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La Pizza Trattoria

La Pizza Trattoria has good pizza. It lures most patrons in by letting them wander past the pizza chef kneading the dough as they smell the baking pizzas.

Address: 93 The Esplanade
Hours: Mon–Thu 6AM–10:30PM, Fri–Sun 6AM–11PM
Price: Medium-sized pizzas: $18–21
Website: lapizzatrattoria.com.au (opens in a new tab)

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