mornington, and as far as Mildura and Norwood. That kind of growth, while maintaining the standards that attract international guide recognition, says something about the consistency of what comes out of the oven.

The Pizza

The Margherita is treated here as a benchmark rather than an afterthought — the restaurant dedicates a weekly promotion to it, Margherita Mondays, pairing the classic pizza with a Margarita cocktail. It's a confident move that signals where the kitchen's priorities lie: the fundamentals done right.

The menu extends to a pizza degustation, an unusual and ambitious format that invites guests to explore the range in a more considered, course-by-course way. It's the kind of offering that suits a room serious about what Neapolitan pizza can be.

Beyond the Restaurant

400 Gradi operates with a broader ecosystem around the core dining experience — catering for events large and small, takeaway across multiple locations, masterclasses for those who want to understand the craft, and a retail store. Outdoor seating is available at select venues, making it a natural choice for Melbourne's al fresco dining culture.

For a pizzeria to earn Italian guide credentials in Australia is no small thing. At 400 Gradi, the Lygon Street original remains the place to start.