My absolute favourite pizza joint in Wellington is Tommy Million’s, on the corner of Taranaki and Courtenay Place. You can buy by the $5 slice if you’re in the area (remember to add a generous helping of chilli oil) or, for between $25 and $30, by the pizza. There are "toppings of the day" offered as well as the standard options like pepperoni and mushroom, and half-and-half is available. The gelato (especially the lolly cake flavour) is pretty good, too.
With no food in my fridge after a long trip to Australia, I found myself hungry and tired on Courtenay Place a little past lunch time until something caught my eye. 2 for 1 margherita slices for $5? Within minutes, my belly was full of yummy pizza (topped with oregano and chilli flakes and dipped in chilli oil) and a classically American--and extremely rare--can of A&W cream soda. I don't know why I'd waited so long to test out the hype I'd been hearing about Tommy Millions. With crazy lunch deals every weekday, night owl hours, and plenty of room to park your bum along Courtenay Place or in Te Aro Park, you have no excuse to wait as long as I did.