List of pizzerias in Australia facts for kids
Do you love pizza? Pizza is a super popular food all around the world, and Australia has many amazing places to get it! A pizzeria is a restaurant that mainly serves pizza. This article will tell you about some famous pizzerias in Australia, from big chains you might know to special independent restaurants.
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Big Pizza Chains in Australia
Many pizza places are part of large chains. This means they have lots of restaurants that all look similar and serve similar food.
Current Popular Chains
These are some of the big pizza chains you can find in Australia right now:
- Domino's Pizza Enterprises is an Australian company. It runs all the Domino's Pizza restaurants in Australia. It also manages Domino's in New Zealand, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Monaco, and Japan!
- Pizza Capers is an Australian fast food chain. It started in Queensland and focuses on delicious pizzas. There are over 110 Pizza Capers stores across Australia.
- Pizza Hut is a famous international brand from the United States. You can find many Pizza Hut restaurants operating right here in Australia.
- La Porchetta is a pizza chain that began in Melbourne, Victoria. It's also popular and has restaurants in New Zealand.
Past Pizza Chains
Some pizza chains that were once big in Australia are no longer around. Here's what happened to them:
- Eagle Boys was an Australian pizza chain. It had 210 stores, especially in smaller towns. Pizza Hut bought Eagle Boys. Some Eagle Boys stores closed, while others became Pizza Hut restaurants.
- Pizza Haven was another Australian and New Zealand pizza chain. It was bought by Eagle Boys. Then, later on, Pizza Hut bought Eagle Boys, which included the old Pizza Haven stores.
- Pizza Showtime was a fun family restaurant. It had entertainment and operated in Perth, Western Australia. It was open from 1980 until about 1984.
- Little Caesars is an American pizza chain. It launched in Australia in 2014. It had 14 restaurants in New South Wales. However, all its locations closed by December 2019.
Special Independent Pizzerias
Besides the big chains, Australia also has unique independent pizzerias. These are often single restaurants with their own special history.
- Beppi's Restaurant was the very first pizzeria ever opened in Sydney, New South Wales.
- Toto's Pizza House holds the title for the first pizzeria established in Melbourne, Victoria.
- Totti's is a well-known pizzeria located in Bondi, New South Wales, Australia.
See also
- List of fast food restaurant chains in Australia
- List of pizza chains
- List of restaurant chains in Australia
