BEST VEGAN PIZZA IN MELBOURNE
WHERE TRADITIONAL ITALIAN FOOD IS MADE WITH YOUR DIETARY RESTRICTION IN MIND.
About Shop225
Best Vegan Neapolitan Pizza in Melbourne, Certified by Vegan Australia
Most restaurants that claim to do vegan pizza have made one or two swaps on an existing menu and called it a day. Shop225 took a different path. Since opening in Pascoe Vale South in 2016, the kitchen has been built around the idea that plant-based diners should eat exactly as well as everyone else at the table, not a modified version of the meal, but the real thing.
That commitment is now officially recognised. Shop225 is the first vegan-accredited pizzeria in Australia, holding certification from Vegan Australia Accredited Business, the country's leading vegan certification body. Their program evaluates every aspect of how a business operates: ingredients, sourcing, kitchen processes, and team training, all assessed against strict national vegan standards. No other pizza restaurant in Australia holds this accreditation. Shop225 earned it by completing the full program and meeting every requirement.
For anyone searching for the best vegan pizza in Melbourne with genuine, verifiable credentials, this is the standard that matters.
What Vegan Australia Accreditation Actually Means
Vegan Australia is not a self-certification scheme. When a business earns the Accredited Business designation, it means an independent national body has reviewed and approved every claim about the food, from the ingredients on the menu to the way the kitchen is run.
At Shop225, that means three things every time you order:
Independent Verification: Every vegan claim on the menu has been reviewed and approved by Vegan Australia. You are not taking the restaurant's word for it. You have the backing of an independent, nationally recognised certification body.
Full Transparency: From ingredients to kitchen practices, everything at Shop225 meets strict national vegan standards. What the menu says is exactly what you get.
A National First: No other pizza restaurant in Australia has completed this program. Shop225 did it because the commitment to plant-based food here was never a trend or a marketing angle. It is how this kitchen has operated since day one.
The vegan accreditation sits alongside the Coeliac Australia accreditation the restaurant also holds, making Shop225 one of the very few venues in the country where both coeliac diners and vegan diners can eat with complete, certified confidence. For those looking for the best gluten-free pizza in Melbourne, that dual accreditation matters.
The Pizza: Neapolitan Craft, Fully Plant-Based
The foundation of the best vegan pizza in Melbourne at Shop225 is the same 72-hour Neapolitan dough used across the entire menu. Slow-fermented, wood-fired, and built for the kind of airy crust with a proper char that separates a serious Neapolitan pizza from everything else. The dough is not a gluten-free or vegan-modified product. It is the same base that earned Shop225 the title of best pizza in Australia from the 50Top Pizza Guide and a ranking of the 28th best pizza in the world.
What changes for the vegan menu is what goes on top of it, and that is where Shop225 has done work you will not find anywhere else in Melbourne.
The kitchen makes its own vegan mozzarella in-house. This is not an off-the-shelf plant-based cheese product. It is developed and produced by the team, built to behave and taste like real mozzarella on a hot pizza: melting properly, delivering the right pull, and not overpowering the base.
They also produce their own vegan "notella", a house-made chocolate-hazelnut spread, and have even distributed it to other pizza shops in Melbourne to give them the option to make vegan food. Shop225 has been involved with World Vegan Day events and vegan markets across the city, spreading that philosophy well beyond the walls of Pascoe Vale South.
Must-try vegan pizzas:
Vegan Margherita: San Marzano tomatoes, house-made vegan Fior di Latte, and fresh basil on a 72-hour Neapolitan base. The fragrant basil, sweet tomato, and clean, light vegan mozzarella come together to prove you do not need dairy to make a great Margherita.
Vegan Zio Pino: Mushrooms, vegan stracciatella cheese, vegan Grana Padano, and truffle oil. A triumph of Italian simplicity, with a small number of ingredients, each chosen carefully and combined with the restraint that defines the best of Italian cooking, where the earthy mushrooms, creamy vegan stracciatella, and subtle hit of truffle oil make this one of the most-ordered pizzas on the menu for vegan and non-vegan diners alike.
View the full menu for everything available.
Beyond Pizza: The Full Vegan Italian Experience
The best vegan pizza in Melbourne is only part of the story. The vegan offering at Shop225 extends across the entire menu. Publications such as Broadsheet, the Good Food Guide, and Time Out have all recognised the restaurant for its vegan credentials; the full list of features and awards is here.
Reviews on Happy Cow and Let's Go Vegan reflect years of plant-based diners finding a kitchen that actually takes vegan food seriously.
Starters and salads: The Stuzzichini and house salads are made fresh and entirely plant-based, with the same attention to ingredient quality as everything else.
Vegan pasta and gnocchi: The vegan lasagne uses fresh flavours rather than heavy sauces. The house-made vegan gnocchi is soft, pillowy, and prepared fresh each service. For those who want to explore the full Italian spread, this is where the kitchen really shines.
Vegan desserts: Vegan Pizza Nutella made with house-made notella. Vegan Delizia al Limone. Vegan Cannoli Siciliani. Dessert at Shop225 does not mean settling for fruit sorbet.
The Coeliac Australia accreditation of the kitchen also means cross-contamination protocols are followed rigorously across the board. Whether you are vegan, gluten-free, or both, the kitchen handles dietary requirements with the same seriousness.
For those looking for the best pizza in Melbourne with a full plant-based menu, the answer is the same kitchen that has earned national and international recognition across every guide that matters.
Dine-In, Takeaway, or Delivery
Shop225 Melbourne is located at 225 Melville Rd, Pascoe Vale South, just a few minutes from the Moreland Road exit of the motorway. It is a small venue, and tables book out, particularly on weekends. Booking a table in advance for the best vegan pizza in Melbourne is strongly recommended.
To reserve a table:
- Select "Reservations" in the top menu
- Log in via Google, email, or Facebook
- Choose your group size, preferred date, and time
- Enter your details and confirm
To order online:
- Select "Order Online" in the top menu
- Choose pick-up or delivery
- Log in and select your preferred time
- Fill your cart and check out
What the Kitchen Caters For
- Traditional Italian
- Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza
- Vegan (Vegan Australia Accredited)
- Gluten-Free (Coeliac Australia certified)
- Allergy Friendly
- Dairy Free
- Halal
How to order online at Shop225
Want to enjoy our vegan pizza in Melbourne while you spend a night in or grab Shop225 to go? No problem! To order online simply follow these steps:
- Select "Order Online" in the top menu.
- Select whether you want to pick your order up or if you want it delivered.
- Log in via Google, email, or Facebook.
- Select what time you'd like your food.
- Fill up your cart with as many tasty menu items as you please.
- Select the orange button in the upper right to check out.
- Place your order and enjoy!
What's good at Shop225?
Shop225 is known as a great Italian restaurant with all the favourites from vegan pizza in Melbourne to lasagna. What really makes us shine is that we offer food delivery/pizza delivery and cater to folks looking for:
- Traditional Italian
- Woodfire Pizza
- Vegan
- Gluten-Free
- Allergy Friendly
- Dairy Free
- Halal
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