Songdo wood-fired pizza restaurant: pepperoni baked at Pizza257

Pizza257 Incheon National University Station Branch — a Songdo pizza specialist that bakes straight out of the wood oven

This time I visited Pizza257 Incheon National University Station Branch, known as a wood-fired pizza spot near the station. I ordered a pepperoni pizza, a white wine, and a cola.

Pizza257 Songdo Branch: address, hours and parking

• Location: 113 Technopark-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, South Korea
• Hours: Tue–Sun 16:00–24:00 / closed every Monday
• Parking: search 'Incheon Yeonsu-gu Songdo-dong 8-5' on Naver Map
• Signature menu: Margherita, Pepperoni, Quattro Cheese, Rucola Prosciutto pizza
• Features: takeout, delivery, reservations; pet-friendly

How to walk to Pizza257 Songdo Branch from Incheon National University Station

According to Naver walking directions, it's about 600m and a 9-minute walk from Exit 5. It's across from POSCO Tower Songdo, right next to Paul Bassett, so it wasn't hard to find.

Checking the location on Naver Map. If you're driving, the Times Space public parking lot near Exit 1 of Incheon National University Station is free to use, which made getting there by car convenient too.

What is the restaurant like inside?

Inside Pizza257 Songdo Branch, warm lighting mixes with various decor pieces for a cozy pizza-pub feel. The tables are close enough to the wood oven and kitchen that the pizza-specialist vibe really came through.

Can you bring a dog? Terrace and outdoor seats

There's outdoor seating in front of the restaurant as well as indoor tables. Naver Place lists it as pet-friendly. It seemed like a nice spot to relax on the terrace with your dog after a walk in Central Park.

If you're bringing a dog, letting the staff know ahead of time gets you a more comfortable spot.

Pizza257 menu and the 23,000-won pepperoni pizza

The pizza menu included Margherita, Quattro Cheese, Pepperoni, Gorgonzola Cheese, Mushroom Cheese, and Rucola Prosciutto. On my visit, the pepperoni pizza on the menu board was priced at ₩23,000.

For sides, there's spicy tteokbokki (rice cakes), meokdae (dried pollack snack), sausage and fries, and boneless fried chicken, among others.

From wine and draft beer to bottled beer and cola, there's a fairly wide range of drinks to pair with the pizza.

Watching the wood oven bake your pizza

The menu introduces the dough as aged for 72 hours, and the Naver reservation info says it's baked quickly in a high-heat wood oven at 405°C. Instead of using frozen dough, they knead it fresh every morning and let it age at low temperature, which felt like real care went into it.

This process is apparently what gives the pizza its Naples-style character — crispy outside, chewy inside, straight from the wood oven.

After ordering, I could watch up close as they stretched the dough and added the toppings.

You could even see the pizza baking inside the wood oven, which made the wait genuinely entertaining. I got to watch the whole sequence — the dough stretched wide, topped, and finished in the oven.

The time before the food arrived passed naturally. It felt different from places where you just get the finished pizza handed to you.

How did the pepperoni pizza taste?

The pizza baked in Pizza257 Songdo Branch's wood oven definitely had a chewy dough, and the bite was great from the first taste. The salty pepperoni, the cheese, and the chewy dough all came together naturally.

Even within a single slice, the chewy dough texture carried through behind the pepperoni and cheese flavors, so the combination came through clearly.

Along with the pizza, I also ordered a white wine and a cola.

Is Pizza257 Songdo Branch worth a visit?

Pizza257 Incheon National University Station Branch bakes aged dough straight in a high-heat wood oven. Watching the cooking process up close and the chewy texture of the dough were what stuck with me most. It's a good spot to check out if you're looking for a wood-fired pizza restaurant in Songdo, a place to enjoy wine with pizza, or a date-night restaurant in Songdo.