Thursday, 20 November 2025

 Anthony CIANFLONE (Pascoe Vale) (10:06): It is official: the best pizza in Australia and the world is in Pascoe Vale. It was bellissimo to have visited Shop225 with the Minister for Small Business and Employment on 23 October to celebrate the news that they have been recently crowned at the world’s 50 Top Pizza awards in Napoli, Italia, as Australia’s best and number 1 pizza and placed 28th as the world’s best pizza. Auguri to Lorenzo Tron, the passionate founder behind this local, national and now worldwide-favourite pizzeria and for sharing his story, craft and secrets to success on our visit. Grazie to pizzaiolo Giuseppe for also giving us a special one-to-one class on how to make the best pizza in Australia. We rolled up our sleeves, and with the freshest of ingredients and plenty of amore, I made a capricciosa. Shop225 is also setting the standard for inclusive dining, offering vegan, gluten-free and halal options while staying true to authentic Italian tradition with handmade pasta, gnocchi and woodfired pizzas crafted from 72-hour proofed dough. For those who have not visited, as Molly Meldrum would say, please do yourself a favour and drop by 225 Melville Road, Pascoe Vale South for a bite. Tanti auguri to Lorenzo and the entire Shop225 team for putting Pascoe on the global culinary map and proving the best dough rises and pizzas are woodfired here in Pascoe Vale.