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Maroondah Italian Restaurants: Croydon, Ringwood and Nearby

An Italian night starts with a small decision: are you making an evening of it, or bringing dinner home? The same cuisine can serve either plan, but the booking and ordering details lead you differently.

Local choices extend from Croydon’s Main Street to neighbourhood pizzerias and Eastland. Start with the evening you want, then find the business that can deliver it.

Find italian food by suburb: Bayswater · Croydon · Croydon South · Heathmont · Kilsyth · Kilsyth South · Ringwood · Ringwood East · Vermont · Warranwood. See the full directory.

Shops along Croydon Main Street Shopping Centre

Croydon Main Street sits inside the suburb with the largest strict Italian-restaurant cluster. MX photograph, July 2026.

What Italian restaurants are on Croydon Main Street?

La Bocca Trattoria at 121 Main Street in Croydon provides separate routes for reservations, pickup and delivery. That makes the first fork in the decision visible: book time around a table or use an ordering service.

Bella Piatto at 152 Main Street and Ora D’oro at 28 Hewish Road are further Croydon names to consider. Check their current menus and arrangements before deciding; being in the same part of the suburb does not make their dining formats interchangeable.

Where can I find Italian food in Heathmont, Kilsyth or Eastland?

Darvid’s Pizzeria is at McAdam Square, while Rowanos Italian Cuisine is listed at 122 Bayswater Road in Croydon South. Further afield, Villarosa Pizzeria in Heathmont and Hidden Pizzeria in Kilsyth extend the choice beyond the centre.

If the plan already involves Eastland, 400 Gradi is another entry to investigate there. Choose the area that fits your evening before comparing menus. That keeps the decision connected to where you actually want to spend your time.

Should I book a table or order Italian takeaway?

For a meal out, confirm the date, party size and booking. For dinner at home, check the local ordering route and collection or delivery arrangements. The separate pizza guide is useful when pizza itself has settled the meal.

Match the restaurant to the evening, then settle the practical details before inviting everyone. The 15-business directory below helps with that search. Angelette in Croydon South remains outside the active selection while its documented temporary-closure hold applies.

Five strong public-rating signals

Google ratings recorded 22 September 2026. Minimum 100 reviews; ordered by rating, then review count.

  1. Paparizza Pizzeria, Kilsyth South: 4.9 stars from 121 Google reviews
  2. Hidden Pizzeria, Kilsyth: 4.8 stars from 313 Google reviews
  3. Little John Pizza and Pasta, Warranwood: 4.7 stars from 119 Google reviews
  4. Bella Piatto, Croydon: 4.6 stars from 339 Google reviews
  5. Rowanos Italian Cuisine Croydon, Croydon South: 4.5 stars from 289 Google reviews

These are public rating signals, not MX awards and not a declaration of the area’s best Italian restaurant. Ratings change, and they cannot compare menu style, service format, value, dietary needs, atmosphere or what a reader wants from a particular meal.

Explore this guide on the map

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Mapped businesses
  • Darvid's Pizzeria, Croydon
  • Casa D' Italia Pizzeria, Vermont
  • 400 Gradi Eastland, Ringwood
  • La Bocca Trattoria, Croydon
  • Rowanos Italian Cuisine Croydon, Croydon South
  • Hidden Pizzeria, Kilsyth
  • Little John Pizza and Pasta, Warranwood
  • JJ's Pizza Croydon, Croydon
  • Pizzalicious, Ringwood East
  • Ora D'oro, Croydon
  • Paparizza Pizzeria, Kilsyth South
  • Villarosa Pizzeria, Heathmont
  • Bella Piatto, Croydon
  • Vinny's Pizza, Bayswater
  • The Groove Train Eastland(Ringwood), Ringwood

The current Italian restaurant directory

Select a business name to open its Google location. Where the database contains a public website or social page, a separate link is included. Links open in a new tab.

Jump to: Bayswater · Croydon · Croydon South · Heathmont · Kilsyth · Kilsyth South · Ringwood · Ringwood East · Vermont · Warranwood

Italian food in Bayswater · 1

Italian food in Croydon · 5

Italian food in Croydon South · 1

Italian food in Heathmont · 1

Italian food in Kilsyth · 1

Italian food in Kilsyth South · 1

Italian food in Ringwood · 2

Italian food in Ringwood East · 1

Italian food in Vermont · 1

Italian food in Warranwood · 1

What does the category label miss?

The database can show where businesses sit and how they are publicly categorised. It cannot tell us which places specialise in regional dishes, where families have celebrated for years, or which local pasta, pizza or dessert keeps people returning.

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Editorial updated 3 October 2026. Directory, menu and rating details retain their stated source dates; please check current details with the business.

Planning to bring your dog? Please check current dog access and any conditions with the venue or organiser before you go. A missing tick means we have no applicable positive evidence, not that dogs are prohibited.

Garth Lategan, MX editor · Editorial standards and corrections