A Tillage Signature • Belmont, Geelong
PANUOZZO
Naples' best-kept secret — a wood-fired sandwich made from pizza dough, baked and filled to order.
WHAT IS A PANUOZZO?
The panuozzo (plural panuozzi) was born in the hills around Naples, in the Italian region famous for giving the world pizza. The idea is beautifully simple: take the same wood-fired dough used for pizza, shape it into a roll and bake it in the wood oven. Once it is golden and puffed, it is split open, filled with fresh ingredients and returned to the heat so everything melts together.
The result sits somewhere between a pizza and the best sandwich you have ever had — light and airy inside, crisp and blistered outside, and unmistakably wood-fired. It is street food the way Italians intended: fast, fresh and full of flavour.
THE TILLAGE PANUOZZO
48-Hour Dough
The same slow-fermented dough as our pizza, for a light, digestible base full of flavour.
Wood-Fired
Baked in our wood oven at 450°C, then filled and warmed so every bite is hot and fresh.
Filled to Order
Quality local ingredients, made your way — the perfect Belmont lunch.
PANUOZZO VS PANINI VS PIZZA
Pizza is wood-fired dough topped and baked flat — eaten as a round.
Panini is a pressed sandwich, usually on ciabatta or focaccia, toasted in a press.
Panuozzo takes wood-fired pizza dough, bakes it as a roll, then splits and fills it — combining the flavour of pizza with the handheld ease of a sandwich. It is the best of both worlds.
TASTE ONE FOR YOURSELF
Find our panuozzo on the menu in Belmont, Geelong — order online for pick up or drop in for lunch.
PANUOZZO FAQs
What is a panuozzo?
A panuozzo is a wood-fired Italian sandwich from the Naples region of Italy. It is made from pizza dough that is shaped into a roll, baked in a wood oven, then split open and filled with fresh ingredients before being warmed through. The result is a light, crisp-yet-chewy sandwich with all the character of a wood-fired pizza base.
How is a panuozzo different from a panini?
A panini is typically a pressed sandwich on bread like ciabatta or focaccia. A panuozzo is made from wood-fired pizza dough, which gives it a lighter, airier texture and that signature wood-oven flavour you simply cannot get from a sandwich press.
Where can I get a panuozzo in Geelong?
At Tillage Pizza, 46B Roslyn Road, Belmont. We are one of the only places in the Geelong area making authentic wood-fired panuozzo, baked fresh from our 48-hour dough and filled to order.
When can I order a panuozzo?
Our panuozzo is a perfect lunch. Pop in during opening hours, or order online for pick up. For the latest hours, check our Google listing.