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DOC Pizza and Mozzarella Bar

This Carlton corner is the flagship of the DOC group (see the companion Surry Hills, Sydney record for the branch this spawned). Tony Nicolini opened Carlton Espresso in 2004, renamed it DOC Espresso in 2007 and opened DOC Pizza the same year; in his own words the dough celebrates 'contemporary pizza but using ancient and organic grains and respecting the fermentation of the dough'. The pizza is a hybrid of Neapolitan and Roman styles.

295 Drummond Street, Carlton VIC 3053 · Melbourne · Other · est. 2007

A close view of a margherita: tomato, torn mozzarella and basil leaves glossed with oil.
From DOC Pizza and Mozzarella Bar (@doc_gastronomia)

Why it is here

This Carlton corner is the flagship of the DOC group (see the companion Surry Hills, Sydney record for the branch this spawned). Tony Nicolini opened Carlton Espresso in 2004, renamed it DOC Espresso in 2007 and opened DOC Pizza the same year; in his own words the dough celebrates 'contemporary pizza but using ancient and organic grains and respecting the fermentation of the dough'. The pizza is a hybrid of Neapolitan and Roman styles.

What we looked at

Thin, crispy baseWood-fired ovenAncient and organic grains, per the founderDescribed in trade coverage as a Neapolitan/Roman hybrid