Ristorante Tartufo

What is it? A Neapolitan restaurant serving up classics with flair in a decked-out dining room. Why go? You're welcomed like part of the family at Tony Percuoco's Fortitude Valley restaurant and pizzeria. Percuoco cut his teeth in the world of hospitality, born into a family of restaurateurs in Naples, and he brings every bit of that Italian passion to the kitchen and dining room of his beloved Ristorante Tartufo . Classic Italian dishes are given a modern twist and there are no shortcuts taken with all bread, pizza dough, pasta and gelato, made lovingly in-house. A bellissimo trio not to miss is Percuoco's entrée of vitello tonnato (thinly sliced braised veal), fettuccine with mushrooms and truffle mascarpone and pepper-crusted spatchcock. For dessert, it's got to be panna cotta delivered to the table in just-set and wobbling glory. The pizzas and pastas are a menu mainstay too – it’s hard to resist the tartufo, which has truffle paste encased in the crust. The golden embellishment...