From lockdown leap to local favourite

Happy Dough Lucky started with two Gozney ovens, a secret dough recipe, and a hatch in Dooradoyle. What began as a lockdown project has since grown into a multi-location pizzeria, with a unique events and catering service. Proudly one of Limerick’s go to  food brands.

We’re here to bring a proper taste of Naples to every party, street, and doorstep we can reach.

Best pizza in Limerick hands down

Almost everything else is sub standard compared to these pizzas. Authentic base, in my opinion if you can't get the base right then forget the rest of the pizza but Happy Dough hit the nail on the head. 100% recommend their pizza and believe me you're not going to be eating junk.

4.8
100+ happy customers

We didn’t launch with a business plan, we launched with a craving for better pizza and the guts to go for it

Our Story

The Story Behind The Slice

In 2020, like most people, Gearóid found himself stuck at home. Cooking became the daily outlet, but it wasn’t new. Having grown up in a family of restaurateurs, food was already in his DNA. What was new, though, was the obsession with Neapolitan pizza.

The goal was simple: recreate that proper, blistered-edge, fire-cooked flavour at home. After months of recipe testing, flour-dusted trial and error, and encouragement from family and friends, the idea to launch something real took shape.

Happy Dough Lucky opened in early 2021 as a humble pop-up — a tiny hatch run by Gearóid and his sisters, Alannah and Tara, with their first team member Jayson (who’s still with us today). Dough was limited. Posts went out when it was available. And somehow, we sold out most nights.

That little hatch kickstarted everything.

How we make our pizza

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The Dough

Using the finest Caputo ‘00’ flour sourced directly from Naples, we combine precise measurements of water, yeast and salt before resting our dough for 72-hours. Our slow-rise fermentation technique allows the yeast to break down the starches within the flour into complex enzymes and sugars, producing an aromatic, flavourful pizza that’s easily digestible.

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The Toppings

We use a combination of the finest Italian and local suppliers ensuring we have the best of what’s in season all year round. We top our pizzas with hand crushed tomatoes from Sardinia, and Fior di Latte Mozzarella from the south of Italy. Whilst keeping it local for our premium vegetables, smoked ham and shredded roast chicken to name a few.

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The Cook

We thought, where better to source our ovens from  the home of pizza? Just outside of Naples, our ovens were handcrafted and personalised by the experts at MP Forni (Grazie!). Baked at soaring hot temperatures in under 60-seconds, our crust becomes beautifully charred with ‘leopard’ printing packed with flavour. With the perfect level of chew, our airy yet slightly crispy dough comes to life with the melted cheese and fresh toppings.

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Every pizza starts like this

Hand-stretched dough ladled with fresh tomato sauce and built from there. If you're already hungry, the rest of the menu won't help.