Pizza Riva - Hiroshima

This pizzeria is one of the best I've ever tried in Japan. The pizza was delicious. The tomato sauce was very delicious without acidity and the buffalo mozzarella was tasteful and creamy. The pizza dough was soft and perfectly cooked. The ambience is also beautiful, wooden tables all around and a relaxed, Italian feeling. Apparently the Pizzaiolo was a world champion, not hard to imagine! A good espresso finished our meal. Definitely recommended.

Extremely friendly (Australian) chef, who helped us with the translation of the (mixed English Japanese) menu. Plenty of choice, all pizza no pasta. In general, very good pizza. Almost like true Italian. A true recommendation! Will come back. Would travel all across town for this. The selection of beer and wine is limited, but good.

The pizza is just like I had in Naples and oh so delicious. I had the margherita pizza as one would have if in Naples) and it was such a welcome to my taste buds. The perfect pie, really. The staff was very kind, the prices were a little on the high side $18-$20 USD per pie), and the restaurant vibe is definitely a local one. The whole experience was quite nice overall. I'll definitely return and would recommend to others to give this restaurant a try.

Excellent pizza some of the best in Japan probably but at too expensive of a price. I would’ve given it 5 stars if it was 10 15% less (we ended up paying ¥7500 for 3 people for a pizza and ginger ale each).

I think this is generally regarded as the best pizza place in Hiroshima by those in the know. There's clearly a concerted effort to recreate the Neapolitan style and they've won awards as a result. They have a proper wood fired oven, and I think the end result is fairly authentic. Perhaps the tomato sauce could be a bit richer, it's unsurprisingly a bit expensive, there was at least a 30 minute wait for the pizzas to arrive (on a Friday lunchtime at just after midday it was already full), and maybe the pizzas were a bit on the small side from a Westerner's perspective... but all of that said, I don't think you'll find a better pizza in Hiroshima. I liked the atmosphere and the decor too it was lively inside, you can see the pizzas being made, and there was a small terrace outside with some olive trees you could just about squint your eyes and imagine you were in Italy.