ABOUT US

AT SHOP225 WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF FOOD TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

SINCE OUR HUMBLE BEGINNINGS IN LATE 2016, FOUNDERS LORENZO AND ROBERTO HAVE BEEN DRIVEN BY A BOLD MISSION: TO CREATE A DINING EXPERIENCE WHERE EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF DIETARY NEEDS, CAN ENJOY DELICIOUS MEALS WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON TASTE.

WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A OFFERING TO INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF VEGAN, VEGETARIAN AND GLUTEN-FREE OPTIONS, CRAFTING MOST OF OUR PRODUCTS IN-HOUSE. FROM OUR SIGNATURE VEGAN MOZZARELLA AND SAUSAGES TO GLUTEN-FREE PIZZA DOUGH, GNOCCHI AND TIRAMISU', WE HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO SET NEW INDUSTRY STANDARDS.  OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVITY LED US TO BECOME THE FIRST PIZZERIA IN AUSTRALIA ACCREDITED BY COELIAC AUSTRALIA IN 2018, ENSURING THAT GLUTEN-FREE TRULY MEANS NO GLUTEN.

WE CATER TO COELIACS, VEGANS, VEGETARIANS, DAIRY-FREE, HALAL AND MORE, WHILE STILL HONOURING THE TRADITIONS OF AUTHENTIC ITALIAN CUISINE. OUR MENU SHOWCASES HANDMADE PASTA, GNOCCHI, DESSERTS AND WOOD-FIRED PIZZA CRAFTED FORM 72 HOURS PROOF DOUGH, ALL PREPARED WITH A FOCUS ON SIMPLICITY, QUALITY AND TRADITION.

CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

IN 2024, SHOP225 ACHIEVED AN EXTRAORDINARY MILESTONE, EARNING 2 STARS AT THE PRESTIGIOUS GUIDA CHEF DI PIZZA STELLATO INTERNATIONAL AWARDS IN NAPLES, ITALY.

THIS EVENT CELEBRATES THE ARTISTRY OF THE WORLD'S BEST PIZZERIE, FILLING THE GAP LEFT BY THE MICHELIN GUIDE.

ADDITIONALLY, WE WERE NAMED ONE OF THE  BEST 50 PIZZERIE IN ASIA PACIFIC FOR 2024 BY 50TOP PIZZA, MARKING OUR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR ON THIS ESTEED LIST. THIS RECOGNITION UNDERSCORES OUR DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE, SUSTAINABILITY AND CULINARY INNOVATION, CEMENTING OUR REPUTATION AS A LEADER IN THE AUSTRALIAN PIZZA SCENE.

AWARDS

OVER THE YEARS, SHOP225 HAS BEEN CELEBRATED AS:

• ONE OF MELBOURNE'S BEST 3 PIZZA
• A TOP 10 VEGAN & VEGETARIAN VENUE
• AMONG THE TOP 50 PIZZERIE IN ASIA-PACIFIC (2023 & 2024)
• A RECIPIENT OF 2 STARS AT THE GUIDA CHEF DI PIZZA STELLATO (2024)
• NAMED IN PARLIAMENT HOUSE FO THE EXCLUSIVITY OF OUR MENU'

OUR STORY REFLECTS PASSION, CRAFTSMANSHIP AND A RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF QUALITY. AT SHOP225, EVERY DISH I A LABOR OF LOVE AND EVERY CUSTOMER IS WELCOME LIKE FAMILY.

LOCATED AT 225 MELVILLE RD, PASCOE VALE SOUTH, WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE DINING EXPERIENCE.

WHETHER YOU ARE VEGAN, COELIAC OR A LOVER OF TRADITIONAL ITALIAN FLAVOURS, WE PROMISE A MEAL THAT CELEBRATES INCLUSIVITY, AUTHENTICITY AND THE ART OF PIZZA-MAKING.