Johnny Gio’s has opened a new location in Coogee to bring their authentic, fully-loaded, hand-stretched, thin yet tasty Italian pizzas to town.
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Owner Jonathan Faro, who currently grows the brand as ‘Australia’s first brick-oven pizza’ opened the new venue along with another one in Newtown. One of the things worth knowing about Johnny Gio’s is that many of their recipes, from the pizza and pasta down to the sides, were inspired by Mr Faro’s mum.
These include the marinara meatballs and chicken schnitzel that locals have come to love. Their eggplant parmigiana, another hit among customers, is a gluten-free treat served with eggplant, basil, mozzarella, and parmesan. If you still have room for dessert, you’ve also got to try their tiramisu.
As for the pizzas, popular options include El Diablo (pomodoro, spicy pepperoni, Parmesan, and chilli); Margherita (Pomodoro, mozzarella and basil); and The Irishman (caramelised onion, potato, spicy salami and gorgonzola).
All Johnny Gio’s locations except for the one in Bondi Road which sticks to a static oven for cooking, use a brick oven sourced from Florence. It can cook the pizza in less than three minutes and the result is a delicious pizza with blistered crusts, minus the long wait.
The Coogee location is also currently offering pre-batch cocktails or takeaway cocktails, with options such as Sal’s Spicy Margarita, Tommy two-time’s Margarita, Momo’s passion fruit blast, and Jimmy’s Florida vacation. Johnny Gio’s has teamed up with The Fermentalists to create a range of hot sauces that go perfectly with the pizzas.
Johnny Gio’s Pizza in Coogee is open daily for both dine-in and takeaway. See the website for more information on food offerings and trading hours.
