{"id":548917,"date":"2026-03-18T18:46:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/548917\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:46:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:46:22","slug":"maestro-sourdough-pizza-north-beach-pizzeria-crowned-best-in-wa-and-top-50-across-asia-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/548917\/","title":{"rendered":"Maestro Sourdough Pizza: North Beach pizzeria crowned best in WA and top 50 across Asia-Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maestro Sourdough Pizza has been crowned the best pizza in Western Australia for the second consecutive year, retaining its standing as one of the 50 best of its kind across Asia.<\/p>\n

Invited to attend the 50 Top Pizza Asia-Pacific awards held in Tokyo earlier this month, the North Beach pizzeria was the only WA restaurant to make the list, securing 38th spot.<\/p>\n

Tokyo\u2019s \u201cRistoPizza by Napoli sta ca\u201d ranked first, with Sydney\u2019s Gigi\u2019s the highest rated Aussie pizzeria at number three on the list.<\/p>\n

Entrants to the prestigious awards are selected following visits from mystery shoppers, with venues unaware of when judges will attend, and what they will order.<\/p>\n

Maestro Sourdough Pizza founder Andrea Brunelli told PerthNow he was proud to represent WA on the world stage.<\/p>\n

\"AndreaCamera IconAndrea Brunelli and his partner Chiara. Credit: Andrea Brunelli<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a huge honour honestly and it\u2019s something that we are very proud of,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWestern Australia has a growing food scene and there are many great operators who are focusing on high quality, so to be recognised again by 50 Top Pizza helps put the city on a culinary map and this means a lot to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moving to Australia in 2011 as a long-time baker, Mr Brunelli\u2019s first local job was as a pizza maker at Spaghi Italian Restaurant in Applecross, which has since shuttered.<\/p>\n

\"AndreaCamera IconAndrea Brunelli’s love for baking started early. Credit: Andrea Brunelli<\/p>\n

Like many hospitality staff, he found himself without work during the COVID pandemic and decided to make pizza for family and friends on his balcony, where he experimented with sourdough.<\/p>\n

The popularity of Mr Brunelli\u2019s pies in the sky could soon no longer be contained within the confines of his house.<\/p>\n

\u201cFriends and neighbours kept asking for more, all of a sudden a WhatsApp group with around 100 people was up and running,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n

\u201cToo much for a balcony and the necessity for a real shop was clear. It\u2019s nice to believe in luck, but I prefer to believe that there are only opportunities colliding with talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Brunelli\u2019s neighbour informed him of a vacant shop around the corner from his house, and the rest is history.<\/p>\n

The popular local thanked his parents for supporting his project when it was just a vision, as well as his partner Chiara who is the face of the restaurant\u2019s front of house.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing listed in 50 Top Pizza Asia-Pacific means people around the world suddenly discover a small pizzeria in North Beach, Perth. That\u2019s pretty special. But at the end of the day Maestro is still very much a family-driven project,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Brunelli uses a fermented dough to prepare his pizza, and premium Italian ingredients that his family would eat themselves at home, such as San Marzano tomatoes and Latteria Sorrentina cheese.<\/p>\n

\"MaestroCamera IconMaestro Sourdough Pizza is among the top 50 pizzerias in Asia-Pacific. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n

The key to award-winning pizza: \u201cdough, ingredients and consistency.\u201d<\/p>\n

For those who haven\u2019t yet sampled his delicious products, Mr Brunelli suggested starting with \u201cthe classics\u201d as they reflect the quality of the ingredients and lightness of the dough.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Margherita or Marinara are always the benchmark for any pizzeria. If those are good, everything else will be good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn absolute favourite is the Maestro, our signature pizza. The balance is what makes it special: sweetness from the San Marzano sauce, savoury notes from the San Daniele prosciutto and freshness from the buffalo mozzarella and basil.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery simple ingredients but a WOW result.\u201d<\/p>\n

For a more indulgent meal, the pizza maestro suggested ordering the Truffle Wagyu. Or for a taste of the season, ask for his off-menu creations inspired by both Italy and Australia \u2014 \u201cbut with our own twist\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Maestro Sourdough Pizza has been crowned the best pizza in Western Australia for the second consecutive year, retaining…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":548918,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1295,43,1625,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-548917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-food","tag-headlines","tag-lifestyle","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}