Umu Pizza is a sourdough pizza restaurant at 469 New North Rd in Kingsland, Auckland. It has a 4.6 rating from 782 Google reviews. Its website says pizza is made the old-fashioned way, with local and organic ingredients where possible, alongside craft beers and natural wines. It opens from 5pm every day, with those listed as minimum hours and later opening often on weekends, and it suggests calling to check late in the evening and watching Instagram for public holiday hours. Reviewers praise the dough, calling it light, chewy and well blistered, and several booked ahead.
A good pizza starts with the dough: a long ferment gives sourdough bases a chewy, airy crumb and a blistered edge, with toppings kept modest so the crust is not soggy. Pizzas are best eaten the minute they arrive, so dining in beats takeaway, and sharing one or two between a table lets you try more than one topping. Natural wine and craft beer lists are worth asking staff about, since they often have a few that suit the pizzas. Evenings and weekends fill up, so booking helps.
For sourdough pizza and a relaxed drink in Kingsland, Umu Pizza is a popular evening stop.