Attenzione pizza fans! It's that tasty time of year again when the Italian judging panel that determines the 50 Top Pizza list decides which pizzerias from around the world are the best in the business. The 2025 results for the greatest pizzas in the Asia-Pacific region have just dropped, and we're excited to see a floury handful of our local dough masters make the cut.
Coming in at fifth, we have Shop225 – a Pascoe Vale South favourite that's climbed a whopping 27 places in the space of a year. A big congrats to Shop225, who are now considered numero uno in all of Australia! Judges were impressed with Shop225's authentic Neapolitan-style pizzas, making specific reference to the flagship Zio Pino (stracciatella, mushrooms, truffle oil, parsley, and grana cheese). "There is a lot of attention to the dough and high-quality ingredients," the panelist remarks.
It's also the first pizza shop to receive gluten-free accreditation from Coeliac Australia. Here, you can grab one of the tastiest slices in Oceania, and have all your dietary requirements (including halal) catered for.
"Being listed alongside some of the world’s best pizzerias is truly an honor and we will happily attend the Top 100 World this September in Napoli” said Lorenzo Tron, owner of Shop225.
48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar is no stranger to the 50 Top Pizza list, having ranked best in Oceania in 2021 and slipping to fourth in 2023. Fast forward to 2025, this much-loved pizzeria is still managing to impress the most discerning of pizza judges, coming in at 12th place. The judges praised 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar for its "selection of excellent pizzas dedicated to the most famous Pizza Masters in the world." Further notes in the selection's entry credit the pizzeria as "the right place to deepen your knowledge of Italian olive oil."
Other pizzerias in Melbourne that made the top 50 list in Asia-Pacific this year include Il Caminetto and +39 Pizzeria, which came in at 32nd and 33rd, respectively.
It's safe to say we're spoiled for choice, and we couldn't be happier. To see the full list (and get some solid pizza recs for each winning restaurant), head to the website.
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